Rosa Parks

Available for checkout at GNTC libraries!!!


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334
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P38427
2005

Available @ FCC



 She had not sought this moment but she was ready for it. When the policeman bent down to ask "Auntie, are you going to move?" all the strength of all the people through all those many years joined in her. She said, "No." An inspiring account of an event that shaped American history Fifty years after her refusal to give up her seat on a Montgomery, Alabama, city bus, Mrs. Rosa Parks is still one of the most important figures in the American civil rights movement. This picture- book tribute to Mrs. Parks is a celebration of her courageous action and the events that followed.       Award-winning poet, writer, and activist Nikki Giovanni’s evocative text combines with Bryan Collier’s striking cut-paper images to retell the story of this historic event from a wholly unique and original perspective.   Rosa is a 2006 Caldecott Honor Book and the winner of the 2006 Coretta Scott King Illustrator Award.



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334
.M753
P3868
2005

Available @ GCC



 Rosa Parks : civil rights pioneer

Shores, Erika L., 1976-

Mankato, Minn. : Capstone Press, c2005.

32 p. : ill. (some col.) ; 23 cm.

Provides an introduction to the life and biography of Rosa Parks, who helped start the civil rights movement in the United States.





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185
.R6737
2003
Available @ FCC



 The Rosa Parks story

[Santa Monica, CA] : Xenon Pictures, [2003]

1 videodisc (ca. 100 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.

Dramatic biography of Rosa McCauley Parks, who in 1955 created the spark that began the modern Civil Rights Movement.

Frederick Douglass

 

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449
.D75
L36
1998

electronic book

Frederick Douglass freedom’s voice, 1818-1845

Lampe, Gregory P.

East Lansing, Mich. : Michigan State University Press, [1998]

xvi, 350 p. ; 24 cm.

This work in the MSU Press Rhetoric and Public Affairs Series chronicles Frederick Douglass’s preparation for a career in oratory, his emergence as an abolitionist lecturer in 1841, and his development and activities as a public speaker and reformer from 1841 to 1845. Lampe’s meticulous scholarship overturns much of the conventional wisdom about this phase of Douglass’s life and career uncovering new information about his experiences as a slave and as a fugitive; it provokes a deeper and richer understanding of this renowned orator’s emergence as an important voice in the crusade to end slavery. Contrary to conventional wisdom, Douglass was well prepared to become a full-time lecturer for the Massachusetts Anti-Slavery Society in 1841. His emergence as an eloquent voice from slavery was not as miraculous as scholars have led us to believe. Lampe begins by tracing Douglass’s life as slave in Maryland and as fugitive in New Bedford, showing that experiences gained at this time in his life contributed powerfully to his understanding of rhetoric and to his development as an orator. An examination of his daily oratorical activities from the time of his emergence in Nantucket in 1841 until his departure for England in 1845 dispels many conventional beliefs surrounding this period, especially the belief that Douglass was under the wing of William Lloyd Garrison. Lampe’s research shows that Douglass was much more outspoken and independent than previously thought and that at times he was in conflict with white abolitionists.  Included in this work is a complete itinerary of Douglass’s oratorical activities, correcting errors and omissions in previously published works, as well as two newly discovered complete speech texts, never before published.  

Black History Month

 

Floyd County Campus recognizes Black History Month with two wonderful displays created by student worker, Vicki Dunn. Congratulations on the excellent work Vicki!

Civil War



 

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2004


   

Atlas of the Civil War, month by month : major battles and troop movements

Swanson, Mark, 1951-

Athens : University of Georgia Press, c2004.

p. cm.

This is the first Civil War atlas to depict multiple aspects of the war’s action, month by month, from April 1861 through May 1865. Fifty full-color maps--one for each month of the war--convey as never before a sense of the war’s progression on all fronts: battles, sieges, infantry campaigns, naval operations, cavalry raids, and even shifts of national frontiers. One set of additional maps provides background into the political state of the nation as it headed into the war; another set covers the war as it was fought in the western reaches of the country. The text on facing pages supports each map with extra facts and figures, while the atlas’s big 14 x 10 format allows for exceptional line clarity, color, and detail. Features: Fifty maps show the events, including relatively small engagements, that took place in the successive months of the war. Thirteen additional maps focus on the Far West theater. Six maps, beginning with November 1860, detail the political situation in the months leading up to the war’s outbreak. They show such information as free and slave states; secessionist sentiment; and the results of the 1860 census and the presidential election of the same year. Events of each month, including such details as dates, place-names, commanders, and statistics on troop strength and casualties, are summarized in the text facing each map. Confederate and Union positions, as well as towns that were occupied, raided, or burned, are clearly marked.

FEBRUARY IS BLACK HISTORY MONTH

We have lots of interesting materials about Black History in print and electronic formats. Stop by the library for information on how to check out these resources and check here daily for items of interest this month!

 

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185
.A448
2001

Almanac of African American heritage : a book of lists featuring people, places, times, and events that shaped Black culture

Paramus, NJ : Prentice Hall Press, c2001.

xxiv, 430 p. ; 24 cm.

This unparalleled resource celebrates the remarkable contributions of black men and women to the United States, beginning with the earliest slave ships to cross the Atlantic and culminating at the close of the 20th century. Witten by four African-American professionals with over 75 years of collective experience in education and counseling, this compendium documents the vital impact of African-Americans on America s past and present. Spanning history, popular culture, education, religion, science, technology, business, law, government, fine arts, sports, and the military, the authors spotlight dozens of trail blazers, from Dorothy Height to Warren Thompson, from Dr. Benjamin Carson to Barbara Jordan. Entries include: * Enduring African-American folk remedies and innovative contributions in medical research. * Pioneering African-American attorneys, judges, governors, and senators. * Notable Broadway plays and award-winning movies with African-American themes. * A tribute to African-American soldiers, including the fearless women nurses in World War I. Published just in time for African-American History Month in February, Almanac of African-American Heritage will become an instant backlist title and will remain a wonderful tribute and strong resource for years to come.