Black Legacy
Publication Information
Author:  Katz, William	Illustrator:
Title:  Black Legacy	Date:  1997
Publisher:  Atheneum	City:  New York
ISBN, paperback:  0-689-31913-4	ISBN, hardback:
Recommended audience:
ABE/ABLE:   Yes	ESOL:
Family:	Young Adult:   Yes
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General Information:
Book Type(s):    nonfiction, reference
HSE Descriptor(s):    language arts - reading| social studies
Summary:
This history of African Americans in New York City from a Dutch colony to the 1990's contains 18 chapters, documents and maps, Endnotes, a bibliography, and an index.
Teaching Ideas:
The reference material supplements many areas of the African American experience in the U.S. Chapter 5 could be used with Anthony Burns or with a text set on the Underground Railroad. Chapter 7 and 8 could contribute to a text set on the Civil War and the economic aftermath of Reconstruction. Learners could select a person of interest to research for a biographical sketch. www.civilwar.com; Harlem Renaissance www.nku.edu/~diesmarJ/harlem_intro.html;
Keywords: select any link below for a list of resources which also have that keyword
Ethnic Groups > African-American Government/Civics > judicial system > law/laws History > topic > war > Civil War > abolition History > region > U.S. history > Harlem Renaissance History > region > U.S. history > Civil Rights Communities > urban History > region > U.S. history > well-known people > King, Martin Luther, Jr. History > topic > war > reconstruction History > region > U.S. history > well known people > X, Malcom

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