Provides a detailed account of events that led to the signing of the Voting Rights Act of 1965, including descriptions of significant milestones in the civil rights movement; contains profiles of leading individuals in the campaign; and features a selection of primary source documents.
Explores the history and effectiveness of the Work Projects Administration of the United States government, and how under Hoover and Roosevelt in the 1930s the WPA helped to find people work in the Great Depression.
Explores the history of World War I and the impact it had on world events, discussing how the assassination of one man can lead to a war so massive, what new technologies were developed in this war, and how the social landscape for women and African Americans changed during this time.
Provides a narrative overview of the integration of baseball, and offers biographical information on Jackie Robinson and other leading figures involved. Includes primary sources, a chronology, a glossary, ideas for research projects, and further resources.
"A detailed account of the American Civil War and the importance of the Battle of Gettysburg. Examines the forces that contributed to the war; early military battles and the Battle of Gettysburg; and the legacy of the Civil War. Also includes biographies, primary sources, chronology, glossary, bibliography, and index"--Provided by publisher.
Presents a short biography of Cesar Chavez, and chronicles his childhood in Arizona and migration to California during the Great Depression, his encounters with discrimination that led him to organize the National Farm Workers Association in 1962, and his fight against grape growers.
Surveys the political events, social trends, and racial attitudes that contributed to a week-long outbreak of violence in Los Angeles in 1943 by white servicemen and civilians against young Mexican-American 'zoot suiters.
Provides a comprehensive overview of the 1898 Spanish-American War, including political and social factors that led to the conflict, pivotal battles in the war, and its lasting impact on the United States, Spain, Cuba, and beyond.
Provides an account of the origins and development of the Harlem Renaissance in the 1920s, features biographical profiles of leading firgures involved in the movement, and includes a selection of related primary documents.
Presents a short biography of Civil Rights leader Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., and chronicles his childhood in segregated Georgia, his education, ministry, and defender of equal rights in the South.
