Black Birds in the Sky: The Story and Legacy of the 1921 Tulsa Race Massacre, Hardcover - Brandy Colbert

Reducere. A searing new work of nonfiction from award-winning author Brandy Colbert about the history and legacy of one of the most deadly and destructive ac...

Reducere. This book examines the Tulsa Race Massacre of 1921, perhaps the most lethal and financially devastating instance of collective violence in early tw...

One of the worst acts of racist violence in American history took place in 1921, when a White mob numbering in the thousands decimated the thriving...

Reducere. In highly-segregated Tulsa, Oklahoma in June, 1921, a white mob attacked the mostly Black neighborhood of Greenwood. Hundreds of people were killed...

Reducere. The 1921 Tulsa Race Massacre occurred over two days, May 30 and June 1, 1921, when a white mob destroyed the African American section of Tulsa, Okl...

Reducere. *Includes pictures*Includes excerpts of contemporary accounts*Includes a bibliography for further reading"Lurid flames roared and belched and licke...

Reducere. On the evening of May 31, 1921, and in the early morning hours of June 1, several thousand white citizens and authorities violently attacked the Af...

Reducere. Includes an All-New Afterword. An unflinching account of America's most horrific racial massacre, The Burning is essential reading as America final...

Reducere. Mary Parrish was reading in her home when the Tulsa race massacre began on the evening of May 31, 1921. Parrish's daughter, Florence Mary, called t...

Reducere. A must-have--Booklist (starred review) Celebrated author Carole Boston Weatherford and illustrator Floyd Cooper provide a powerful look at the Tuls...

Reducere. The story of how Tulsa became an important epicenter of Pentecostal and Charismatic Christianity in the United States. In its earliest days, reviva...

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Award-winning YA author Brandy Colbert's debut middle-grade novel about the only two black girls in town who discover a collection of hidden journa...

Reducere. In 1921 Tulsa's Greenwood District, known then as the nation's "Black Wall Street, " was one of the most prosperous African American communities in...

Reducere. Contributor(s): Author: Scott EllsworthForeword by: John Hope FranklinWhen a crows began to gather outside the jail in Tulsa, Oklahoma, on the even...

Reducere. Award NameOklahoma Book AwardAward categoryNonfictionThe 1921 Tulsa Race Riot was the country's bloodiest civil disturbance of the century. Thirty ...

From award-winning YA author Brandy Colbert comes a debut middle-grade novel about the only two Black girls in town who discover a collection of hi...

Reducere. In 1921 Tulsa's Greenwood District, known then as the nation's "Black Wall Street, " was one of the most prosperous African American communities in...

Reducere. From Stonewall Award-winning author Brandy Colbert comes an all-in-one-day love story perfect for fans of The Sun is Also A Star. Marva Sheridan wa...

A gripping exploration of the worst single incident of racial violence in American history, timed to coincide with its 100th anniversary.Publisher:...

Reducere. Tales from the Greenwood District is a series of short fictional stories that adds color and dimension to Black Wall Street before the Tulsa Massac...

Reducere. DescriptionPerfect for fans of Nina LaCour and Nicola Yoon comes a novel about first love and secrets from Stonewall Book Award winner Brandy Colbe...

Reducere. An illuminating journey to racial reconciliation experienced by two Americans--one black and one white. The 1919 Elaine Race Massacre, arguably the...

A gripping exploration of the worst single incident of racial violence in American history, timed to coincide with its 100th anniversary.Illustrati...

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Reducere. Now in paperback, a all-in-one-day love story from Stonewall Award-winning author Brandy Colbert about voting, voter suppression, and activism, per...

From Stonewall Award winner Brandy Colbert comes a novel about first love, family, and hidden secrets that will stay with you long after turning th...

A nineteenth-century attack by Native Americans on a Presbyterian mission in what would become the Oregon Territory proved to be a turning point in...

By 1808, both Britain and the United States had passed laws outlawing the transatlantic slave trade. Yet the trade covertly carried on. In the summ...

Reducere. Contributor(s): Author: Brandy ColbertFor fans of Nicola Yoon and Nina LaCour comes a striking novel about difficult choices from acclaimed author ...

Reducere. In 1752 an enslaved Pennsylvania ironworker named Ned purchased his freedom and moved to Virginia on the upper James River. Taking the name Edward ...

Description"A beautiful and inspiring book...fascinatingly told." -- Donna Shirley, former head of the U.S. Mars program, NASAThe exhilarating stor...

Reducere. On Easter Sunday, 1873, in the tiny hamlet of Colfax, Louisiana, more than 150 members of an all-black Republican militia, defending the town's cou...

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DescriptionThis gripping, fully illustrated title follows the story of the men of 3rd Battalion, 506th Parachute Infantry Regiment, the comrades of...

Reducere. On December 17, 1944, during the Battle of the Bulge, more than eighty unarmedAmerican soldiers were shot down after having surrendered to an SS ta...

Reducere. The Racial Justice in America: Histories series explores moments and eras in America's history that have been ignored or misrepresented in educatio...

Reducere. Stock up for Black History Month and Women's History Month As a young black woman in the 1920s, Bessie Coleman's chances of becoming a pilot were s...

"This extraordinary book is a powerful addition to the history of travel segregation. Traveling Black reveals how travel discrimination transformed...

Reducere. The Racial Justice in America: Histories series explores moments and eras in America's history that have been ignored or misrepresented in educatio...

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DescriptionIn the aftermath of a devastating clash between gods and men, two unlikely allies--one immortal and one human--must band together to sur...

Reducere. The world gasped in April 2015 as Baltimore erupted and Black Lives Matter activists, incensed by Freddie Gray's brutal death in police custody, sh...

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The story of a defining moment in the history of British democracy: the horrific Peterloo massacre of 1819.

Reducere. *Includes pictures *Includes accounts of the fighting *Includes online resources and a bibliography for further reading In the summer of 1866, Colo...