AP US History: Antebellum America

"From hunting and gathering to GMOs and ultraprocessed foods, this expansive tour of human history rewrites the story of our species--and points the way to a better future."

"A comprehensive history of anti-black racism focuses on the lives of five major players in American history, including Cotton Mather and Thomas Jefferson, and highlights the debates that took place between assimilationists and segregationists and between racists and antiracists."

Provides a detailed picture of what life in the slums of New York was like, how the slums were created, how and why they remained as they were, who was forced to live there, and offers suggestions for easing the lot of the poor.

Describes how photographs of abolitionist Frederick Douglass showed the world what freedom and dignity looked like and helped bring an end to slavery.

A collection of stories from early African American history that represent the oddity of success in the face of great adversity.