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African American migrations in North America / Irene Harris.

By: Material type: TextTextSeries: Spotlight on immigration and migrationPublisher: New York : PowerKids Press, 2016Description: 24 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 23 cmContent type:
  • text
  • still image
Media type:
  • unmediated
Carrier type:
  • volume
ISBN:
  • 9781508140467 (pbk.)
  • 1508140464 (pbk.)
  • 9781508140498 (library bound)
  • 1508140499 (library bound)
Subject(s): Genre/Form:
Contents:
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.
Summary: "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.
Holdings
Item type Home library Collection Call number Materials specified Status Date due Barcode Item holds
Children's Book Children's Book Dr. James Carlson Library Children's NonFiction 973.0496 H314 Available 33111008589034
Children's Book Children's Book Main Library Children's NonFiction 973.0496 H314 Available 33111008500262
Total holds: 0

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.

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