This well-written narrative, concise but packed with history, chronicles the struggle for African American civil rights. Beginning in 1619 when the first ship carrying Africans arrived in North America and continuing to the present, historian Michael L. Levine gives readers a balanced overview of how U.S. laws have prevented blacks from having the same civil rights as others. The text is accompanied by 65 detailed biographical sketches that describe the roles played by key individuals who worked to advance--or block--the civil rights of African Americans.
This well-written narrative, concise but packed with history, chronicles the struggle for African American civil rights. Beginning in 1619 when the...
A concise overview of the issues and ideas that have influenced women's history in America from the earliest European settlements to the present. Sections cover such topics as women in colonial America, getting the vote, and civil rights for women today, with profiles of important women in each chap
A concise overview of the issues and ideas that have influenced women's history in America from the earliest European settlements to the present. Sect...
This study chronicles the story of immigration to America, describing why the people came, what they left behind and what they found when they arrived. It contrasts the variety of immigrant peoples, providing a context for examination of current controversial immigration events.
This study chronicles the story of immigration to America, describing why the people came, what they left behind and what they found when they arrived...
