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Alison Morretta
Frederick Douglass and William Garrison formed a powerful bond of friendship as they fought for the abolition of slavery. Learn about their contributions to the abolitionist movement in this book…
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A unique insight into the life of John Steinbeck that details his incredible hunger for telling stories, his experience with the Great Depression, and the works that shaped him.
A book for high school students about the life, career, and impact of congressman John Lewis. –Provided by publisher.
Outlines the importance of the kind of personal information that can be shared online, how to protect this information, and more.
Introduces readers to file sharing sites, outlines smart downloading practices, and distinguishes between safe and unsafe files.
The abolition of slavery was debated for years in the courts of the United States. Learn about some of the most important cases and debates in this book complete with…
Rosa Parks was a seamstress whose refusal to obey an unjust law lit the fuse that sparked the civil rights movement. Her arrest for failing to give up her seat…
Describes the life of the black woman journalist who was born into slavery and conducted a lifelong crusade for the civil rights of various minorities.
This book examines the roots of the cultural clash between Muslims and countries of the West, the history of prejudice against people from the Middle East, and the increasing persecution…
The Homestead Act was passed in 1862, when states that had seceded from the Union could no longer block it in congress. The act opened land in the west for…
This book informs young student[s] how to overcome their discomfort to let others know in a non-confrontational way that such speech should be stopped –Amazon.com.
Slaves replaced indentured servants as a source of cheap labor in all of the colonies early in the seventeenth century. Slavery was first legalized in Massachusetts. However, economics soon made…
Learn about the history of Harriet Beecher Stowe, a formidable woman whose actions and works influenced the Civil War, one of the most life-changing times in the history of the…
Learn about the exciting life and times of F. Scott Fitzgerald, the era of the Jazz Age, and its influence on Fitzgeralds greatest works.
A book for young readers about abolitionist John Brown –
As far back as the colonial period, slaves were considered property and not people. In 1857, a freedom lawsuit brought by Dred Scott turned into something much larger when the…
Rebecca Carey Rohan,Alison Morretta
A look at the life and times of Billie Holiday.
