Tonya Bolden
Pub. Date
[2020]
Edition
First edition.
Language
English
Description
Presents a collection of speeches, with historical context and insights, that have shaped the culture of the United States, including Abraham Lincoln's Gettysburg address, Lou Gehrig's "Farewell to Baseball," and Martin Luther King Jr.'s "I Have a Dream."
Author
Language
English
Description
This is a story about America during and after Reconstruction, one of history's most pivotal and misunderstood chapters. In a stirring account of emancipation, the struggle for citizenship and national reunion, and the advent of racial segregation, the renowned Harvard scholar delivers a book that is illuminating and timely. Real-life accounts drive the narrative, spanning the half century between the Civil War and Birth of a Nation. Here, you will...
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