Landmarks of African American History

by James Oliver Horton

Book Overview

In Landmarks of African American History, James Oliver Horton chooses thirteen historic sites to explore the struggles and triumphs of African Americans and how they helped shape the rich and varied history of the United States. Horton begins with the first Africans brought to Jamestown, Virginia, and the start of slavery in the colonies that became the United States. Boston's Old State House provides the backdrop to the martyrdom of Crispus Attucks,...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0195141180
• ISBN13: 9780195141184
• Release Date: March 2005
• Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
• Length: 208 Pages
• Weight: 1.90 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 7.2" x 10.2"
• Age Range: 12 to 17 years
• Grade Range: Grades 7 to 12