Price: $19.99 - $11.69
(as of Jul 31, 2024 23:10:28 UTC – Details)
A comprehensive, entertaining look at heroes, heroines, and critical moments from African American history — from the slave trade to the Black Lives Matter movement — by award-winning author Jabari Asim.
Jabari Asim goes beyond what’s taught in the classroom to reveal a fact-filled history of African American history through politics, activism, sports, entertainment, music, and much more. You’ll follow the road to freedom beginning with the slave trade and the middle passage through the abolitionist movement and the Civil War where many African Americans fought as soldiers. You’ll learn how slave songs often contained hidden messages and how a 15-year-old Jamaican-born young man named Clive Campbell helped to create hip-hop in the early 1970’s.
You’ll experience the passionate speeches, marches, and movements of the Civil Rights era along with and the sacrifices of Martin Luther King, Rosa Parks, Medgar Evers, and many others. Along the way there are dozens of profiles of political trailblazers like Shirley Chisholm, the first black women elected to Congress in 1968; dominants athletes like Tiger Woods who, in 1995, was only the second African American to play in a Master’s Golf Tournament which he went on to win in 1997; popular musicians like Miles Davis, one the most influential artists of the twentieth century; and inspiring writers like Toni Morrison, the first African American to win the Nobel Prize in literature.
Filled with beautiful illustrations by Lynn Gaines that bring these figures and events to life, plus a removable historical timeline poster, A Child’s Introduction to African American History is a fascinating and comprehensive guide to this often overlooked yet immensely important part of American history.
From the Publisher
Add to Cart
Add to Cart
Add to Cart
Add to Cart
Add to Cart
Customer Reviews
4.8 out of 5 stars
739
4.8 out of 5 stars
455
4.7 out of 5 stars
678
4.5 out of 5 stars
66
4.7 out of 5 stars
566
Price
$11.69$11.69 $12.69$12.69 $12.79$12.79 $14.39$14.39 $16.62$16.62
Publisher : Black Dog & Leventhal (January 2, 2018)
Language : English
Hardcover : 96 pages
ISBN-10 : 0316436429
ISBN-13 : 978-0316436427
Reading age : 8 – 12 years
Grade level : 3 – 7
Item Weight : 1.75 pounds
Dimensions : 10.5 x 0.63 x 10.63 inches
Customers say
Customers say the book is well-written and beautifully illustrated. They also appreciate the historical information and mention it highlights notable Black people.
AI-generated from the text of customer reviews
