Tonya Bolden
Author
Language
English
Formats
Description
Raised in Charleston, West Virginia, at the turn of the twentieth century by her grandfather and aunt on off-putting tales of family members she has never met, twelve-year-old Delana is shocked when, after Aunt Tilley dies, she learns the truth about her parents and some of her other relatives.
Author
Series
Publisher
Viking
Pub. Date
2016.
Physical Desc
53 pages : color illustrations ; 26 cm
Language
English
Description
The first national museum whose mission is to illuminate for all people, the rich, diverse, complicated, and important experiences and contributions of African Americans in America is opening. And the history of NMAAHC--the last museum to be built on the National Mall--is the history of America. The campaign to set up a museum honoring black citizens is nearly 100 years old; building the museum itelf and assembling its incredibly far-reaching collections...
Author
Publisher
Abrams Books for Young Readers
Pub. Date
2008.
Physical Desc
41 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 27 cm
Language
English
Description
Illustrated with historical artifacts and photographs, a fresh look at a pioneering American innovator traces Carver's life, discoveries, and legacy as the first African-American to attend Iowa State College and as an inspirational conservationist.
Author
Publisher
Abrams Books for Young Readers
Pub. Date
2014.
Physical Desc
76 pages : illustrations (some color), color maps ; 27 cm
Language
English
Description
Recounts the story of the 1914 disappearance of eleven-year-old Sarah Rector, an African American who was part of the Creek Indian people and whose land had made her wealthy, and what it reveals about race, money, and American society.
Author
Language
English
Description
Since the time of colonial America, African-Americans have suffered, triumphed, despaired, and dreamed. Through U.S. history, nowhere are the hopes and fears of the black experience expressed more convincingly than on the faces of black youth. Including excerpts from memoirs and diaries, this scrapbook shows the beauty and diversity of black culture through time--from the penniless to the wealthy, and from those time has forgotten to those whose names...
Author
Publisher
Knopf
Pub. Date
[2005]
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
138 pages : illustrations, map ; 24 cm
Language
English
Description
After the destruction of the Civil War, the United States faced the immense challenge of rebuilding a ravaged South and incorporating millions of freed slaves into the life of the nation.
Author
Publisher
Balzer + Bray, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers
Pub. Date
[2016]
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
179 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm
Language
English
Description
"Aaron Philip's memoir chronicles his extraordinary journey from happy baby in Antigua to confident teen artist in New York City. His honest, often funny stories of triumph-- despite physical difficulties, poverty, and other challenges-- are as inspiring as they are eye-opening"--Front jacket flap.