The Massachusetts 54th (Civil War) (Let Freedom Ring)
by Gina DeAngelis
Never Underestimate the Power of a Black Woman
by Pretty Cute Notebooks
Slavery has plagued human history for thousands of years. During the colonization of the Americas, more than 12 million Africans were stolen from their homelands and forced to work in plantation colonies. What was it like to be enslaved? How did people endure such hardships? How did the enslaved fight for freedom?
Childhood memoirs of three black women--grandmother, mother, and daughter-who grew up between the 1880's and the 1950's
The reference value of every book in this se ries, of which Civil Rights Leaders is a part, is greatly en hanced by the inclusion of chronologies & further reading li sts & a concise introduction to the general subject of the b ook. '
Discusses the changing roles, rights, and contributions of Afro-Americans in the United States during the colonial period from 1607 to 1763. Also includes a chronology of significant events.
The Emancipation Proclamation (Turning Points in U.S. History)
by Dennis Brindell Fradin
The Story of the Little Rock Nine and School Desegregation in Photographs (Story of the Civil Rights Movement in Photographs)
by David Aretha
Lucent Library of Black History: Sets 1 - 2 (Lucent Library of Black History)
African-American Religious Leaders (A to Z of African Americans)
by Nathan Aaseng
Religion and spirituality have been key elements of African-American life since the earliest days of the slave trade, when they helped to keep alive the flame of human dignity of enslaved people living under the most oppressive conditions. For many decades, spiritual convictions were the driving force behind many successful African-American pioneers and were important forces holding families together against the disruptive forces of society. In more recent times, African-American religious leade...
Back in 1909, not far from Jackson, Mississippi, Dr. Laurence Clifton Jones opened a special place for orphans named Piney Woods Country Life School. Dr. Jones loved music and wanted the children to love it too. In 1939 he started a school band that was just for girls, and he called it the Sweethearts. The music the girls played was called swing. It had rhythms and melodies that got people up on their feet to dance. And like all good music, it told stories about how it feels to be alive. After...
Lucent Library of Black History: Set 2 (Lucent Library of Black History)
This exciting series provides students with gracefully written narratives about important aspects of the black experience in the United States. Blending original documents written by participants and observers with an insightful analysis of different periods in American history, each volume provides young readers with an understanding of the broad issues that this country faced as well as the daily struggles of ordinary African-American men and women.Quotations and information from primary sourc...
James Beckwourth (Signature Lives (Paperback)) (Signature Lives (Hardcover))
by Susan R Gregson
A Reader's Guide to Zora Neale Hurston's Their Eyes Were Watching God (Multicultural Literature)
by Laura Baskes Litwin
"An introduction to Zora Neale Hurston's novel Their eyes were watching God for high school students, which includes biographical background on the author, explanations of various literary devices and techniques, and literary criticism for the novice reader"--Provided by publisher.
The Story of the American Civil Rights Movement (The Inside Guide: Movements for Equality)
by Meghan Green
In an immersive, exciting narrative nonfiction format, this powerful book follows a selection of people who experienced the events surrounding the breaking of the color barrier in baseball.
The Black Regiment of the American Revolution
by Linda Crotta Brennan