Linda Jacobs Altman

Until the Civil War ended in 1865, many considered slavery vital to the survival of the United States, especially in the South. In the North, however, during the years before the Civil War, most people came to reject slavery for moral or political reasons, and it was among these Northerners that the abolition movement began. Author Linda Jacobs Altman explores the extraordinary efforts of the people who used words, money, violence, or simply courage, to fight for the freedom of the slaves. Tracing the history of slavery from its origins in America through its end with the Thirteenth Amendment, Altman shows how abolitionists, and slaves themselves, helped make the Civil War a fight not only to preserve the Union, but to make the nation free.

Slavery and Abolition in American History

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African Mythology Rocks!

Prior to the end of the Civil War in 1865, many considered slavery vital to the economy of the United States, especially in the South. Most people in the North, though, came to reject slavery for moral or political reasons. Influential Northerners spearheaded the abolition movement. In this well-researched account, author Linda Jacobs Altman explores how abolitionists used words, money, violence, or simply courage, to fight to free the slaves. Tracing the history of slavery from its origins in America through its legal end with the Thirteenth Amendment, Altman shows how abolitionistsand slaves themselveshelped make the Civil War a fight not only to preserve the Union, but to make the nation free.

The Story of Slavery and Abolition in United States History

The Warsaw ghetto uprising was a battle the Jews could not hope to win against the more powerful Nazis, but they decided not to go quietly to certain death. When Germany invaded Poland in 1939, beginning World War II, the Nazis quickly destroyed Jewish life. After stripping Jews of all their rights, the Nazis forced them into a ghetto surrounded by brick walls. After more than three years of starvation, disease, and death, the Jewish people decided to resist. When the Nazis came to annihilate the ghetto, the Jewish fighters were ready to strike back. Author Linda Jacobs Altman chronicles this brave and heroic story from the Holocaust.

Striking a Blow Against the Nazis

The Warsaw Ghetto Uprising

Hallie Murray

Though many teens and children did not fully understand what was happening in the early days of Adolf Hitler's reign, they certainly felt the effects of anti-Semitism. Students in Nazified schools were forced to perform the Hitler salute every day, and Jewish students were increasingly persecuted by teachers and peers alike. Friends turned against friends, and there was enormous pressure on young Gentiles to adhere to Hitler's racist policies, as Aryan teens were compelled and eventually forced to join the Hitler Youth or the League of German Girls. Students may find parallels between the pressure to conform in these groups and the echo chambers of social media. These stories of Nazi teens will spur discussion of the recruiting tactics and bonding rituals of racist groups in America today.

Teen Victims of the Nazi Regime

Stephanie Fitzgerald

Derek Miller

The Centennial State joined the United States two days after the one-hundredth anniversary of the nation's founding. Yet before Colorado became a state, Native Americans, explorers, and fortune-seekers had already begun contributing the ideas and traditions that make the state a fascinating and diverse place to live. This book puts the history of the state in context, along with the latest information about the state's government, people, geography, and more.

Colorado

In-depth analysis and narrative prose explain the climate of Germany post World War I, and make it clear to students exactly who Adolf Hitler was and what his political aspirations for Germany were. A clear chronology of the early twentieth century will enlighten readers about the rise of the Third Reich and its leader.

Adolf Hitler and the Rise of the Third Reich

Traces the battles that societies have waged against infectious diseases from the Black Death of the fourteenth century to the Ebola virus of more recent times.

Linda Jacobs Altman

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