Landmarks of African American history /

Describes a variety of landmarks and buildings that represent the experiences and accomplishments of African Americans throughout the history of the United States. In Landmarks of African American History, James Oliver Horton chooses thirteen historic sites to explore the struggles and triumphs of A...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Horton, James Oliver
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: New York : Oxford University Press, 2004.
Colección:American landmarks (Oxford University Press)
Temas:
African Americans > History > Juvenile literature.
Historic sites > United States > Juvenile literature.
African Americans > Monuments > Juvenile literature.
Noirs américains > Histoire > Ouvrages pour la jeunesse.
Noirs américains > Monuments > Ouvrages pour la jeunesse.
African Americans
African Americans > Monuments
Historic sites
United States > History, Local > Juvenile literature.
United States
Electronic books.
History
Juvenile works
Local history
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Jamestown : slavery and freedom in British North America
  • The Old State House : Crispus Attucks and the Boston Massacre
  • Kingsley Plantation : race and family in Spanish Florida
  • The African meeting house : platform for a community
  • The old court house : the beginning of Dred Scott
  • Harpers Ferry : African Americans and the John Brown raid
  • Cedar Hill : Washington home of Frederick Douglass
  • Sweet Auburn historic district : a haven in a hostile world
  • Nicodemus, Kansas : in search of a promise land
  • The Apollo Theater : Harlem's stage of dreams
  • U.S.S. Arizona, Pearl Harbor : race and war in paradise
  • Brown v. Board of Education national historic site : the Supreme Court and public education.

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