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Author | : Steven Sellers Lapham |
Publisher | : Sleeping Bear Press |
Total Pages | : 44 |
Release | : 2013-12-01 |
Genre | : Juvenile Nonfiction |
ISBN | : 1627530584 |
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On December 2, 1863, a bronze statue was placed atop the dome of the United States Capitol. Standing more than 19 feet tall, the figure called “Freedom” was designed and created during a period of great turmoil in American history. But at one point during its creation, it wasn’t clear the statue would even get to its final destination. One man, in particular, played an important role in seeing the statue through to completion. His name was Philip Reid. Born into slavery, Reid grew up on a South Carolina farm, helping various craftsmen such as the blacksmith and the potter. Eventually, he was sold to a man named Clark Mills, who opened a foundry in Washington, D.C. Mills’s foundry was contracted to cast the Freedom statue, but the project was jeopardized when a seemingly unsolvable puzzle arose. And it was Philip Reid who stepped in to solve it.
Author | : Jesse J. Holland |
Publisher | : Globe Pequot |
Total Pages | : 0 |
Release | : 2007 |
Genre | : African American construction workers |
ISBN | : 9780762745364 |
Download Black Men Built the Capitol Book in PDF, ePub and Kindle
Historic sites along the Mall, such as the U.S. Capitol building, the White House and the Lincoln Memorial, are explored from an entirely new perspective in this book, with never-before-told stories and statistics about the role of blacks in their creation. This is an iconoclastic guide to Washington, D.C., in that it shines a light on the African Americans who have not traditionally been properly credited for actually building important landmarks in the city. New research by a top Washington journalist brings this information together in a powerful retelling of an important part of the country's history. This book will be a source of pride for African Americans who live in or come from the D.C., Maryland, and Virginia area as well as for the 18 million annual African American visitors to the nation's capital.
Author | : Francesca Lidia Viano |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 617 |
Release | : 2018-10-22 |
Genre | : Art |
ISBN | : 067497560X |
Download Sentinel Book in PDF, ePub and Kindle
Icon of freedom and multiethnic democracy, memorial to Franco-American friendship--the lofty meanings we accord the Statue of Liberty today obscure its turbulent origins in 19th-century politics and art. Francesca Lidia Viano reveals that vibrant history in the fullest account yet of the people and ideas that brought the lady of the harbor to life.
Author | : David Teague |
Publisher | : Disney-Hyperion |
Total Pages | : 0 |
Release | : 2015-12-08 |
Genre | : Juvenile Fiction |
ISBN | : 9781423134114 |
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"Once upon a time, high atop the world, there lived a boy named Billy Hightower and the wind. When a new neighbor appears--a girl in a red hat--Billy Hightower can hardly wait to meet her and introduce himself. But the wind has other ideas"--
Author | : Erin L. Thompson |
Publisher | : W. W. Norton & Company |
Total Pages | : 288 |
Release | : 2022-02-08 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : 0393867684 |
Download Smashing Statues: The Rise and Fall of America's Public Monuments Book in PDF, ePub and Kindle
A leading expert on the past, present, and future of public monuments in America. An urgent and fractious national debate over public monuments has erupted in America. Some people risk imprisonment to tear down long-ignored hunks of marble; others form armed patrols to defend them. Why do we care so much about statues? Which ones should stay up and which should come down? Who should make these decisions, and how? Erin L. Thompson, the country’s leading expert in the tangled aesthetic, legal, political, and social issues involved in such battles, brings much-needed clarity in Smashing Statues. She lays bare the turbulent history of American monuments and its abundant ironies, from the enslaved man who helped make the statue of Freedom that tops the United States Capitol, to the fervent Klansman fired from sculpting the world’s largest Confederate monument—who went on to carve Mount Rushmore. And she explores the surprising motivations behind contemporary flashpoints, including the toppling of a statue of Columbus at the Minnesota State Capitol, the question of who should be represented on the Women’s Rights Pioneers Monument in Central Park, and the decision by a museum of African American culture to display a Confederate monument removed from a public park. Written with great verve and informed by a keen sense of American history, Smashing Statues gives readers the context they need to consider the fundamental questions for rebuilding not only our public landscape but our nation as a whole: Whose voices must be heard, and whose pain must remain private?
Author | : Norman Bridwell |
Publisher | : Cartwheel Books |
Total Pages | : 32 |
Release | : 2005-01-01 |
Genre | : Juvenile Fiction |
ISBN | : 9780439696562 |
Download Clifford Goes to Washington Book in PDF, ePub and Kindle
Clifford and his best friend visit Washington, D.C., and explore the Lincoln Memorial, the Jefferson Memorial, and the Washington Monument.
Author | : Laurent DUBOIS |
Publisher | : Harvard University Press |
Total Pages | : 372 |
Release | : 2009-06-30 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : 0674034368 |
Download Avengers of the New World Book in PDF, ePub and Kindle
Laurent Dubois weaves the stories of slaves, free people of African descent, wealthy whites and French administrators into an unforgettable tale of insurrection, war, heroism and victory.
Author | : Jacqueline Woodson |
Publisher | : Penguin |
Total Pages | : 32 |
Release | : 2012-10-23 |
Genre | : Juvenile Fiction |
ISBN | : 0593353757 |
Download Each Kindness Book in PDF, ePub and Kindle
WINNER OF A CORETTA SCOTT KING HONOR AND THE JANE ADDAMS PEACE AWARD! Each kindness makes the world a little better This unforgettable book is written and illustrated by the award-winning team that created The Other Side and the Caldecott Honor winner Coming On Home Soon. With its powerful anti-bullying message and striking art, it will resonate with readers long after they've put it down. Chloe and her friends won't play with the new girl, Maya. Every time Maya tries to join Chloe and her friends, they reject her. Eventually Maya stops coming to school. When Chloe's teacher gives a lesson about how even small acts of kindness can change the world, Chloe is stung by the lost opportunity for friendship, and thinks about how much better it could have been if she'd shown a little kindness toward Maya.
Author | : Steven Kroll |
Publisher | : Cartwheel Books |
Total Pages | : 32 |
Release | : 1984 |
Genre | : Juvenile Fiction |
ISBN | : 9780590464635 |
Download The Biggest Pumpkin Ever Book in PDF, ePub and Kindle
Two mice, a village mouse and a field mouse, unwittingly care for the same pumpkin and have different plans for it until they finally meet.
Author | : Julius Lester |
Publisher | : Turtleback Books |
Total Pages | : 0 |
Release | : 1999-12 |
Genre | : |
ISBN | : 9780613229906 |
Download From Slave Ship to Freedom Road Book in PDF, ePub and Kindle
Traces the African American slave experience through paintings beginning with the Middle Passage and concluding with images of post-Civil War emancipation