African Americans

PRODUCT SUMMARY

The history of African Americans is one of forced migration. Brought by force and sold as slaves, there were four million slaves in the South by the beginning of the Civil War. The eventual "freeing" of the slaves brought many African Americans North, but it was not until World War II that their demands effected real change. The Civil Rights Movement, the rise of influential black leaders like Martin Luther King, Jr. and Malcolm X, and the efforts of people like A. Philip Randolph and Thurgood Marshall helped end discrimination in many workplaces, schools and public places, and secured the right to vote for all. Part of the Multicultural Peoples of North America Video Series, a compelling collection that celebrates the heritage of different cultural groups in North America.

EDITORIAL REVIEWS

"...recommended." - Video Librarian


"Technically excellent...smoothly edited to combine a nice mix of historical stills and film footage...an effective teaching tool for multicultural studies, contemporary issues, and American history." - School Library Journal


"Gr. 4-10. Rich in attractively presented archival visuals, informatively structured by maps and voice-over, and personalized by family interviews, this enlightening, 15-title series introduces various ethnic groups in the U.S. While each group's distinctive history and cultural traditions are heralded, the programs also reveal the conditions of their arrival (as in the Chinese laborers), their economic fortunes, their quest for assimilation as well as expression of their heritage (a Greek Orthodox festival)...these are excellent resources for multicultural education." - Booklist