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Southern States

Uncle Tom's Cabin

Harriet Beecher Stowe

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The Civil War

Richard Brownell

This book explains social, economic, political, and military problems that contributed to the defeat of the Confederacy.

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Reconstruction and Reaction

Michael Golay

Covers African-American advancements during the period of the federal government's management of the defeated Southern states.

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Taking a Stand

Walter Brian Cisco

Tells the story of the movement that led to Confederate independence from the perspectives of five Southern men who came to their own individual decisions to abandon the Union.

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Zora Neale Hurston

Della A. Yannuzzi

This book explores the life and career of Zora Neale Hurston, a gifted storyteller.

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The Southeast

Thomas G. Aylesworth

Discusses the geographical, historical, and cultural aspects of Kentucky, Tennessee, and Georgia.

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The South

Thomas G. Aylesworth

Discusses the geographical, historical, and cultural aspects of Mississippi, Alabama, and Florida.

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Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry

Mildred D. Taylor

A black family living in the South during the 1930's are faced with prejudice and discrimination which their children don't understand.

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The Suitcases

Anne Hall Whitt

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Three Who Dared

Tom Cohen

Describes the activities of three young men who risked their lives to participate in the Freedom Marches and Civil Rights Movement of the early 1960's.

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