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Black American history Cover Image Book

Black American history / by Ronda Racha Penrice.

Black American history for dummies (cover title)
Penrice, Ronda Racha, (author.).

Summary:

The historical and cultural contributions of Black Americans run deep-- but what you learned in school wasn't the whole story! Penrice explores how their resilience through slavery and Jim Crow fuels the ongoing fight against systemic racism and social injustice. Within each chapter, sidebars and icons guide to information that is special and important, or that can help you delve deeper into the subject on your own.-- Adapted from back cover and Introduction.

Record details

  • ISBN: 9781119780854
  • ISBN: 1119780853
  • Physical Description: xvi, 523 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm.
  • Publisher: Hoboken, NJ : John Wiley & Sons, Inc., [2021]

Content descriptions

General Note:
"Learning made easy"--Cover.
Includes index.
Formatted Contents Note:
Coming to America -- Long road to freedom -- Pillars of change: the Civil Rights movement -- Cultural foundations -- A touch of genius: music, film, TV, and sports -- The part of tens.

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African Americans > History.
Slavery > United States > History.
African Americans > Biography.
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Carver School Road Branch 973.049 P 2021 (Text) 0112400149632 Adult Nonfiction Available -
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High Point Library 973.0496 Penrice (Text) 30519010814153 Adult Nonfiction Available -
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