Heart and soul : the story of America and African Americans / words and paintings by Kadir Nelson.

A simple introduction to African-American history, from Revolutionary-era slavery up to the election of President Obama.

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Nelson, Kadir
Language:English
Published: New York : Balzer + Bray, [2011], ©2011.
Edition:First edition.
Series:MSU Children's & YA Literature Collection.
Subjects:
African Americans > History > Juvenile literature.
Slavery.
Civil rights movements.
United States > Civilization > African American influences > Juvenile literature.
Genre:
Juvenile literature.
Physical Description:108 pages : color illustrations, color portraits ; 29 cm
Variant Title:
Story of America and African Americans.
Format: Book
Contents:
  • Declarations of independence
  • Slavery
  • Abolition
  • Lincoln's war
  • Reconstruction
  • Cowboys and Indians: Native Americans and westward Negroes
  • Turn of the century and the great migration
  • Harlem and the vote for women
  • Hard times and World War II
  • Black innovation
  • Jim Crow's a-dying
  • Revolution
  • Epilogue.