Lucent library of Black history

This book traces the history of the Civil War, the four-year struggle between the slave-free North and the slaveholding South, and explains that by the second year of the war emancipation became a major goal for the North.

This book traces the history of black nationalism, a set of ideas and beliefs to promote racial pride for African Americans, from the late 1700s after independence when slaves were not granted the rights of citizenship under the U.S. Constitution to the 1960s and the civil rights era.

This book traces the history of African American folklore, from the 1500s to the present time, describing the influences of West African traditions, the folklore of northwestern Europe, Christianity, and African American culture and history as it changed over 500 years.

This book tells of the life of Malcolm X, from his tragic childhood to his break with the Nation of Islam to his pilgrimage to Mecca and his consideration of cooperating with the civil rights movement in an effort to speed up the movement toward black freedom.

This book traces the history of Booker T. Washington from his intense longing to read, his education at Virginia's Hampton Institute, his Atlanta Exposition speech, on to his national prominence as a public speaker and Tuskegee educator.

Examines the political fights for Southern reconstruction after the Civil War, the various reconstruction plans, how Lincoln's death effected the outcome of reconstruction, and the various issues associated with African-American emancipation.

Chronicles the history of the Atlantic Slave Trade from the late 1400s to its demise in the 1800s, discussing African participation in the capturing of slaves and slavery in Colonial America.

This book traces the history of African American literature in the United States, from the literary works of Zora Neale Hurston, Frederick Douglass, and W.E.B. DuBois to the contemporary works of Toni Morrison, Maya Angelou, and Alice Walker.

Presents a brief biography of Jackie Robinson, who broke the color barrier by becoming the first African-American to play on a major league baseball team.

Describes abolitionist Harriet Tubman's years as a slave, her escape, and her work as a "conductor" on the Underground Railroad, through which she helped more than three hundred other slaves gain their freedom, and also discusses her experiences during the Civil War, her efforts in the women's rights movement, and the creation of the Harriet Tubman Home.