Now is your time! : the African-American struggle for freedom / Walter Dean Myers.
A history of the African-American struggle for freedom and equality, beginning with the capture of Africans in 1619, continuing through the American Revolution, the Civil War, and into contemporary times.
Record details
- ISBN: 0064461203
- ISBN: 9780064461207
- ISBN: 0060243708
- ISBN: 0060243716
- Physical Description: xi, 292 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm
- Edition: 1st Harper Trophy edition
- Publisher: New York : HarperTrophy, 1991.
Content descriptions
| General Note: | Originally published: 1st ed. New York : HarperCollins, ©1991. Winner of the 1992 Coretta Scott King Award. |
| Bibliography, etc. Note: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 278-281) and index. |
| Formatted Contents Note: | The land -- Abd al-Rahman Ibrahima -- The plantation society -- To make a slave -- The United States of America -- James Forten -- We the people -- To be a slave -- Fighting back -- George Latimer -- The Dred Scott case -- John Brown -- Secession -- The bower -- We look like men of war -- Fort Wagner -- The first taste of freedom -- Ida B. Wells -- Lewis Howard Latimer -- The battle in the courts -- Meta Vaux Warrick -- Brown vs. Board of Education -- Martin Luther King, Jr., and the modern civil rights movement. |
| Target Audience Note: | 1030L Lexile |
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| Subject: | African Americans > History > Juvenile literature. |
Available copies
- 37 of 37 copies available at NC Cardinal. (Show)
- 2 of 2 copies available at Johnston County Affiliated Libraries.
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- 0 current holds with 37 total copies.
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| Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Status | Due Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Public Library of Johnston County and Smithfield | J 973.0496 M (Text) | 38950990912281 | Juvenile Nonfiction | Available | - |
| Selma Public Library | YA 973.0496 M (Text) | 38950607600584 | Young Adult Nonfiction | Available | - |
