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Out From This Place
by Hansen, Joyce
The sequel to "Which Way Freedom," this story follows slave Easter, and addresses the adversity that freed slaves often encountered after their escape.
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Topics
African American History,
19th-Century History - Age Groups Late Elementary: 4-6, Middle School
- Book Type Fiction
- Award
- Publisher Econo-Clad Books, 1988, New York, NY
Out of the Darkness: The Story of Blacks Moving North, 1890-1940
by Haskins, James, and Kathleen Benson
True life accounts and photographs of the migration of African Americans North after the Civil War, leading up to the Harlem Renaissance.
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Topics
African American History,
19th-Century History,
20th-Century History - Age Group Late Elementary: 4-6
- Book Type Nonfiction
- Award
- Publisher Benchmark Books, 2000, New York, NY
Pink and Say
by Polacco, Patricia
An emotional Civil War story about two soldiers who become friends.
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Topics
African American History,
19th-Century History - Age Group Late Elementary: 4-6
- Book Type Fiction
- Award
- Publisher Philomel, 1994, New York, NY
Plessy v. Ferguson: Separate but Equal?
by Fireside, Harvey
A look at Plessy v. Ferguson, the legal proceedings that had a large impact on African Americans and preceded the Civil Rights Movement.
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Topics
African American History,
19th-Century History,
20th-Century History - Age Group High School
- Book Type Nonfiction
- Award
- Publisher Enslow, 1997, New York, NY
Rabble Rousers 20 Women Who Made A Difference
by Harness, Cheryl
The focus of this book is on American feminists from the pre-Revolutionary War period to the present both well-known and obscure. It is presented in loose chronological order with illustrations and time lines.
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Topics
African American History,
Latino History,
Women's History,
19th-Century History,
20th-Century History - Age Groups Early Elementary: K-3, Late Elementary: 4-6, Middle School
- Book Type Nonfiction
- Award
- Publisher Dutton Children's Books, 2003, New York, NY
Award Key
- Caldecott Medal
- Most distinguished American picture book for children (annually).
- Newberry Medal
- Most distinguished contribution to American literature for children (annually).
- Coretta Scott King Award
- Distinguished books by authors and illustrators of African descent which promote an understanding and appreciation of the American dream (annually).
- Golden Kite Award
- Outstanding examples of text, illustration, fiction and nonfiction (four awards annually).
- Scott O'Dell Historical Fiction Award
- Outstanding work of historical fiction published by a U.S. publisher set in the New World.
