This YA biography-in-verse of six important Black Americans from different eras, including Ona Judge, Frederick Douglass, Harriet Tubman, Ida B. Wells, Martin Luther King Jr., and Barack Obama, chronicles the diverse ways each fought racism and shows how much--and how little--has changed for Black Americans since our country's founding.

Did you ever wonder? -- Part I: 1773-1913, Enslavement and emancipation. Ona Judge ; Frederick Douglass and Harriet Tubman -- Part II: 1862-1968, Freedom and justice. Ida B. Wells ; Martin Luther King Jr. -- Part III: 1961-2008, The promise of America. Barack Obama -- Epilogue -- The long struggle -- History clips.