Traces the timeline of this proud culture from the American Civil War, to the Civil Rights movement, to the struggle for equality that continues today.
April 1, 2011
Gr 5-7-Although Humanity covers human origins and the European slave trade in Africa, the series focus is on the African-American experience in the United States, describing the most important events of the centuries-long struggle for freedom and civil rights. The two- to four-page chapters are supplemented with sidebar biographies of important African Americans and large photos and reproductions, but the narratives, often consisting of only a few paragraphs per page, are short on background and context. These volumes provide the broadest of overviews, and given the large number of available alternatives about the topic, are supplemental for most collections.
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July 1, 2011
This installment profiles African American educators, activists, scientists, etc., who were exceptional in their areas of expertise. Each piece reads like a separate biography, with little continuity between subjects. Large archival photographs and portraits accompany the accessible entries. Glos., ind.
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