Remembering Our Black Trail Blazers and Their Legacies ll is a departure from Miss Pierce's many books of fiction. It is non-fictional and the second of her two-part black history series. Each brief biography is another authentic glimpse of one trailblazer's life struggles and accomplishments. The following are but a few African-American men and women who bravely faced the hurdles of racism, and yet made significant contributions that changed the world.