friendly, welcoming city, from its historic downtown and midtown neighborhoods to its fast-growing suburbs.  (less)

his later leadership role to reclaim the Lorraine Motel and the construction of the National Civil Rights Museum.  (less)

you'll visit fascinating homes, museums, parks, and cities. You'll get an insider's view of famous spots like the Biltmore Estate, Colonial Williamsburg, and Brennan's Restaurant -- and a splendid tour of New Orleans, Smith's favorite city. But you'll also visit places new to many people, including the Bear Bryant Museum, a modern-day steamboat on the Mississippi River, and the National Civil Rights Museum. Smith's visit to the magnificent homes of Beaufort, South Carolina, which were recently made famous as backdrops for numerous movies, is a saga in itself.When your trip is over, you'll have seen some of the most spectacular places, and met the most unforgettable people, you will ever see. But this is no simple guidebook. Smith looks deeply into his subjects and gives an emotional account of places he has not only seen and studied, but grown to love during his years on the road. Rarely does a reader have an opportunity like this to travel at the side of a master.  (less)

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nature of this type of study. Sites are recreated with photos, diagrams, and narratives, allowing readers to experience and explore places through pictures and words.PWhether it's a writer's study, a famous laboratory, or a civil rights meeting place, each location opens an intimate window into America's past lives and diverse cultures. The books offer fascinating reading, and are excellent springboards for interdisciplinary student projects. Every site featured can be visited today.BR-- The winter quarters of the Continental Army, Valley Forge, PABR-- Utopian community Hancock Shaker Village, Pittsfield, MABR-- Levi Coffin House, a way station for the Underground Railroad, Fountain City, INBR-- Women's Rights National Historic Park, birthplace of the women's rights movement, Seneca Falls, NYBR-- Ford's Theater National Site, place of Abraham Lincoln's assassination, Washington, D.C.BR-- The Jane Addams Hull-House Museum, the social reformer's home and first community center, Chicago, ILBR-- Clara Barton House, home and offices of the American Red Cross founder, Glen Echo, MDBR-- Wounded Knee, Native American monument to a lost way of life, Wounded Knee, SDBR-- Ellis Island Immigration Center, Liberty Island, NYBR-- Sites of the civil rights movement in Montgomery, Birmingham, and Selma, AL.  (less)

included writers who give voice to their struggle to preserve something of a classic library culture in a dot.com environment. Essays cover childhood library memories and reasons for going to library school, the perspective of a blind library professional, and small town library development. The thoughts of a cataloguing librarian, of an academic librarian on preservation of collections, of an American using libraries at Cambridge and the British Museum as a college student, and of a reference and bibliographic librarian at a small Midwestern liberal arts college are related. Writers discuss their experiences in the libraries of Southern California, Montserrat in the aftermath of hurricane and volcano, and the participation of alternative libraries in South Africas anti-apartheid movement. Fighting discrimination, promoting ethnic minorities in the profession, and reaching out with technology to those who have been traditionally underserved by libraries are among the topics addressed. The contributors are Jocelyn Berger, Barbara A. Bishop, Gracelyn Cassell, Geraldine DeLuca, Tony Doyle, David Faucheux, Janet Freedman, Carey Harrison, Ruth Isenberg, Bruce Jensen, Marie Jones, Michael Kahan, Nancy Kuhl, Lina M. Lowry, Faye Reagon, Don Reich, Carla J. Stoffle, and the editor.  (less)

a Dutch ship in Jamestown, Virginia, the series ends with the relationship between West Indian immigrants and African Americans in large cities like New York in the late 20th century.brThis ready reference provides the perfect ending to a comprehensive history of African Americans. Included are the master index for the series and an extensive list of historic sites and museums related to the history of African Americans. The bulk of the volume, however, contains the personal histories of many of the people who appear in the previous 10 volumes. Each biography takes a close look at the famous and the lesser-known, revealing the backgrounds, experiences, and contributions of African Americans who were involved in the key events in American history. In addition to well-known facts, the biographies include much here that will surprise and fascinate readers. Muhammad Ali's brash and playful public persona earned him the nickname the Louisville Lip; Bill Cosby got his start while working in a Philadelphia coffee-house; and Madam C. J. Walker owned a mail-order and beauty school company that became one of the most profitable independently-owned businesses in the country around 1910. The portraits are as varied as the history itself, setting former slaves next to committed civil rights workers, prize-winning poets next to successful politicians.brVolume 11 of The Young Oxford History of African Americans completes the fascinating and compelling story of nearly five centuries of African-American history. It is an exceptional resource for young adults and all who value the remarkable accomplishments of African Americans.brbrCan stand on its own as a biographical reference of the lives of black Americans.--VOYAbrIncludes short, useful p?è  (less)