This uplifting, motivational compendium covers the gamut of African-American heroes, from Sojourner Truth to Frederick Douglass, Thurgood Marshall to Jackie Robinson, Ella Fitzgerald to Harriet Tubman, Toni Morrison to Jesse Owens, George Washington Carver to Martin Luther King, Jr., Rosa Parks to Barack Obama, from profound historical figures to more current, popular ones, such as Oprah, Michael Jordan, and Stevie Wonder. Organized thematically, the selections explore a half dozen key topics with more than 200 quotations, memorializing the wisdom and strength of these notable African-American heroes, earned through the struggle of overcoming oppression and adversity. The book includes a biographical section, notes on the sources, and an index. "The Words of African-American Heroes" is an inspirational and thought-provoking collection.