A cumulative narrative recounting the story of Rosa Parks, an African-American woman who sparked the civil rights movement when she refused to give up her seat on a bus in Montgomery, Alabama, for a white man.
The early movement and the figures who fought for equality, such as Martin Luther King, Rosa Parks, and Malcolm X. It also includes discussion of the ramifications of the movement and the actions of its leaders today.
Offers 12 different views on the fight for racial equality. Each page explores what happened during the Civil Rights Movement and how it affected different people.
the enslaved people of George Washington's Mount Vernon
McClafferty, Carla Killough
2018
"[A] look at the complex relationships between George Washington and the enslaved people of Mount Vernon, and the history still being uncovered there . . . using . . . primary source material and photographs of historical artifacts [to shed] light on the lives of several people George Washington owned; the property laws of the day that complicated his decision to free them; and the Cemetery Survey, an archeological dig (set to conclude in 2018) that is shaping our understanding of Mount Vernon's Slave Cemetery"--Provided by publisher.
"What was the civil rights activist Rosa Parks like as a child? Following young Rosa from a fishing creek to a one-room schoolhouse, from her wearing homemade clothes to wondering what "white" water tastes like, this book highlights the early experiences that shaped one of the most famous African-Americans in history"--Provided by publisher.
A three volume set that discusses the history of race relations in America, and provides new insight into racial relations and tensions seen in our cities, in the media, and on the minds of Americans today.
