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American literary critic, teacher, historian, filmmaker and public intellectual Henry Louis Gates Jr. looks at America's history from 1861 to 1915, focusing on the destruction of slavery, the Reconstruction Amendments, and African-American resilience in times of racial unrest and drawing parallels to them with the early twenty-first century in the United States.

Explores the life and career of African American politician John Lewis. Describes his role in the civil rights movement and his political career. Includes photographs, a timeline, and sources of additional information.

When humans begin to hunt animals, the animals hold councils and decided to protect themselves by harming the people, but the plants, knowing that people took care of them, find a way to help.

The story of American slavery and Uncle Tom, an African-American man who never lost his dignity under the most inhumane circumstances.

John Lewis is an influential African American politician who played a key role in the civil rights movement. He raised awareness of racial discrimination and violence in the 1960s. This book explores Lewis's activism and political career.

Looks at the circumstances surrounding the Freedom Riders, a group of civil rights protesters that worked to address the issue of segregation, discussing the bravery of those involved, describing the racism protestors fought and outlines how peaceful tactics ultimately led to desegregation.

"In the early 1960s, the civil rights movement brought national attention to the need for equal treatment for African Americans. Activists demonstrated their opposition to unfair Jim Crow laws and racial separation by silently sitting in restaurants and other segregated places. Sit-ins proved that silence and nonviolent resistance can effectively combat injustice. Despite their peaceful intentions, protesters often found themselves targets of people opposed to racial integration. Readers will learn about the factors behind these groundbreaking protests as well as the key civil rights figures who rose to prominence during a turbulent era in United States history."--Provided by publisher.

Celebrates the fiftieth anniversary of the Greensboro, North Carolina sit-in at the lunch counter at Woolworth's as a protest against segregation.

Chronicles the events surrounding the Freedom Riders who were a group of civil rights activists that rode interstate buses into the segregated southern United States, beginning in 1961, to protest segregation in the southern states.