The Black Americans: A history in their own words, 1619-1983

By Milton Meltzer

Book Overview

' Meltzer has produced ?and updated? a single volume ?a condensation of his three-volume In Their Own Words? that covers three and a half centuries of black life in the United States, consisting of source materials: letters, speeches, newspaper articles, and book excerpts. From this collage a vivid picture emerges of the power, passion, and pride of black life.' -- C. Notable Children's Books of 1984 (ALA)100 Favorite Paperbacks of 1989 (IRA/CBC)Notable 1984 Children's Trade Books in Social Studies (NCSS/CBC)Children's Books of 1984 (Library of Congress)

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0690044186
• ISBN13: 9780690044188
• Release Date: January 1984
• Publisher: T.Y. Crowell
• Length: 306 Pages
• Weight: 1.45 lbs.
• Dimensions: 9.3" x 1.3" x 6.3"
• Age Range: 12 years and up
• Grade Range: Grade 7 and higher