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  • The Tragic History of the Japanese-American Internment Camps

    Deborah Kent

    Library Binding (Enslow Pub Inc, Jan. 1, 2008)
    Offers a look at the impact Japanese-American internment camps had on the lives of their internees and the harsh conditions in which they had to live and raise their families after being forced from their own homes and businesses by President Roosevelt's Executive Order after the bombing of Pearl Harbor during World War II.
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  • Puerto Rico in American History

    Richard Worth

    Library Binding (Enslow Publishers, Inc., Jan. 1, 2008)
    Puerto Rico had been under Spanish control for hundreds of years before the Spanish-American War brought it into the control of the United States. The island transformed from an agricultural colony to a densely populated American commonwealth. In "Puerto Rico in American History", Richard Worth examines the island s history, from the early clash between Spanish colonists and the Taino people to the uncertain future of this growing nation, with some residents who want to remain an American commonwealth, those who want statehood, and those who want independence.
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  • School Desegregation and the Story of the Little Rock Nine

    Mara Miller

    Library Binding (Enslow Pub Inc, March 1, 2008)
    Reviews a major stepping stone in the Civil Rights Movement when nine African-American students integrated the formerly all-white Central High School in Little Rock, Arkansas, in accordance with the Brown v. Board of Education Supreme Court ruling.
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  • Escaping Slavery on the Underground Railroad

    R Conrad Stein

    Library Binding (Enslow Pub Inc, Jan. 1, 2008)
    Presents the history of the Underground Railroad from its origins in the early 1800s to the Emancipation Proclamation of 1865, and describes the contributions of such participants as Harriet Tubman and Levi Coffin.
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  • Triumphs and Struggles for Latino Civil Rights

    Barbara Cruz, Brbara C Cruz

    Hardcover (Enslow Publishers, Jan. 1, 2008)
    Over 42 million Latinos reside in the U.S., making them Americas largest ethnic minority group. As their population grows, Latino people and organizations continue to fight for improved education, equal employment opportunities, and fair immigration laws. Author Brbara C. Cruz describes the long journey of Latinos in the United States and examines their continued quest for civil rights today.
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  • The History of the American Indians and the Reservation

    Judith Edwards

    Library Binding (Enslow Pub Inc, April 1, 2008)
    Examines how, with the arrival of the European settlers, the lives of the Native American Indians were forever changed as the number of Europeans grew and the tribes that roamed the land were forced onto reservations, causing them to change their entire way of life and many of their customs.
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