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382) El color del imperio
Author
Publisher
B
Pub. Date
2021.
Language
Español
Description
Cataluña, siglo XV. Alamanda, vendida como esclava por su propio padre cuando todavía era solo una niña, descubre en la biblioteca del monasterio de Sant Benet, entre los anaqueles de los libros prohibidos, el secreto del color más maravilloso que jamás ha sido capaz de crear la humanidad: la púrpura. Símbolo de emperadores, papas y reyes, mil veces más cara que el oro, la púrpura fue forjador de imperios comerciales en la Antigüedad, pero...
383) Shift in time
Author
Series
Coin keepers volume 3
Publisher
Aventine Press
Pub. Date
c2011
Language
English
Description
"Shift in Time, the final book in the trilogy of The Coin Keepers, leads us into the world of time-travel and fantasy. Jewell, the latest protagonist in the series, sets out to connect with her descendants, to experience an echo of the horror of their slavery. As the heirloom coin and the young woman step into the events of 1842, the reader wonders if the shift in time will sever the genetic thread of the Warrior Queen Nzinga's coin keepers..."--Description...
Author
Publisher
Bushel & Peck Books
Pub. Date
[2022]
Language
English
Description
"The founding of America was not accomplished by a handful of people; it required the heart, soul, and grit of an entire nation. Today, we rightfully honor the efforts of the Founding Fathers, but what about everyone else who sacrificed for the cause? Introducing 'Forgotten Founders', the inspiring book of stories about the heroic women, African Americans, Native Americans, immigrants, and others who played pivotal roles in America's birth. Make no...
385) Grass
Author
Publisher
Drawn & Quarterly
Pub. Date
2019.
Language
English
Description
"Grass is a powerful anti-war graphic novel, offering up firsthand the life story of a Korean girl named Okseon Lee who was forced into sexual slavery for the Japanese Imperial Army during the second World War - a disputed chapter in 20th century Asian history. Beginning in Lee's childhood, Grass shows the leadup to World War II from a child's vulnerable perspective, detailing how one person experienced the Japanese occupation and the widespread suffering...
Author
Publisher
Bold Type Books
Pub. Date
2020.
Language
English
Description
"Although slavery was outlawed in the northern states in 1827, the illegal slave trade continued in the one place modern readers would least expect, the streets and ports of America's great northern metropolis: New York City. In 'The Kidnapping Club,' historian Jonathan Daniel Wells takes readers to a rapidly changing city rife with contradiction, where social hierarchy clashed with a rising middle class, Black citizens jostled for an equal voice...
Author
Series
Publisher
Benchmark Books
Pub. Date
c2004
Language
English
Description
Presents information about life in Virginia, South Carolina, and Mississippi between 1770 and 1860 and provides instructions for making such related projects as a Commonplace book, a folk remedy for colds, a recipe for Hoppin' John, and a girls' game called Graces.
Author
Publisher
W. W. Norton & Company
Pub. Date
[2022]
Language
English
Description
"Priscilla Joyner was born into the world of slavery in 1858. Her life story, which she recounted in an oral history decades later, captures the complexity of emancipation. Based on interviews that Joyner and formerly enslaved people had with the Depression-era Federal Writers Project, historian Carole Emberton draws a portrait of the steps they took in order to feel free, something no legal mandate could instill. Joyner's life exemplifies the deeply...
Author
Publisher
Simon & Schuster
Pub. Date
2021.
Language
English
Description
"From an acclaimed, New York Times bestselling biographer, a timely reassessment of Abraham Lincoln's indispensable Secretary of the Treasury: a leading proponent for black rights both before and during his years in cabinet and later as Chief Justice of the United States. Salmon P. Chase is best remembered as a rival of Lincoln's for the Republican nomination in 1860-but there would not have been a national Republican Party, and Lincoln could not...
Author
Publisher
Alfred A. Knopf
Pub. Date
2014.
Language
English
Description
"From the revered historian--winner of nearly every award given in his field--the long-awaited conclusion of his magisterial three-volume history of slavery in Western culture that has been more than fifty years in the making. David Brion Davis is one of the foremost historians of our time, and in this final volume in his monumental trilogy on slavery in Western culture he offers highly original, authoritative, and penetrating insight into what slavery...
Author
Publisher
Crown Books for Young Readers
Pub. Date
c2022.
Language
English
Description
"While visiting her grandma in Louisiana, nine-year-old Frances is excited to help prepare the New Year’s Day meal. She listens as Grandma tells stories—dating back to the Atlantic Slave Trade—about the food for their feast. Through these stories, Frances learns not only about the ingredients and the dishes they are making but about her ancestors and their history as well....A celebration of African American cuisine and identity, Black-Eyed...
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