02606cam a2200445 i 4500 686191033 TxAuBib 20230310120000.0 170703s2018||||||||||||||||||||||||eng|u 2017031932 9780316436427 hbk. 0316436429 hbk. (OCoLC)987279912 TxAuBib rda Asim, Jabari, 1962- A child's introduction to African American history : the experiences, people, and events that shaped our country / Jabari Asim ; illustrated by Lynn Gaines. African American history : the experiences, people, and events that shaped our country. First edition. New York, NY : Black Dog & Leventhal Publishers, 2018. 96 pages : color illustrations, color map ; 26 x 27 cm. + 1 folded poster. txt rdacontent n rdamedia nc rdacarrier sti rdacontent rdamedia nb rdacarrier cri rdacontent rdamedia rdacarrier Includes removable historical timeline affixed in back of book. Includes index. What is African American history? -- The beginnings of slavery -- The Abolitionist movement -- The Civil War and the road to freedom -- Turn of the 20th century -- The Harlem renaissance -- The bumpy road to civil rights -- Artists of note part 1 -- Achievements in sports part 1 -- The Civil Rights era -- Artists of note part 2 -- Achievements in sports part 2 -- Political trailblazers -- Progress and setbacks -- Artists of note part 3 -- Achievements in sports part 3 -- Dominant athletes -- A new millennium -- Artists of note part 4 -- Achievements in sports part 4 -- African American history museums & places of interest. "Chronicles the story of African Americans from the slave trade through the American Revolution and the Civil War to the Tuskegee experiments, the Civil Rights movement, [and] the election of Barack Obama. Sections throughout highlight the contribution of African Americans to the arts, music, literature, culture, sports and more"-- Provided by publisher. 20230310. African Americans History Juvenile literature. African Americans History. Gaines, Lynn,.