Presents a brief illustrated biography of George Washington Carver, a botanist, farmer, professor, and inventor of more than 300 uses of the peanut.

Presents a brief biography of Benjamin Banneker, an African American who was born free in the 1700s and became famous for his math and astronomy skills, once able to recreate a pocket watch made completely from wood, nearly predicting a solar eclipse, writing an almanac, and developing a special kind of wheat to help stave off hunger during the Revolutionary War.

Briefly explores the life of Madam C.J. Walker, who was not only an inventor but a political activist and a woman of business who fought for civil rights and to this day is one of the most successful African-American business owners ever.