<i>Autobiography of a People</i> is an insightfully assembled anthology of eyewitness accounts that traces the history of the African American experience.  From the Middle Passage to the Million Man March, editor Herb Boyd has culled a diverse range of voices, both famous and ordinary, to creat a unique and compelling historical portrait:<br><br>Benjamin Banneker on Thomas Jefferson<br>Old Elizabeth on spreading the Word <br>Frederick Douglass on life in the North <br>W.E.B. Du Bois on the Talented Tenth <br>Matthew Henson on reaching the North Pole <br>Harriot Jacobs on running away<br>James Cameron on escaping a mob lyniching<br>Alvin Ailey on the world of dance<br>Langston Hughes on the Harlem Renaissance <br>Curtis Morriw on the Korean War<br>Max ROach on "jazz" as a four-letter word<br>LL Cool J on rap<br>Mary Church Terrell on the Chicago World's Fair<br>Rev. Bernice King on the future of Black America<br><br>And many others.