Lucent library of Black history
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Pub. Date
[2005]
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 10.8 - AR Pts: 5
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Discusses the racism that ran rampant in the United States after the Civil War, the Jim Crow laws that were instituted in the South as a reaction to this racism, and the fight against these laws and to end discrimination.
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A peculiar institution: slavery in the plantation South
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Pub. Date
©2006
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 9.3 - AR Pts: 4
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This book traces the history of blacks in the American military including Black minutemen at Lexington and Concord, Black soldiers who fought in the Civil War, the Buffalo Soldiers, African Americans who fought in the two world wars, and African Americans in today's military.
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The Harlem Renaissance
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A history of free blacks in America
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Pub. Date
c2006
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 10.7 - AR Pts: 5
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In the 1920s, Marcus Garvey was one of the most famous black men in the world. This book examines the rise and fall of this charismatic leader from his days preaching from a soapbox in Harlem to his role as a spokesman for millions of Black Americans who dreamed of a better life in Africa.
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The quest for freedom: the abolitionist movement
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Pub. Date
©2006
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 8.8 - AR Pts: 4
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From the Back Cover: Each book in the Lucent Library of Black History examines an event or time period of particular significance in African American history. Every effort is made to place the events under discussion in context so that readers will understand the connection between black history and the broad sweep of America's story. Each chapter contains sidebars that highlight relevant personalities or events. Numerous photos and illustrations...
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Pub. Date
c2006
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 10 - AR Pts: 5
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The Tuskegee Study is one of the most infamous medical studies ever conducted. From 1932 to 1972, the federal government studied the long-term effects of syphilis on 399 men. The study has been condemned because the black men were never treated for the disease and were never told the true nature of their illness.--Publisher description.
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From ragtime to hip-hop: a century of Black American music
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Lynching and murder in the deep South
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Separate but equal: the desegregation of America's schools
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Slave rebellions
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The African American religious experience
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Pub. Date
c2008
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This book describes the Atlantic slave trade, from the late 1400s to the mid-1800s, discussing the triangular trade route, the active role of Africans in selling other Africans, the dreaded middle passage, the destinations of the enslaved, and the slave trade's grim legacy.
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The Black Arts movement
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Blacks in film
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Blacks in political office
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The Civil War and emancipation
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21) Reconstruction
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Pub. Date
c2008
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A brief history of the struggles of Reconstruction.
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Reparations for slavery
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Black nationalism
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The struggle for equality: landmark court cases
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Malcolm X and black pride
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The march from Selma to Montgomery
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The blues
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