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Publisher
Chicago Review Press
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Language
English
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Celebrates the lesser-known lives and contributions of early African-American men and women, in a volume that features such complementary activities as recipes for colonial foods and advice for petitioning the government.
Author
Series
Young Oxford history of African Americans volume Volume 4
Publisher
Oxford University Press
Pub. Date
[1996]
Language
English
Author
Publisher
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Language
English
Description
"Amy Hill Hearth uncovers the story of a little-known figure in U.S. history in this fascinating biography. In 1854, a young African American woman named Elizabeth Jennings won a major victory against a New York City streetcar company, a first step in the process of desegregating public transportation in Manhattan. This illuminating and important piece of the history of the fight for equal rights, illustrated with photographs and archival material...
Author
Series
Young Oxford history of African Americans volume Volume 5
Publisher
Oxford University Press
Pub. Date
[1996]
Language
English
13) Deathless divide
Author
Series
Dread nation volume 2
Publisher
Not Supplied
Pub. Date
Not Supplied
Language
English
Description
The sequel to the New York Times bestselling epic Dread Nation is an unforgettable journey of revenge and salvation across a divided America. After the fall of Summerland, Jane McKeene hoped her life would get simpler: Get out of town, stay alive, and head west to California to find her mother. But nothing is easy when you're a girl trained in putting down the restless dead, and a devastating loss on the road to a protected village called Nicodemus...
Author
Publisher
Scholastic
Pub. Date
[1993]
Language
English
Description
Recounts the history of the 9th and 10th Cavalry regiments, comprised of African American soldiers recruited to open the West to settlers and whose deeds included escorting wagon trains, carrying mail, and fighting battles against Native Americans.