Black Trailblazers in Sports

These fascinating biographies explore remarkable Black athletes whose talent and character paved the way for future generations. Each book focuses on an athlete's life, career, struggles against discrimination, and work for social justice. Each book also features an "At-a-Glance Map" special feature, informative sidebars, a table of contents, a reading comprehension quiz, a glossary, additional resources, and an index. This Focus Readers series is at the Navigator level, aligned to reading levels of grades 3-5 and interest levels of grades 4-7.