Search Results: Returned 11 Results, Displaying Titles 1 - 11
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2000., Carolrhoda Books Call No: 973.7 14 Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Series Title: Picture the American pastSummary Note: Explains how the nearly four million slaves and nearly half a million free blacks gained freedom and basic rights as citizens, following Lincoln's Emancipation Proclamation.
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1999., Lawrence Hill Books Call No: 815 DOU Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Summary Note: A collection of the most important of Douglass's hundreds of speeches, letters, articles, and editorials.
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c2000., Pre-adolescent, Enslow Publishers Call No: 305.896 073074 Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Summary Note: Traces the struggles of African Americans from the end of slavery through the period of Jim Crow segregation in the South, to the civil rights movement and legal equality.
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2000., Enslow Publishers Call No: 323.11 FRE Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Series Title: In American historySummary Note: Traces the struggles of African Americans from the end of slavery through the period of Jim Crow segregation in the South, to the civil rights movement and legal equality.
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Call No: 323.11 FRE Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Series Title: In United States historySummary Note: Traces the struggles of African Americans from the end of slavery through the period of Jim Crow segregation in the South, to the civil rights movement and legal equality.
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[2020]., Juvenile, Calkins Creek Call No: B Edition: First edition. Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s)Click here to view Summary Note: Picture book presenting the true story of African American equal rights activist Elizabeth "Lizzie" Jennings Graham. Born a free woman in New York City, Lizzie was late for church one day when she tried to board a street car and was denied a seat due to her skin color, even though there were plenty open. Lizzie took her case to court and won, paving the way for future women to take a stand, or a seat, for the civil rights movement.
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[2020], Pre-adolescent, Calkins Creek, an imprint of Boyds Mills & Kane Call No: B Edition: First edition. Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Summary Note: One hundred years before Rosa Parks took her stand, Elizabeth "Lizzie" Jennings tried to board a streetcar in New York City on her way to church. Though there were plenty of empty seats, she was denied entry, assaulted, and threatened. Lizzie decided to fight back. She told her story, took her case to court—where future president Chester Arthur represented her—and won! Her victory was the first recorded in the fight for equal rights on public transportation, and Lizzie's case set a precedent.
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General Call No: 323.1 BAI Edition: First Edition. Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Series Title: A celebration of the civil rights movementSummary Note: Discusses the formation and history of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People from its beginnings with a handful of activists to a membership of some 425,000.
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2020., General Call No: 973.01 HAR Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Summary Note: Reconstructing the South studies the aftermath of the Civil War, discusses how racist laws kept former slaves in inferior positions compared with whites, and explores how the actions of people in the mid-1800s continue to impact African Americans today. Features include a timeline, a glossary, further readings, websites, source notes, and an index. Aligned to Common Core Standards and correlated to state standards. Essential Library is an imprint of Abdo Publishing, a division of ABDO.
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2002., Greenhaven Press Call No: 973.01 SLA Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Series Title: Great speeches in historySummary Note: A collection of twenty historical speeches which address a variety of issues related to slavery and African-American rights.
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2001., Juvenile, Oxford University Press Call No: 973.01 WAL Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Series Title: Pages from historySummary Note: Describes slavery in the United States, the harsh conditions under which slaves lived, the revolts, and the involvement of slaves in the Civil War.
