Black Heritage Sites is a unique travel guide to the major landmarks of African American history across the United States. This volume includes descriptions and detailed visitor information for hundreds of places of national and local significance, from churches and schools to battlefields and cemeteries, from stops on the Underground Railroad to landmarks of the 1950s civil rights movement. Black Heritage Sites is perfect for travelers and historians of all kinds - from the family planning a cross - country trip to the armchair traveler interested in gaining a unique perspective on African American history

African-American folklore is rich in stories and songs about people flying. In the early days of American flights, aviations such as daredevil Bessie Coleman, the first black American woman licensed as a pilot

Examines the importance of the buffalo in the lore and day-to-day life of the Indian tribes of the Great Plains and describes hunting methods and the uses found for each part of the animal that could not be eaten

An account of African-American life in the period of Reconstruction following the Civil War, based on first-person narratives, contemporary documents, and other historical sources

In this book, the AFRO-BETS Kids introduce fortynine black men and women who are heroes of their time. They are scientists, writers, athletes, and sinders. There is an arctic explorer named Matthew Henson and an Affrican warrior named Shaka Zulu, along with Jesse Jackson, Harriet Tubman, and Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.

The book tells story about the most influential Black Women Leaders of the Civil rights Movement

Beautifully illustrated with over 300 full-color photographs and memorabilia items, Boy Scouts of America captures the adventure and spirit of the US` largest youth organization

It is a book of tremendous scope - a truly definitive biography - and the spirit of GBS comes bursting through to quiken and delight