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American Wings: Chicago's Pioneering Black Aviators and the Race for Equality in the Sky
by Sherri L. Smith Elizabeth WeinFrom the acclaimed author of Flygirl and the bestselling author of Code Name Verity comes the thrilling and inspiring true story of the desegregation of the skies.&“This beautiful and brilliant history of not only what it means to be Black and dream of flying but to, against every odd, do so, completely blew me away.&” —Jacqueline Woodson, National Book Award Winner for Brown Girl DreamingIn the years between World War I and World War II, aviation fever was everywhere, including among Black Americans. But what hope did a Black person have of learning to fly in a country constricted by prejudice and Jim Crow laws, where Black aviators like Bessie Coleman had to move to France to earn their wings?American Wings follows a group of determined Black Americans: Cornelius Coffey and Johnny Robinson, skilled auto mechanics; Janet Harmon Bragg, a nurse; and Willa Brown, a teacher and social worker. Together, they created a flying club and built their own airfield south of Chicago. As the U.S. hurtled toward World War II, they established a school to train new pilots, teaching both Black and white students together and proving, in a time when the U.S. military was still segregated, that successful integration was possible.Featuring rare historical photographs, American Wings brings to light a hidden history of pioneering Black men and women who, with grit and resilience, battled powerful odds for an equal share of the sky.
Americanized: Rebel Without A Green Card
by Sara Saedi<P>The hilarious, poignant, true story of one teen's experience growing up in America as an undocumented immigrant from the Middle East. <P>At thirteen, bright-eyed, straight-A student Sara Saedi uncovered a terrible family secret: she was breaking the law simply by living in the United States. Only two years old when her parents fled Iran, she didn't learn of her undocumented status until her older sister wanted to apply for an after-school job, but couldn't because she didn't have a Social Security number. <P>Fear of deportation kept Sara up at night, but it didn't keep her from being a teenager. She desperately wanted a green card, along with clear skin, her own car, and a boyfriend. <P>From discovering that her parents secretly divorced to facilitate her mother's green card application to learning how to tame her unibrow, Sara pivots gracefully from the terrifying prospect that she might be kicked out of the country to the almost-as-terrifying possibility that she might be the only one without a date to the prom. This moving, often hilarious story is for anyone who has ever shared either fear.
The Americans: Beginnings to 1914
by Gerald A. Danzer J. Jorge Klor de Alva Larry S. KriegerNIMAC-sourced textbook
The Americans: Reconstruction to the 21st Century
by Gerald A. Danzer J. Jorge Klor de Alva Larry S. KriegerNIMAC-sourced textbook
The Americans: Reconstruction to the 21st Century
by Gerald A. Danzer J. Jorge Klor de Alva Larry S. KriegerNIMAC-sourced textbook
The Americans: Reconstruction to the 21st Century (Florida)
by Gerald A. Danzer J. Jorge Klor de Alva Larry S. KriegerNIMAC-sourced textbook
The Americans: Reconstruction to the 21st Century (Michigan)
by Gerald A. Danzer J. Jorge Klor de Alva Larry S. KriegerNIMAC-sourced textbook
The Americans: Beginnings to 1914 (Alabama)
by Gerald A. Danzer J. Jorge Klor de Alva Larry S. KriegerNIMAC-sourced textbook
The Americans: Reconstruction to the 21st Century (Alabama)
by Gerald A. Danzer J. Jorge Klor de Alva Larry S. KriegerNIMAC-sourced textbook
The Americans
by Gerald A. Danzer J. Jorge Klor de Alva Larry S. Krieger Louis E. Wilson Nancy WolochNew Jersey edition of The Americans. New Jersey materials in front, otherwise identical to national edition.
The Americans: Reconstruction Through the 20th Century
by Gerald A. Danzer J. Jorge Klor de Alva Larry S. Krieger Louis E. Wilson Nancy WolochYou live in a nation founded on dreams of freedom, opportunity, and progress. The most enduring of these visions is the American dream--the belief held by most Americans that if they work hard and play by the rules, then they and their children will be better off.
The Americans
by Gerald A. Danzer J. Jorge Klor de Alva Larry S. Krieger Louis E. Wilson Nancy WolochYou live in a nation founded on dreams of freedom, opportunity, and progress. The most enduring of these visions is the American dream--the belief held by most Americans that if they work hard, and play by the rules, then they and their children will be better off.
The Americans: Reconstruction to the 21st Century
by Gerald A. Danzer J. Jorge Klor de Alva Larry S. Krieger Louis E. Wilson Nancy WolochThe Americans focuses on nine themes, described on these pages. As you study U.S. history, you will encounter these and other themes again and again. The Thematic Review on pages 192-197 and the Tracing Themes features organize major events in United States history around these themes.
The Americans
by Gerald A. Danzer J. Jorge Klor de Alva Larry S. Krieger Louis E. Wilson Nancy WolochNIMAC-sourced textbook
The Americans: Reconstruction to the 21st Century
by Gerald A. Danzer J. Jorge Klor de Alva Larry S. Krieger Louis E. Wilson Nancy WolochThis is more of a story of the United State laid out in different themes. These themes include: America in world affairs, economic opportunity, science & technology, diversity & the national identity, women & political power, immigration & migration, rights etc
The Americans
by Gerald A. Danzer J. Jorge Klor de Alva Larry S. Krieger Louis E. Wilson Nancy WolochThis textbook on "The Americans" narrates the history of Americans from Beginnings to Passage to a New Century.
The Americans
by Gerald A. Danzer J. Jorge Klor de Alva Louis E. Wilson Nancy WolochThis textbook contains unit lessons on: American Beginnings to 1783, 1781-1850 A New Nation, 1825-1877 An Era of Growth and Disunion, 1876-1917 Migration and Industrialization Change Society, 1890-1920 Modern America Emerges, 1920-1940 The Twenties and the Great Depression, 1931-1960 World War II and Its Aftermath, 1954-1975 Living with Great Turmoil, and 1968-1996 Nearing the Century Mark.
The Americans: Reconstruction to the 21st Century
by Gerald A. Danzer Larry S. Krieger Louis E. Wilson Nancy Woloch J. Jorge Klor de AlvaNIMAC-sourced textbook
The Americans: A History
by Winthrop D. Jordan Miriam Greenblatt John S. BowesAmerican history textbook for high school students.
The Americans: Reconstruction to the 21st Century (New Mexico)
by Holt McdougalNIMAC-sourced textbook
The Americans
by Holt McdougalExplores the story of United States history, weaving the reflections of people who experienced history firsthand throughout the narrative. Thought-provoking lessons make history human and relevant to students' everyday lives, helping them to realize the richness of our nation's history. Identifies themes in geography and technology that influenced American history.