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From Black Wall Street to Allensworth

"Students will learn more about America's thriving Black communities, from Tulsa's Black Wall Street to Allensworth, California. These towns and neighborhoods are often ignored in discussions on Black America and their success was often met with resistance--often violent resistance. This book illuminates the achievement and culture of these communities, while exploring racism in a comprehensive, honest, and age-appropriate way"--Provided by publisher.

From Black Wall Street to Allensworth

2022
Explores the history of successful Black communities in the United States, highlighting their entrepreneurs, politicians, inventors, scholars, bankers, doctors, and business owners. Includes photographs, a glossary, sidebars, an activity, and further resources.

Lena and the burning of Greenwood

a Tulsa Race Massacre survival story
Twelve-year-old Lena is aware of racism, but she lives a comfortable life in the segregated but relatively wealthy Greenwood District in Tulsa, Oklahoma; but on May 31, 1921 racial tensions explode, and men from downtown Tulsa invade Greenwood, set on killing and destroying the district--and as the violence escalates Lena, her parents, and her older sister search desperately for a safe place to hide from the mob.

Lena and the burning of Greenwood

a Tulsa Race Massacre survival story
2022
Twelve-year-old Lena is aware of racism, but she lives a comfortable life in the segregated but relatively wealthy Greenwood District in Tulsa, Oklahoma; but on May 31, 1921, racial tensions explode, and men from downtown Tulsa invade Greenwood, set on killing and destroying the district--and as the violence escalates Lena, her parents, and her older sister search desperately for a safe place to hide from the mob.

The burning

Black Wall Street and the Tulsa Race Massacre of 1921
2021
A young adult adaptation of Tim Madigan's The Burning, which discusses the circumstances of the Tulsa Race Massacre of 1921.
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My Seneca village

"One of America's most honored writers--a Newbery Honor medalist, Coretta Scott King Medalist, and a three-time National Book Award finalist--draws upon history, and her astonishing imagination, to revive the long lost community of Seneca Village."--Jacket.

Section 8

Tionna is forced to rely on herself when Duhan, her sometimes boyfriend and the father of her two sons, is put in prison.
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Sunny days

"When a terrible storm visits Martine's colorful little neighborhood, she thinks of something brilliant to help the people gt back on their feet!"--Page four of cover.
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The burning

massacre, destruction, and the Tulsa Race Riot of 1921
Explores the currents of hatred, racism, and mistrust between the African-American residents of Tulsa, Oklahoma and the neighboring white population in 1921 and recounts the events leading up to the destruction of the African-American community by a white mob.

My Seneca Village

2015
A collection of poems revives the long lost community of Seneca Village.

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