Booker T. Washington was one of the first slaves to give a first hand account as to how life was like. He also became the first leader of the Tuskegee Institute in Alabama. Spoken by Rosalyn Tiangco.

Alice Walker was the writer of The Color Purple, and she is a world famous author. Spoken by Jon Coiro.

W. E. B Du Bois was the first African American to earn a doctorate, and he was one of the founders of the NAACP. Spoken by Jake Goebel.

Maya Angelou is a world renound activist, speaker, and poet! Spoken by Mary Simone Collazo.

Ida B. Wells was one of the founders of the NAACP. She documented accounts of lynchings, segregation, and inequality across America. Spoken by Stacie Hueter.

Langston Hughes was an American poet, Social Activist, Novelist and Playwright. He was one of the starters of the Harlem Renaissance. Spoken by Grace Juarez.

Fredrick Douglass was born into slavery and would go onto write autobiographies about his life, for the first time nationally detailing how slavery was from first hand experience. Read by Lindsay Scarola.

Marcus Mosiah Garvey was the founder of the UNIA, and his ideals would go onto be known as Garveyism. Read by Lathan Gil.

Amelia Boynton Robinson was the first African American woman in the state of Alabama to run for Congress inspiring African Americans everywhere while pushing the boundaries in the world of politics. Read by Marissa Spencer.

The first African American to win an Academy Award for best actor, Sidney Poitier will always be remembered for his acting, directorial work and trailblazing for black artists. Voiced by Ellis Foreman