"The first-ever graphic biography of Paul Robeson, Ballad of an American, charts Robeson's career as a singer, actor, scholar, athlete, and activist who achieved global fame. Through his films, concerts, and records, he became a potent symbol representing the promise of a multicultural, multiracial American democracy at a time when, despite his stardom, he was denied personal access to his many audiences. Robeson was a major figure in the rise of...

The life of the Reverend Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. is traced from birth and childhood to his death. He experienced racism and discrimination in the South and experienced integration for the first time upon visiting Hartford, Connecticut in the East while in college. His disdain for racism and segregation inspired him to lead a crusade for reacial integration and equality. Dr. King sought economic equality towards the end of his life.