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  • Facing the Future

    Irma McClaurin, Virginia Schomp

    Library Binding (Cavendish Square Publishing, Sept. 1, 2008)
    "Covers the struggle for racial equality from the end of the civil rights movement in the 1960s to the present day"--Provided by publisher.
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  • Creating the Constitution: 1787

    Christopher Collier Collier

    Library Binding (Cavendish Square Publishing, May 1, 1998)
    History is dramatic -- and the renowned, award-winning authors Christopher Collier and James Lincoln Collier demonstrate this in this compelling series aimed at young readers.Covering American history from the founding of Jamestown through present day, these volumes explore far beyond the dates and events of a historical chronicle to present a moving illumination of the ideas, opinions, attitudes and tribulations that led to the birth of this great nation.
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  • The Rise of Jim Crow

    James Haskins, Kathleen Benson, Virginia Schomp

    Library Binding (Cavendish Square Publishing, Sept. 1, 2008)
    "Provides a history of the decades of povery, oppression, and terror African Americans suffered under the system of segregation in the United States, from the end of the Recontruction era through the early decades of the twentieth century"--Provided by publisher.
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  • The Civil Rights Movement

    Irma McClaurin, Virginia Schomp

    Library Binding (Cavendish Square Publishing, Sept. 1, 2008)
    "Covers the struggle by African Americans to gain their civil rights, from Brown v. Board of Education in 1954 through the turbulent sixties"--Provided by publisher.
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  • Protests and Riots That Changed America

    Joan Stoltman

    Paperback (Lucent Books, Aug. 15, 2018)
    The right to peaceably assemble is one of the freedoms granted to Americans under the First Amendment. However, those peaceful protests sometimes erupt into violent riots. Both protests and riots have changed the course of American history, highlighting sources of unrest, inequality, and tension in the nation from its earliest days. Readers explore the fascinating history of these protests and riots, from the Whiskey Rebellion to the Women's March, through engaging main text featuring annotated historical and contemporary quotes. Details of these marches and demonstrations are made further memorable for readers through fact-filled sidebars, primary source images, maps, and a detailed timeline.
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  • The Harlem Renaissance

    Dolores Johnson, Virginia Schomp

    Library Binding (Marshall Cavendish, Sept. 1, 2008)
    "Covers a period of great creativity in the African-American community, when art, literature, music, and political commentary flourished; centered in Harlem, the era reached its peak in the 1920s and early 1930s"--Provided by publisher.
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  • Slavery and Resistance

    Anne Devereaux Jordan, Virginia Schomp

    Library Binding (Cavendish Square Publishing, Nov. 1, 2006)
    "Describes slavery in the United States from colonial times up to the Civil War"--Provided by publisher.
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  • Building a New Nation: 1789-1801

    Christopher Collier, James Lincoln Collier

    Library Binding (Cavendish Square Publishing, May 1, 1998)
    History is dramatic -- and the renowned, award-winning authors Christopher Collier and James Lincoln Collier demonstrate this in this compelling series aimed at young readers.Covering American history from the founding of Jamestown through present day, these volumes explore far beyond the dates and events of a historical chronicle to present a moving illumination of the ideas, opinions, attitudes and tribulations that led to the birth of this great nation.
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  • American History by Decade - The 1950s

    Deanne Durrett

    Hardcover (KidHaven Press, Oct. 3, 2003)
    The 1950s in America are remembered as much for fears of Communism, fueled by the Cold War, as for the enormous popularity of the television sitcom. This book covers the most memorable historical and cultural events of the decade.
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  • Hispanic America, Texas and the Mexican War: 1835-1850

    Christopher Collier, James Lincoln Collier

    Library Binding (Cavendish Square Publishing, May 1, 1998)
    History is dramatic -- and the renowned, award-winning authors Christopher Collier and James Lincoln Collier demonstrate this in this compelling series aimed at young readers.Covering American history from the founding of Jamestown through present day, these volumes explore far beyond the dates and events of a historical chronicle to present a moving illumination of the ideas, opinions, attitudes and tribulations that led to the birth of this great nation.
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  • The Civil War: 1860-1865

    Christopher Collier Collier

    Library Binding (Cavendish Square Publishing, Jan. 1, 2000)
    History is dramatic -- and the renowned, award-winning authors Christopher Collier and James Lincoln Collier demonstrate this in this compelling series aimed at young readers.Covering American history from the founding of Jamestown through present day, these volumes explore far beyond the dates and events of a historical chronicle to present a moving illumination of the ideas, opinions, attitudes and tribulations that led to the birth of this great nation.
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  • Jackie Robinson: Hero of Baseball

    Carin T. Ford

    Library Binding (Enslow Elementary, Jan. 1, 2006)
    An exciting biography teaches about the trailblazing baseball star who, despite racist insults, earned the world's admiration through his courage and talent, continuing to speak out for equality and civil rights even after his baseball career ended.
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