Road to Ratification How 27 States Faced the Most Challenging Issue in American History |
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| Author:
| Templeton, John William |
| ISBN: | 978-0-935419-13-9 |
| Publication Date: | Feb 2016 |
| Publisher: | eAccess Corporation
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| Imprint: | ASPIRE San Francisco |
| Book Format: | Paperback |
| List Price: | USD $44.95 |
Book Description:
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From the first African to set foot in the Western Hemisphere to the ratification by the Georgia legislature on Dec. 6, 1865, the story of how Africans defeated the world's greatest powers to wrest their freedom in the words of 19th century orators and writers. Invaluable for local history in all states and to give young people a wider range of heroic figures, many of whom are their relatives.Gives a deeper context for understanding race in American society.
From the first African to set foot in the Western Hemisphere to the ratification by the Georgia legislature on Dec. 6, 1865, the story of how Africans defeated the world's greatest powers to wrest their freedom in the words of 19th century orators and writers. Invaluable for local history in all states and to give young people a wider range of heroic figures, many of whom are their relatives.Gives a deeper context for understanding race in American society.