A biography of the Virginia Negro who smashed his tennis ball across the color line to become the second ranked men's singles player in the United States at age twenty-three.

A biography of Indira Gandhi, India's Prime Minister, which emphasizes her part in India's long non-violent struggle for independence from England.

A black man relates the circumstances that led him to join the Black Panthers while still in high school and leave the organization a few years later.

During her sophomore year Marly greatly affects her life by acting on two decisions--to live with her father instead of her mother and to refuse to take insulting remarks from her history teacher.

A policeman tells of his first years on the beat in New York City.