southern states

Discusses the student activist movement of 1961 known as the Freedom Rides.

"John Lewis is an influential African American politician who played a key role in the civil rights movement. He raised awareness of racial discrimination and violence in the 1960s. 'John Lewis: Civil Rights Leader and Congressman' explores Lewis's activism and political career"--Provided by publisher.

"Frederick Douglass knew that learning to read and write would be the first step in his quest for freedom. Told from first-person perspective and using some of Douglass's own words, this [title] . . . draws from his experiences as a young boy and his attempts to learn how to read and write"--Provided by publisher.

"The period of time including the Civil War and Reconstruction in the United States was an era that involved a lot of change. For many African Americans, this transition included going from a life of slavery to becoming a soldier. This . . . book presents readers with the stories of many of these people, while also addressing important issues such as racism and prejudice"--Publisher's website.

"Describes the social and political differences between the American North and South that lead to the secession of eleven states, the formation of the Confederate States of America, and the start of the American Civil War"--Provided by publisher.

"An award-winning investigative reporter shares the real-life detective story of how Klansmen came to justice in notorious unsolved civil rights cold cases--decades after they had gotten away with murder"--Provided by publisher.

Contains articles that provide information about each of nineteen Native American tribes of the Northeast and Southeast, covering history, religion, language, government, economy, daily life, arts, customs, tribal issues, and notable people; grouped by geographical area, with a time line, glossary, maps, and illustrations.

Presents the author's experiences after dying his skin and moving to the American South to experience what it was like being Black.

Comfort Snowberger is well acquainted with death since her family runs the funeral parlor in their small southern town, but even so the ten-year-old is unprepared for the series of heart-wrenching events that begins on the first day of Easter vacation with the sudden death of her beloved great-uncle Edisto.

Soft Rain, a nine-year-old Cherokee girl, is forced to relocate, along with her family, from North Carolina to the West.