southern states

Uncle Tom, a slave in the American South, maintains his dignity despite the suffering and eventual death brought upon him by the cruel treatment of a Yankee overseer.

"Explores love and friendship among a group of enslaved Black strivers in the mid-nineteenth century"--Provided by publisher.

Explains what Reconstruction is, and examines the impact Reconstruction had on the lives of African Americans. Explores the legacy of Reconstruction through Jim Crow Laws, the rise of white supremacist beliefs, the migration of African Americans from the South to the North, and the civil rights movement. Includes black-and-white photographs and illustrations, timelines, maps, and additional resources.

"'Those Who Saw the Sun' is a collection of oral histories told by Black people who grew up in the South during the time of Jim Crow"--Provided by publisher.

While on a trip in 1956 to visit her grandmother in the South, six-year-old Sarah Marie experiences segregation for the first time, but discovers that things have changed by the time she returns the following year.

"With the freeing of four million enslaved people after the Civil War, the Reconstruction period brought new victories and challenges in the fight for Black rights. Learn more about this crucial period in US history"--Provided by publisher.

"[The author] provides an informed understanding of the origins, character, and objectives of the Civil rights movement. His analysis of the critical moments conveys the sense of a social movement that shaped its participants even as they shaped it"--Provided by publisher.

"An essential . . . journey through the history, rituals, and landscapes of the American South--and a revelatory argument for why you must understand the South in order to understand America"--Provided by publisher.

"New York Times bestselling author Grady Hendrix takes on the haunted house in a hilarious and terrifying new novel that explores the way your past--and your family--can haunt you like nothing else.... Louise's parents have passed away, and she's returning to the small Southern town where she grew up to get their house ready to sell. It means she'll have to spend time with her younger brother--and their old grudges make that a terrifying prospect. But childhood hurts pale in comparison to the dangers posed by what still lives inside the house"--Provided by the publisher.

Meet John Lewis. When John Lewis was a teenager, he asked Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. to help integrate a segregated school in his hometown. From then on, John Lewis never stopped organizing, from Freedom Rides, to the marches in Selma and Washington, and more. He believed in getting into "good trouble" for good causes, and became a Civil Rights activist and United States Representative.