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An absorbing analysis of a 1936 Supreme Court case that exonerated three black sharecroppers tortured into confessing a murder they did not commit

Provocative work by distinguished African-American scholar traces the migration north and westward of southern blacks, from the colonial era through the early 20th century. Documented with information from contemporary newspapers, personal letters, and academic journals, this discerning study vividly recounts decades of harassment and humiliation, hope and achievement.

In this major undertaking, noted civil rights historian Fairclough chronicles the odyssey of black teachers in the South from emancipation in 1865 to integration 100 years later.

Drawing on ten years of research and interviews with hundreds of ordinary Americans, both black and white, Pulitzer Prize-winning author David Shipler conducts readers on an unprecedented tour of the invisible line that divides the races in this country.

This book has been written to lay the foundations of a single curriculum framework for citizenship education in Sierra Leone. It is a direct result of a consultative process aimed at complementing and consolidating a number of citizenship-related initiatives within and outside government circles in Sierra Leone.

This seminar was organized to develop common understandings and shared visions in HMC (Heritage, Multiculturalism and Citizenship) education. It was also intended as a first step towards developing and implementing a framework for HMC. The seminar recognized the need to address these issues in national curricula and policies and allowed some Commonwealth countries to revive discussion of issues at the heart of international debate -- promoting the values of equity, tolerance, multiculturalism and multilingualism, openness, accountability and social honour, in an attempt to deal with the challenge of diversity. The fifty participants were educationists, curriculum developers and other experts from Canada, Botswana, Lesotho, Mauritius, Mozambique, Namibia, South Africa and the United Kingdom.

Covering the years that preceded the American Revolution through the decades in which our nation was forged, this book and accompanying CD recount, like no others, the African American experience through contemporaneous documents, diaries, visuals, and texts. These primary sources provide insight into the public and private worlds of those who came before us and shaped the United States of America. The documents make clear the importance of race in the formation of a common American culture. They pay tribute to the strength, endurance, creativity, and contributions of those often ignored in conventional textbooks. "A Song Full of Hope" offers an inclusive American history, revealing the interracial, multicultural heritage that became the foundation of our nation."A Song Full of Hope" is Sourcebook 2 in the groundbreaking five-volume series, "Making Freedom: African Americans in U.S. History." Developed by Primary Source Inc., a nonprofit organization promoting historically accurate, culturally inclusive studies, the series offers a wealth of primary source materials compiled by leading scholars, classroom teachers, and curriculum specialists. Each sourcebook in the series contains: context essays written by scholars in African American historylesson plans written largely by teachers for teachersa glossaryan accompanying CD, featuring all the primary source materials, plus supplementary materials, a chronology of events, an annotated bibliography, and recordings of music.Innovative and intellectually compelling, these curriculum materials fit into the conventional "scope and sequence." Use a single sourcebook independently or all five to form a powerful vehicle for bringing thehistory of African American life to middle and high school classrooms.

The system requirements for the CD are: Windows/PC
Pentium Processor (233Mhz or higher)
Windows 95 or higher
64 MB RAM (more recommended)
SVGA Color Display (or better)
8x CD-ROM Drive (or faster)

Macintosh
PowerPC Processor
System 8 (or higher)
64MB RAM (more recommended)
SVGA Color Display (or better)
8x CD-ROM Drive (or faster)

Finally in paperback: "The most powerful and enduring words of the man who touched the conscience of the nation and the world." ("The Kansas City Star"). "A Testament of Hope" has sold more than 46,000 copies in hardcover.

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In a devastating narrative that spans more than three centuries, the authors maintain that the drive for African-American equality has never had the support of the majority of Americans.

Despite the great racial upheavals of the Civil War and Reconstruction periods, and the federal government’ s attempts to give blacks the right to vote, hold office, own land, and enjoy full citizenship, Jim Crow and "separate but equal" became the law of the land. And the spectacular gains of the civil rights era of the 1960s were followed by a discouraging backlash in the 1980s.

Racial progress was made only in brief historical bursts when a committed militant minority -- abolitionists, radical republicans, civil rights activists -- stirred the nation, pressuring it to change. Invariably, however, these advances have been followed by concerted efforts to restore white privilege.

When Ghana became one of the first sub-Saharan African nations to gain independence from colonial rule in 1957, hundreds of African Americans--including Martin Luther King Jr., George Padmore, Malcolm X, Maya Angelou, Richard Wright, Pauli Murray, and Muhammed Ali--visited or settled in Ghana. Gaines explains what attracted these expatriates to Ghana and how their new community was shaped by the convergence of the Cold War, the rise of the U.S. civil rights movement, and the decolonization of Africa.

This new and updated edition of Norgren and Nanda's classic text brings their examination of American cultural pluralism and the law up to date through the Clinton administration.

A dramatic and moving tribute to the military's unsung heroes, American Patriots tells the story of the black servicemen and women who defended American ideals on the battlefield, even as they faced racism in the ranks and segregation on the home front. Through hundreds of original interviews with veterans of every war since World War I, historic accounts, and photographs, Gail Buckley brings these heroes and their struggles to life. We meet Henry O. Flipper, who withstood silent treatment from his classmates to become the first black graduate of West Point in 1877. And World War II infantry medic Bruce M. Wright, who crawled through a minefield to shield a fallen soldier during an attack. Finally, we meet a young soldier in Vietnam, Colin Powell, who rose through the ranks to become, during the Gulf War, the first black chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff. Fourteen years in the making, American Patriots is a landmark chronicle of the brave men and women whose courage and determination changed the course of American history.