Based on "Overcoming: The Autobiography of W. Harry Davis," this book for young readers (age 10 and older) is the story of civil rights in Minnesota. Davis describes the hardships of his growing-up years, the youth boxing program that brought him to prominence, and his role in breaking down racial barriers in politics and in the city's public schools. Harry Davis probably received more awards for civic service in his lifetime than any other Minnesotan. In 2003 the Minneapolis School system named an elementary school in Davis's old neighborhood for him: the new W. Harry Davis Academy.