Landmarks of African American History

Grade 8 Up–African-American history has been approached in a number of ways, through cultural and social histories with atlases, biographies, and almanacs. Horton discusses 13 historic places, beginning with Jamestown, VA, and ending with the Woolworth department store in Greensboro, NC, the site of the first student sit-in in 1960. Clearly written and well organized, the text enriches the study of African-American history, providing a context and a look at its artifacts. Students can actually see the houses, courtrooms, or churches that mean so much to the historical narrative.