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Onderdeel van de uitgeversreeks(en)Coming to America (Barron’s Educational Series, Inc.)
They arrived in North America as slaves of the first European settlers, and their history is largely one of hardship and injustice. Here is their story, including their emancipation in the 1860s, their leadership in the civil rights movement of a century later--but also their artists, intellectuals, musicians, educators, military heroes, athletes, and social leaders. There are brief, vivid sketches of important individuals, including Sojourner Truth, Ralph Ellison, Louis Armstrong, Martin Luther King, Jr., Colin Powell, and others. This important new series documents and dramatizes the immigration experience of untold numbers of men, women, and children who arrived in America from the four corners of the world. As they assimilated into American society, they enriched the nation's character and experience. Many of America's immigrants passed through the Ellis Island Immigration Center in New York Harbor during the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries. What were the initial hopes and fears of these new arrivals? Where did they first settle, and what kinds of work did they find? Which elements from their various cultures have since blended into the national scene and helped reshape what has become modern America? The first titles in this dramatic series bring alive the experiences of four important ethnic groups, with contemporary photos and first-person accounts of their dramatic, life-changing experiences. Readers glimpse each group's social customs, family life, traditional food and drink, festivals, and much more. There are also brief but vivid capsule biographies of famous individuals who rose to prominence from each ethnic group. Approximately 150 illustrations in each book. Geen bibliotheekbeschrijvingen gevonden. |
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Google Books — Bezig met laden... GenresDewey Decimale Classificatie (DDC)973.0496073History and Geography North America United States United States Ethnic And National Groups Other Groups African Americans African AmericansLC-classificatieWaarderingGemiddelde: Geen beoordelingen.Ben jij dit?Word een LibraryThing Auteur. |
since it is one of both forced expatriation and enslavement, and of the
continuing struggle for equality. In Coming to America: African Americans,
David Boyle explores their harrowing history, from the arrival of the first
20 captive Black Africans in 1619, through the abolition of the slave trade
and the Civil War, to the Civil Rights Movement of the 1960s and increasing
pride in African-American heritage. In this book, you'll also find the
story of African-American culture: spirituals, blues, jazz, and rap; the Harlem
Renaissance of the 1920s and the Black Arts Movement of the 1960s; and
of African-American greats such as Martin Luther King, Louis Armstrong,
Sidney Poitier, Mohammad Ali, and Jesse Owens.