Collects twenty inspiring biographical profiles of the major Civil War era figures and their lesser-known counterparts, describing their backgrounds, challenges, and achievements. Original. AFRICAN AMERICAN HISTORY COMES TO LIFE Discover why young people all over the country are reading the Black Stars biographies of African American heroes. Here is what you want to know about the lives of brave black men and women during the Civil War and Reconstruction: dr. alexander t. Introduction. Sojourner Truth. Sarah Mapps Douglass. Major Martin Robison Delany. Lieutenant Peter Vogelsang. Elizabeth Keckley. Frederick Douglass. Harriet Tubman. Frances E. W. Harper. Dr. Alexander T. Augusta. John P. Parker. Francis Louis Cardozo. Governor Pinckney Benton Stewart Pinchback. Charlotte Forten Grimke. Congressman Robert Smalls. Sergeant Major Christian A. Fleetwood. Senator Blanche Kelso Bruce. Dr. Charles Burleigh Purvis. Elijah McCoy. Thomas "Blind Tom" Greene Bethune. Sergeant George Washington Williams. James Bland. Granville T. Woods. Booker T. Washington. Chronology. Notes. Picture Credits. Author Credits. Index.