| African American Migration Contributor(s): Sioux, Tracee (Author) |
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ISBN: 0823974979 ISBN-13: 9780823974979 Publisher: Rosen Classroom OUR PRICE: $53.58 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: January 2004 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Social Science | Emigration & Immigration |
| Dewey: 304.808 |
| Series: Primary Sources of Immigration and Migration |
| Physical Information: 24 pages |
| Accelerated Reader Info |
| Quiz #: 71181 Reading Level: 6.0 Interest Level: Middle Grades Point Value: 0.5 |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Each book in Primary Sources of Immigration and Migration in America paints a vivid picture for students of the varied histories of the people that make up the United States of America. These books take a unique approach on telling the history of the United States from the global perspective of the different immigrant groups that came here. What events were the catalysis for them to come? What impact did they have on the events that were unfolding in America once they got here? All of these questions and more will be answered through primary source imagery, documents, and clear, engaging text. Tracing the history of black Africans in America, this title is packed with wonderful primary source art and documentation. It starts by outlining the beginnings of the transatlantic slave trade and touches upon some of the injustices that black slaves had in endure. Readers can learn about the abolition of slavery, Reconstruction, and black civil rights, and are brought into the predominantly black neighborhoods of New York City and Chicago. |