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Southern States

Captive bodies, free spirits

William J. Evitts

Traces the history of slavery in the United States from the seventeenth century through the Civil War in 1865 when the institution of slavery was finally abolished

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Hernando de Soto and the explorers of the American South

Sylvia Whitman

An account of the exploration of the American South by Hernando de Soto, Ponce de Leon, and others

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Indians of the Southeast

Richard E Mancini

Explores the ways of life of Native Americans of the pre-colonial southeast United States, including tribal structure, language, customs, and religion.

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You have seen their faces

Margaret Bourke-White, Erskine Caldwell

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The day that Elvis came to town

Jan Marino

Wanda feels betrayed when her parents' glamorous boarder doesn't introduce her to Elvis Presley, and it takes a near-tragedy to reunite them and to help her face the truth about her family and herself

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To Kill a Mockingbird

Harper Lee

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To Kill a Mockingbird

Harper Lee

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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 Geography of Hope

James Haskins

Discusses the conditions of African Americans in the South before, during, and after the Civil War, and the migration of many former slaves to the West looking for a better life.

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Life of a Slave On a Southern Plantation

Stephen Currie

Details the living conditions of plantation slaves, examining house, field and artisan work; food and clothing; marriage; separation; resistance; leisure activities; and old age.

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