Bibliograph

Dark sky rising, Reconstruction and the dawn of Jim Crow, by Henry Louis Gates, Jr. with Tonya Bolden

Type

Label

Dark sky rising, Reconstruction and the dawn of Jim Crow, by Henry Louis Gates, Jr. with Tonya Bolden

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references (pages 191-208) and index

Illustrations

illustrations

Index

index present

resource.interestAgeLevel

Ages 9-12

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

Dark sky rising

Nature of contents

bibliography

resource.readingGradeLevel

Grades 4-6

Responsibility statement

by Henry Louis Gates, Jr. with Tonya Bolden

Sub title

Reconstruction and the dawn of Jim Crow

Summary

"This is a story about America during and after Reconstruction, one of history's most pivotal and misunderstood chapters. In a stirring account of emancipation, the struggle for citizenship and national reunion, and the advent of racial segregation, the renowned Harvard scholar delivers a book that is illuminating and timely. Real-life accounts drive the narrative, spanning the half century between the Civil War and Birth of a Nation. Here, you will come face-to-face with the people and events of Reconstruction's noble democratic experiment, its tragic undermining, and the drawing of a new "color line" in the long Jim Crow era that followed. In introducing young readers to them, and to the resiliency of the African American people at times of progress and betrayal, Professor Gates shares a history that remains vitally relevant today."--Provided by publisher

Target audience

juvenile

resource.variantTitle

Reconstruction and the dawn of Jim Crow

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