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Publisher: U.S. Department of State's Bureau of International Information Programs USA History in Brief 
 Concise overview of American history from the U.S. government. Topics include the colonial period, Revolutionary War, westward expansion, Civil War and reconstruction, New Deal, Cold War, and Vietnam War. Also available in Arabic. From the Department of State's Bureau of International Information Programs. http://www.america.gov/publications/books/usa-history-in-brief.html Topics: United States History Last updated Dec 21, 2008 Free at Last: The U.S. Civil Rights Movement
"This book recounts how African-American slaves and their descendants struggled to win -- both in law and in practice -- the civil rights enjoyed by other Americans." Includes material on the spread of slavery, Underground Railroad, "Jim Crow" laws, Booker T. Washington, W.E.B. Du Bois, Thurgood Marshall, Martin Luther King, Jr., the Civil Rights Act of 1964, and the Voting Rights Act. From the U.S. Department of State's Bureau of International Information Programs. http://www.america.gov/publications/books-content/free-at-last.html Topics: Black Resources Last updated Feb 2, 2009 |
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