southern states

Written to accompany an exhibition organized by the Museum of the Confederacy.

Analyzes the case of Emmett Till, a fourteen-year-old African-American boy from Chicago who was killed in Mississippi in 1955 for allegedly whistling at a white woman; discusses the trial and acquittal of the two men who lynched Till; and explores the social impact of the incident.

A collection of black-and-white photographs of events related to the Civil Rights movement of the 1960s taken throughout the South by Charles Moore for "Life" and other news magazines.

An account of the origins, development, and personalities of the Civil Rights movement from 1953-1963.

Presents an annotated edition of Harlem Renaissance author Jean Toomer's collection of stories and poems about African-American men and women; and includes excerpts from Toomer's correspondence with fellow writers, biographical information, and critical commentary.

Collects fourteen critical essays on various aspects of the Harriet Beecher Stowe novel "Uncle Tom's Cabin, " and includes an annotated bibliography and other study tools.

Having suffered abuse and misfortune for much of her life, a young child searches for a better life and finally gets a break in the home of a loving woman with several foster children.