| Description |
127 pages : illustrations ; 29 cm. |
| Series |
American family albums |
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Hoobler, Dorothy.
American family albums.
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| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (page 123) and index. |
| Summary |
Presents a collection of the memories and experiences of a people who were first Africans, then slaves, and finally Afro-Americans. |
| Contents |
Homeland. Life in Africa ; A Griot speaks -- The middle passage. Captured ; A voyage of horrors -- Slavery. Explorers and pioneers ; Slave life ; Free during slavery ; Escapes and rebellions ; Emancipation -- A new life. Farming in the South ; Pioneering in the West ; Jim Crow ; The great migration -- Moving up. The promised land ; Neighborhoods ; Family ; Religion ; Schools -- "We shall overcome" The Civil Rights movement ; Sports ; Entertainment and media ; Celebrating the heritage ; The Mason family -- African American timeline. |
| Subject |
African American families -- Juvenile literature.
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African Americans -- History -- Juvenile literature.
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| Added Author |
Hoobler, Thomas.
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| ISBN |
0195094603 trade ed. |
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9780195094602 trade ed. |
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0195081285 library |
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9780195081282 library |
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