united states

Cross-disciplinary source spanning the 20th century. Each volume in the set includes full or excerpted primary sources representing the seminal issues, themes, movements and events from a decade. Includes oral histories, songs, speeches, advertisements, TV, play and movie scripts, letters, laws , legal decisions, newspaper articles, cartoons, recipes, and more.

This book provides an overview of the Black Lives Matter movement, from its emergence in response to the police-involved deaths of unarmed black people to its development as a force for racial justice in America. Includes chapters on the historical background, origin and growth, and backlash against the Black Lives Matter movement, biographical "snapshots" of key individuals involved with the movement, primary source documents, timeline, bibliography, and subject index.

Details current geographical, social, and political data, historical narrative, and statistical information on the 50 states, District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, Caribbean and Pacific dependencies of the U.S. Each entry consistently contains data on 50 rubrics. Maps, tables, flags and official state seals included.

This title examines the role race plays in people's economic well-being, delving into the historical institutions and laws that underpin today's system and exploring what governments and activists are doing to decrease disparities. Aligned to Common Core Standards and correlated to state standards.

How is race defined and perceived in America today, and how do these definitions and perceptions compare to attitudes 100 years ago ... or 200 years ago? This four-volume set addresses many topics related to race in the United States.

This title examines the long history of the concept of race, the ways in which race has been used to divide people, and its continuing relevance in modern times. Aligned to Common Core Standards and correlated to state standards.

Illuminates daily life in slave society in America from colonial times to the end of the Civil War. Provides information on the business and regulation of slavery, the plantation way of life, work, family and community, culture and leisure, health and medicine, religion, resistance and rebellion, and slavery and freedom in the North.

Cross-disciplinary source for junior and high school students and teachers, public librarians and general researchers who need to document and analyze periods of contemporary American social history.

"11-year-old Kofi Offin dreams of water. Its mysterious, immersive quality. The rich, earthy scent of the current. The clearness, its urgent whisper that beckons with promises and secrets. Kofi has heard the call on the banks of Upper Kwanta, in the village where he lives. He loves these things above all else: his family, the fireside tales of his father's father, a girl named Ama, and, of course, swimming. Some say he moves like a minnow, not just an ordinary boy so he's hoping to finally prove himself in front of Ama and his friends in a swimming contest against his older, stronger cousin. But before this can take place, a festival comes to the villages of Upper and Lower Kwanta and Kofi's brother is chosen to represent Upper Kwanta in the wrestling contest. Encircled by cheering spectators and sounding drums, the two wrestlers from different villages kneel, ready to fight. You are only fine, until you are not. The match is over before it has barely begun, when the unthinkable--a sudden death--occurs. The river does not care how grown you are. As his world turns upside down, Kofi soon ends up in a fight for his life. What happens next will send him on a harrowing journey across land and sea, and away from everything he loves"--Provided by publisher.

A thorough examination of the American Revolution, from the acts by Great Britain that helped precipitate it through the beginnings of the new American government. Features on-site battle re-creations, historical archival material, and contemporary commentary.