...The Experiences, People, and Events That Shaped Our Country 
 
A comprehensive, entertaining look at heroes, heroines, and critical moments from African American history by award-winning author Jabari Asim. Jabari reveals a fact-filled history of African American history through politics, activism, sports, entertainment, music, and much more. You'll follow the road to freedom beginning with the slave trade and the middle passage through the abolitionist movement and the Civil War where many African Americans fought as soldiers. You'll learn how slave songs often contained hidden messages and how a 15-year-old Jamaican-born young man named Clive Campbell helped to create hip-hop in the early 1970's. You'll experience the passionate speeches, marches, and movements of the Civil Rights era along with and the sacrifices of Martin Luther King, Rosa Parks, Medgar Evers, and many others.
 
By Jabari Asim & Lynn Gaines