southern states

"The Reconstruction era was about uniting a country and its people after a terrible war. It was a turbulent time. There was violence, racism, and injustice. But, there were also steps taken toward equality. Barriers were broken and dreams were realized. It was both a frustrating and an exciting time in American history"--Back cover.

"This book takes a tour of the southeast region of the United States"--.

Explores the reactions of African-Americans after the passage of the Jim Crow laws which made African-Americans separate but equal, discussing court cases, race relations and more.

"[Presents the biography of explorer Hernando de Soto.] Hernando de Soto and his men were the first Europeans to explore the southeastern United States. He traveled almost four years and covered more than 4,000 miles. Follow along the brave journey of de Soto and learn the importance of his expeditions in the American Southeast"--Provided by publisher.

Dana is celebrating her twenty-sixth birthday with her new husband when she is snatched abruptly from her home in California and transported to the antebellum South. Dana, who is Black, has been summoned to save Rufus, the White son of a plantation owner, who is drowning. She is drawn back repeatedly through time to the slave quarters and each time her stays grow longer and more dangerous. She begins to worry that her 21st century life is ending and she will be asked to live permanently in the 19th century as a slave.

An African-American family living in the South during the 1930s is faced with prejudice and discrimination which its children do not understand.

Presents the final novel by author Ralph Ellison, telling the story of Adam Sunraider, a race-baiting senator from New England who, upon being shot while on the Senate floor, calls for Reverend Alonzo Hickman, the African-American Baptist minister who cared for the orphaned Sunraider when he was a child known as Bliss.

Scout Finch, the young daughter of a local attorney in the Deep South during the 1930s, tells of her father's defense of an African-American man charged with the rape of a white girl.

An exploration of African-American activism from 1850 through 1950 that focuses on events in the South and discusses key themes, moments, and individuals.