Evelyn Coleman
Author
Series
Language
English
Description
"When her family moves to Philadelphia's Society Hill neighborhood in 1866, Addy discovers that her new home holds dangerous secrets--including one connected to the North Carolina plantation she had escaped from only two years earlier. Includes a brief overview of the experiences of African Americans during Reconstruction, the period immediately following the Civil War." --
Author
Publisher
Albert Whitman
Pub. Date
1998.
Language
English
Description
A brief biography of Oseola McCarty, a hard-working washer woman who, without a formal education herself, donated a portion of her life savings to the University of Southern Mississippi to endow a scholarship fund for needy students.
6) To be a drum
Author
Publisher
Albert Whitman & Company
Pub. Date
[1998]
Language
English
Description
Daddy Wes tells how Africans were brought to America as slaves, but promises his children that as long as they can hear the rhythm of the earth, they will be free.
7) Born in sin
Author
Publisher
Atheneum Books for Young Readers
Pub. Date
2001.
Language
English
Description
Despite serious obstacles and setbacks, fourteen-year-old Keisha pursues her dream of becoming an Olympic swimmer and medical doctor.
Author
Publisher
Simon & Schuster
Pub. Date
[1998]
Language
English
Description
A thriller on genetic engineering which begins when a woman is stood up at the altar. Journalist Patricia Conley of Atlanta thinks her fiance developed cold feet, until police arrive to question her regarding a bloody car and his disappearance.
