Pathfinders

Pathfinders: The Journeys of 16 Extraordinary Black Souls by Tonya Bolden, 124 pages

“Profiles sixteen high-achieving African Americans, including magician Richard Potter, concert singer Sissieretta Jones, and architect Paul R. Williams.” I had heard of many of these people but I was surprised at how many I had never heard of before.  There isn’t a lot of information about any one person, but there is an interesting overview of all of the people included, besides side notes about other people who were in the same field or are otherwise related, and notes about what else was happening in the time during which the person lived.  This was an interesting book and would appeal to kids who like biographies.