Five Notable Inventors (Great Black Heroes)

These inspiring chapter-book biographies follow the lives of influential and talented African Americans, detailing the obstacles they overcame in achieving their great accomplishments.  

Vivid art and archival photographs illustrate brief biographies of five great inventors: Jan Ernst (shoe-making machine), Elijah McCoy (oiling equipment for machinery), Garrett A. Morgan (traffic light), Madame C. J. Walker (hair straightening comb), and Grantville T. Woods (electrical signal system for trains).