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...
Kwanzaa is an important holiday that celebrates African heritage and African-American culture. Readers will learn that African Americans celebrate this holiday with gift giving, lighting Kinara candles each day, a big feast, and much more. Complete with simple text and colorful photographs. Aligned to Common Core Standards and correlated to state standards. Abdo Kids Junior is an imprint of Abdo Kids, a division of ABDO. Translated by native Spanish speakers--and immersion school educators.
Meet activist Alton Yates, an Air Force veteran who dedicated his life to propelling America forward—from space travel to the Civil Rights Movement and beyond—in this inspiring nonfiction picture book. As a child growing up in Jacksonville, Florida, Alton Yates watched Black veterans return home from fighting for their country, only to have that country turn its back on them. After Alton joined the Air Force and risked his life to make spacecraft and airplane flight safer, he returned home to t...
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.
African American Musicians (Major Black Contributions from Emancipat) (Major Black Contributions from Emancipation to Civil Rights)
by Claudette Hegel
African Americans-famous and anonymous alike-have helped shape popular musical genres ranging from jazz and blues to rock 'n' roll and rap. This book provides a vivid account of that process, beginning with the work songs and spirituals of slaves and continuing up to the present. African-American Musicians tells the stories of figures such as bluesman Robert Johnson, whose guitar playing was so extraordinary that people said he must have made a deal with the devil; jazz great Duke Ellington, con...
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
Presents correspondence between Rosa Parks and various children in which the "Mother of the Modern Day Civil Rights Movement" answers questions and encourages young people to reach their highest potential.
American Patriots: A Young People's Edition (American History Classics)
by Gail Lumet Buckley and Tonya Bolden
Presents the story of the Black experience in United States military history.
The Emancipation Proclamation (At Issue in History)
by Maria L Howell
Respecting the Contributions of African Americans (Stop Bullying Now!) (Stop Bullying Now! (Powerkids))
by Anna Kingston
NAACP (African-American Achievers) (African-American Achievers S.)
by Darren Rhym
-- Tells the stories of notable groups of people of color -- A companion series to the award-winning Black Americans of Achievement biographies Learn more about the history, development, and key figures involved in this organization.
Crafts That Celebrate Black History (Crafts & Activities)
by Kathy Ross