southern states

Examines the firsthand accounts of African-Americans, as well as other period sources, to present overviews of African-American daily life and culture during the last decades of slavery and during Reconstruction, including a special section on the Civil War.

Uses the experiences of two individuals, Ada "Bricktop" Smith and Joe Jones, to present the story of the Great Migration of Southern Blacks to northern cities from the late 1800s to the years after World War I.

A boy recalls his life with an elderly relative in rural Alabama in the 1930s and the lesson she taught him one Thanksgiving Day about dealing with a bully from school.

As the old rules of Southern society collapse, Meridian fights a lonely battle to reaffirm her own humanity and that of her people.

Forced to leave their homes in Georgia in 1837, Sarah Tsaluh Rogers, her family, and other Cherokees make the long and difficult journey along the Trail of Tears to the Indian Territory in Oklahoma.

Text and photographs present the life and times of the black civil rights activist who formed CORE and organized the freedom rides.

A retelling of five folktales in which crafty Brer Rabbit tries to outsmart all the other creatures in the animal community.

Discusses the history, culture, and present situation of the Cherokees.

The author describes her involvement in the civil rights movement and the way she felt at the inauguration of Barack Obama, featuring black-and-white photographs, articles from the "New York Times," and more.