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Series
Publisher
The Child's World
Pub. Date
[2022]
Language
English
Description
Provides information about the Underground Railroad, a network of people in the U.S. who helped slaves escape to freedom; looks at the activities of some of the people who played significant roles in the fight to free the slaves; and explains the signals used to communicate with runaway slaves.
6) The NAACP
Author
Publisher
The Child's World
Pub. Date
[2022]
Language
English
Description
Offers a brief introduction to the history of the NAACP and its efforts to end discrimination.
Author
Series
Publisher
The Child's World
Pub. Date
[2022]
Language
English
Description
"Describes the life and accomplishments of American civil rights champion, statesman, and politician John Lewis. Additional features to aid comprehension include a table of contents, informative captions and sidebars, a phonetic glossary, a time line, a Think-About-It section, and an index"--Amazon.com
Author
Series
Publisher
The Child's World
Pub. Date
[2022]
Language
English
Description
Examines the life of the famous civil rights leader, Martin Luther King Jr., from his early family life and experiences in education to his history-shaping speeches and the international responses to his assassination.
Author
Publisher
The Child's World
Pub. Date
2021.
Language
English
Description
In 1839, African slaves who rebelled against their Spanish owners on the Amistad schooner were charged with murder in the United States. This book details the famous U.S. Supreme Court case that ultimately ruled in favor of the black captives.
Author
Series
Publisher
The Child's World
Pub. Date
[2021]
Language
English
Description
"A brief introduction into the violent Tulsa Race Massacre that occurred on May 31-June 1 1921. Additional features include detailed captions and sidebars, critical-thinking questions, a phonetic glossary, an index, and sources for further research."--Amazon.com
Author
Series
Publisher
The Child's World
Pub. Date
[2021]
Language
English
Description
"The Emancipation Proclamation, issued by President Abraham Lincoln in 1863, declared all Confederate slaves to be free. Because the order only applied to Southern states that the Union did not control, few slaves benefited immediately. Learn more about this historic document that served as a key turning point in the U.S. Civil War and in the movement to abolish slavery"--Provided by publisher
Author
Publisher
The Child's World
Pub. Date
2021.
Language
English
Description
The Civil Rights Movement was a time of drastic change in America. From the end of Reconstruction, when blacks were denied their rights in the South, through the Montgomery bus boycott and Dr. Martin Luther King's 'I Have a Dream' speech, to the election of the first black president of the United States, witness the events that forever changed the way we look at race.
18) Slavery
Author
Series
Publisher
The Child's World
Pub. Date
[2021]
Language
English
Description
"'To be a slave. To be owned by another person, as a car, a house, or table is owned. To live as a piece of property that could be sold - a child sold from his mother, a wife from her husband. To be considered not human, but a thing that plowed the fields, cut the wood, cooked the food, nursed another's child, a thing whose sole function was determined by the one who owned you. To be a slave. To know that despite the suffering and deprivation, that...
Author
Publisher
The Child's World
Pub. Date
[2021]
Language
English
Description
In a time when the U.S. military was segregated, the Tuskegee Airmen proved that blacks could fight as well and with as much courage as anyone. Learn about this group of exceptional pilots, whose outstanding flying and performances paved the way for the integration of the military.
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