History Needs Heroes Campaign
History Needs Heroes Preserve the Past, Inspire the Future A campaign to fund the preservation of the ACWM’s world-class collection of Civil …
History Needs Heroes Preserve the Past, Inspire the Future A campaign to fund the preservation of the ACWM’s world-class collection of Civil …
Many commanders in the American Civil War sported dramatic facial hair to match their larger-than-life personas. We have collected silhouettes of a few of the most iconic examples of facial hair and applied them to this mug to make your morning coffee a little more fun. If you can't identify them all, don't worry - each mug comes with an answer key.
Once upon a time (but not that long ago), girls only wore dresses. And only boys wore pants. Until one day, a young girl named Mary had an idea: She would wear whatever she wanted. And she wanted to wear pants! This bold, original picture book encourages readers to think for themselves while gently challenging gender and societal norms. By Keith Negley
I Am Abraham Lincoln follows the adventures of a young Abraham Lincoln learning important lessons about fairness. A history for readers 5-8 years of age. By Brad Meltzer, Illustrated by Christopher Eliopoulos
When a schoolgirl gets separated from her tour of the White House and finds herself in the Lincoln bedroom, she also discovers the ghost of the great man himself. Together they embark on a journey across the country to answer Lincoln's questions and quiet his concerns about the nation for which he gave his life. This wholly original tale is signature Lane Smith; Abe Lincoln's Dream is funny, touching, and surprising in a way only possible from this master picture book creator.
He was wounded in a fierce battle and left for dead in a pasture somewhere in Georgia when Pinkus found him. Pinkus' skin was the color of polished mahogany, and he was flying Union colors like the wounded boy, and he picked him up out of the field and brought him to where the black soldier's mother, Moe Moe Bay, lived. She had soft, gentle hands and cared for him and her Pink. The story is about two boy soldiers who meet each other in the battlefield during the American Civil War. Sheldon Russell Curtis, called "Say", is a white soldier who was injured while trying to escape battle. He is saved by a former slave named Pinkus Aylee, "Pink", who is now a soldier of the U.S. Colored Troops. Pink carries him back to his Georgia home where he and his family were slaves. While the frightened soldier is nursed back to health under the care of Pink’s mother, Moe Moe Bay, he begins to understand why his newfound friend is so adamant on returning to the war; to fight against the sickness that is slavery.
Two friends, Susan B. Anthony and Frederick Douglass, get together for tea and conversation. They recount their similar stories fighting to win rights for women and African Americans. The premise of this particular exchange between the two is based on a statue in their hometown of Rochester, New York, which shows the two friends having tea.
In this powerful picture book biography, New York Times bestselling author Walter Dean Myers and acclaimed artist Floyd Cooper take readers on an inspiring journey through the life of Frederick Douglass. Frederick Douglass was a self-educated slave in the South who grew up to become an icon. He was a leader of the abolitionist movement, a celebrated writer, an esteemed speaker, and a social reformer, proving that, as he said, “Once you learn to read, you will be forever free.”
Henry Brown doesn't know how old he is. Nobody keeps records of slaves' birthdays. All the time he dreams about freedom, but that dream seems farther away than ever when he is torn from his family and put to work in a warehouse. Henry grows up and marries, but he is again devastated when his family is sold at the slave market. Then one day, as he lifts a crate at the warehouse, he knows exactly what he must do: He will mail himself to the North. After an arduous journey in the crate, Henry finally has a birthday -- his first day of freedom.
Through the eyes of one little girl, All Different Now tells the story of the first Juneteenth, the day freedom finally came to the last of the slaves in the South. Since then, the observance of June 19 as African American Emancipation Day has spread across the United States and beyond. This stunning picture book includes notes from the author and illustrator, a timeline of important dates, and a glossary of relevant terms.
Across Five Aprils is a novel by Irene Hunt, published in 1964 and winner of the 1965 Newberry Honor, set in the Civil War era. Hunt was close to her grandfather who told her stories from his youth, which she incorporated into Across Five Aprils. The story centers on young Jethro Creighton, whose farming family in southern Illinois is torn by conflicting loyalties in the tumult of the American Civil War.
The story of Harriet Tubman by Dorothy Sterling. Born into slavery, young Harriet Tubman knew only hard work and hunger. Escape seemed impossible–certainly dangerous. yet Harriet was strong-willed and courageous. "Someday," she said "I'm going to be free." When finally she did escape North, by the secret route called the "Underground Railroad," Harriet didn't forget her people. Again and again, she risked her life to lead them on the same secret, dangerous journey.
Hazardous Tales by Nathan Hale Ships are great for transport and sieges, but they tend to start leaking when cannons are fired at them. But what if the ship is covered with iron? Assuming it doesn't sink to the bottom of the ocean, wouldn't it be stronger and better than any other ship out there? This is the question that begins a race between the North and the South to come up with the biggest, best ironclad warships.
Hazardous Tales by Nathan Hale Araminta Ross was born a slave in Delaware. After years of backbreaking labor and the constant threat of being sold and separated from her family, escaped and traveled north to freedom. Once there, she hanged her name to Harriet Tubman. As an "abductor" on the Underground Railroad, she risked her life helping countless slaves escape to freedom
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