Description: How comfortable are you talking about race? In Race Relations: The Struggle for Equality in America, kids ages 12 to 15 follow the evolution of race relations in America, from when American colonists used racial differences to justify slavery, discrimination, and the persecution of people of color until the modern-day presidencies of Barack Obama and Donald Trump. Through essential questions, primary sources, and investigative projects, readers develop a comprehensive understanding of the past, present, and future of race in America.
Brief description: Barbara Diggs is a non-fiction writer and the author of The Vietnam War from Nomad Press. Her work has been featured in Learning Through History Magazine, History Magazine, and Renaissance, among others. A graduate of Stanford Law School, Barbara practiced law in New York for several years before becoming a professional writer. She and her family currently split their time between Paris, France, and Washington DC.
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Civic Unrest: Investigate the Struggle for Social Change
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"This is a complete and thorough resource dealing with basic civic principles for the middle-level social- studies classroom."