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Follows the life of America's first black four-star general.

Surveys the life and military accomplishments of Colin Powell, as well as his struggles with racial prejudice.

Traces the life and career of the Army general who was appointed National Security Advisor by Ronald Reagan and became the country's first black chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff in 1989.

An easy-to-read biography of General Colin Powell who, in 2001, became the first African American to be appointed Secretary of State.

Profiles the man who was the first African American to become U.S. Secretary of State.

Surveys the life and career of Colin Powell, from his childhood in the South Bronx, through his years of military service, to his work in the United States government.

Examines the life of Benjamin Davis, Jr., the first black man to graduate from West Point in the twentieth century, who pursued his chosen course of a military career despite the prejudice against him.

Tells the inspiring story of the first African American to be Secretary of State.