Slavery came to North America via Virginia in the early 1600s. It would be two hundred and sixty-five years before the practice would finally come to an end. It would take another one hundred years before the basic civil rights of those former slaves and their descendants were fully established in law. During that time and thereafter, it would be a matter of attitude and acceptance by the white race. Of the years, there were a number of pivotal events that shaped the issues and the responses to slavery and civil rights. The Atlas presents a number of these events in an attempt to tell...
Slavery came to North America via Virginia in the early 1600s. It would be two hundred and sixty-five years before the practice would finally come to ...
The author presents a series of thirty-seven events that have had a profound impact on the course of American history by giving the country, its people, and its government new meaning and new direction. They not only changed lives but they literally transformed the nation. And while they held promises for the future, they held warnings as well.
The book examines the background, the origin, and the legacy of the events and the lives of the leading figures and the times that engulfed them. The book gives the reader a basis by which to better understand and appreciate America's national...
The author presents a series of thirty-seven events that have had a profound impact on the course of American history by giving the country, its peopl...
