The Tuskegee Study is one of the most infamous medical studies ever conducted. From 1932 to 1972, the federal government studied the long-term effects of syphilis on 399 men. The study has been condemned because the black men were never treated for the disease and were never told the true nature of their illness.--Publisher description.

This book describes the Atlantic slave trade, from the late 1400s to the mid-1800s, discussing the triangular trade route, the active role of Africans in selling other Africans, the dreaded middle passage, the destinations of the enslaved, and the slave trade's grim legacy.

This book takes a look at African American inventors and their inventions.

"The Lucent Library of Black History places important topics (both broad movements as well as more narrowly defined events) in context so that readers will understand the connection between black history and the broad sweep of America's story"--