| Foreword | p. vii | |
| Foreword | p. ix | |
| Introduction | p. xi | |
| Jewel Stradford Lafontant | p. 3 | |
| Eddie Casey | p. 22 | |
| Muriel Chandler | p. 31 | |
| Reverend A. P. Jackson | p. 42 | |
| Lawrence Kennon | p. 54 | |
| Bill Adkins | p. 78 | |
| Alvena Henderson | p. 88 | |
| Earl Neal | p. 93 | |
| Reverend Dr. Louis Rawls | p. 100 | |
| Sam Nolan | p. 107 | |
| Ella Saunders | p. 116 | |
| Fred Rice | p. 128 | |
| LeRoy Winbush | p. 143 | |
| Floyd Campbell | p. 151 | |
| Clark Burrus | p. 158 | |
| Burnett "Bo" Carter | p. 167 | |
| Jerry "Iceman" Butler | p. 173 | |
| Mattie Butler | p. 187 | |
| Jesse Brown | p. 203 | |
| Dr. Emil Hamberlin | p. 209 | |
| Dillard Harris | p. 226 | |
| Roger Salter | p. 242 | |
| Professor William Daniels | p. 259 | |
| Wilks Battles | p. 277 | |
| Milton Davis | p. 283 | |
| Doris Smith | p. 293 | |
| Betty Stell | p. 306 | |
| Standish Willis | p. 312 | |
| Sylvia Walton | p. 330 | |
| Charles Mingo | p. 345 | |
| Hermene D. Hartman | p. 360 | |
| Conclusion | p. 381 | |
| Index | p. 383 |