African American migrations in North America / Irene Harris.
Material type: TextSeries: Spotlight on immigration and migrationPublisher: New York : PowerKids Press, 2016Description: 24 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 23 cmContent type:- text
- still image
- unmediated
- volume
- 9781508140467 (pbk.)
- 1508140464 (pbk.)
- 9781508140498 (library bound)
- 1508140499 (library bound)
Item type | Home library | Collection | Call number | Materials specified | Status | Date due | Barcode | Item holds | |
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Children's Book | Dr. James Carlson Library | Children's NonFiction | 973.0496 H314 | Available | 33111008589034 | ||||
Children's Book | Main Library | Children's NonFiction | 973.0496 H314 | Available | 33111008500262 |
Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:
The history of African Americans in the United States is one fraught with discrimination and immense brutality, but also with strength and a determined spirit. In this book, readers learn the history of African American migration in North America, which is a topic supported by elementary social studies curricula. Readers will understand the push/pull factors involved in African American migration from the South and into Northern cities and the cultural developments that followed. Topics such as slavery and segregation are explained through age-appropriate language. Historical photographs and primary sources encourage readers to visualize history.
Includes index.
Forced to leave home -- Slavery in the United States -- Escaping slavery -- Fighting for freedom -- A new form of slavery -- Migrating to Kansas -- Economic opportunities -- A renaissance in Harlem -- Life in Chicago -- Fighting for equality.
"The history of African Americans in the United States is one fraught with discrimination and immense brutality, but also with strength and a determined spirit. In this book, readers learn the history of African American migration in North America, which is a topic supported by elementary social studies curricula. Readers will understand the push/pull factors involved in African American migration from the South and into Northern cities and the cultural developments that followed."-- Publisher's website.