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Series
Publisher
Blue Earth Books
Pub. Date
[2000]
Language
English
Description
The diary of a sixteen-year-old free African American who lived in Massachusettts in 1854 records her schooling, participation in the antislavery movement, and concern for an arrested fugitive slave. Includes sidebars, activities, and a timeline related to this era.
Author
Publisher
Cobblehill/Dutton Books
Pub. Date
1998.
Language
English
Description
Discusses the origin and present-day celebration of Juneteenth, a holiday marking the day Texan slaves realized they were free. Juneteenth is the grandfather of allholidays for Black TexansFrom its spontaneous beginning on June 19, 1865, as slaves in Galveston, Texas, reacted to the delayed news of the Emancipation Proclamation, the holiday has spread nationwide among Black Americans. It is small gatherings on Daufuskie Island, South Carolina, to...
Author
Publisher
Creston Books
Pub. Date
2022.
Language
English
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Description
"Forgotten today, Annie Turnbo Malone was an influential Black business leader in the early 20th century. She turned her personally developed hair care products into a successful industry, including schools that taught the Poro method in her Poro Colleges. One of her students was the much more famous Madame C.J. Walker. She not only encouraged Black women to feel good about their hair, she showed them how to be entrepreneurs. Annie Turnbo Malone is...
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Series
Publisher
Penguin Workshop
Pub. Date
2022.
Language
English
Description
"In the summer of 1776, when Thomas Jefferson arrived in Philadelphia to sign the Declaration of Independence, declaring that 'all men are created equal,' he wasn't alone. With him was Robert Hemings, just one of the many Black people Jefferson enslaved. But who was Robert Hemings? Discover his story and the true history of those who really helped build America. Featuring riveting interviews with historians, including Margaret Kimberley, author of...
Author
Publisher
little bee books
Pub. Date
[2018]
Language
English
Description
"Georgia decided to help the best way she knew how. She worked together with a group of women and together they purchased the supplies they needed--bread, lettuce, and chickens. And off they went to cook. The women brought food to the mass meetings that followed at the church. They sold sandwiches. They sold dinners in their neighborhoods. As the boycotters walked and walked, Georgia cooked and cooked. Georgia Gilmore was a cook at the National Lunch...
Author
Publisher
The Rosen Publishing Group, Inc
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
Description
"Five centuries ago, European colonizers arrived in the Americas and brought with them ideas of racial superiority that have impacted relations with other societies. So how do we create a fair and equitable society on such a shaky foundation? It starts with being honest about our past. This book explores some of the problems that have plagued our society from the beginning. It tackles tough topics like slavery with age-appropriate language. It also...
Publisher
DK Publishing
Pub. Date
2020.
Language
English
Description
"Amazing visual timelines take readers through the people and the issues that have shaped Black history. Erased. Ignored. Hidden. Lost. Under appreciated. No longer. Delve into the unique, inspiring, and world-changing history of Black people. From Frederick Douglass to Oprah Winfrey, and the achievements of ancient African kingdoms to those of the US Civil Rights Movement, Timelines From Black History: Leaders, Legends, Legacies takes kids on an...
Author
Series
ABC for me ; 14
Publisher
Walter Foster Jr., an imprint of The Quarto Group
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
Description
"ABC Black History and Me presents a whole alphabet full of Black American history, which the entire family can celebrate and be inspired by"--
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