Patriotism means the love for or devotion to one's country. When we hear the word patriot, naturally the first people we think of are our founding fathers. But they aren't the only patriots you know! There are many patriotic heroes' from the past and the present. From Daddy Smith, a slave who single handedly defended a key position at Ft. Henry in 1777, to Wrinkles the WWII canine messenger, who carried out his duties even after suffering shrapnel wounds, to General Colin Powell, the first African American U.S. Secretary of State! Other biographies included: - Famous Presidents - Legendary Generals - Patriots from all 50 United States of America - Signers of the Declaration of Independence - Signers of the U.S. Constitution

The instant New York Times bestseller and companion book to the PBS series. “Absolutely brilliant . . . A necessary and moving work.” —Eddie S. Glaude, Jr., author of Begin Again “Engaging. . . . In Gates’s telling, the Black church shines bright even as the nation itself moves uncertainly through the gloaming, seeking justice on earth—as it is in heaven.” —Jon Meacham, New York Times Book Review From the New York Times bestselling author of Stony the Road and The Black Box, and one of our most important voices on the African American experience, comes a powerful new history of the Black church as a foundation of Black life and a driving force in the larger freedom struggle in America. For the young Henry Louis Gates, Jr., growing up in a small, residentially segregated West Virginia town, the church was a center of gravity—an intimate place where voices rose up in song and neighbors gathered to celebrate life's blessings and offer comfort amid its trials and tribulations. In this tender and expansive reckoning with the meaning of the Black Church in America, Gates takes us on a journey spanning more than five centuries, from the intersection of Christianity and the transatlantic slave trade to today’s political landscape. At road’s end, and after Gates’s distinctive meditation on the churches of his childhood, we emerge with a new understanding of the importance of African American religion to the larger national narrative—as a center of resistance to slavery and white supremacy, as a magnet for political mobilization, as an incubator of musical and oratorical talent that would transform the culture, and as a crucible for working through the Black community’s most critical personal and social issues. In a country that has historically afforded its citizens from the African diaspora tragically few safe spaces, the Black Church has always been more than a sanctuary. This fact was never lost on white supremacists: from the earliest days of slavery, when enslaved people were allowed to worship at all, their meetinghouses were subject to surveillance and destruction. Long after slavery’s formal eradication, church burnings and bombings by anti-Black racists continued, a hallmark of the violent effort to suppress the African American struggle for equality. The past often isn’t even past—Dylann Roof committed his slaughter in the Mother Emanuel AME Church 193 years after it was first burned down by white citizens of Charleston, South Carolina, following a thwarted slave rebellion. But as Gates brilliantly shows, the Black church has never been only one thing. Its story lies at the heart of the Black political struggle, and it has produced many of the Black community’s most notable leaders. At the same time, some churches and denominations have eschewed political engagement and exemplified practices of exclusion and intolerance that have caused polarization and pain. Those tensions remain today, as a rising generation demands freedom and dignity for all within and beyond their communities, regardless of race, sex, or gender. Still, as a source of faith and refuge, spiritual sustenance and struggle against society’s darkest forces, the Black Church has been central, as this enthralling history makes vividly clear.

The 22-book American Milestone series is featured as "Retailers Recommended Fabulous Products" in the August 2012 edition of Educational Dealer magazine. The U.S. Supreme Court: The Keepers of the Laws of Our Land is a 28-page book that is reproducible and educational. Your kids will learn: It is called SCOTUS, America's Highest Judicial Body and the High Court It has not always been supreme...orderly...in Washington...in a fancy building...diversified...or had nine justices. The Supreme Court is where you can make a federal case out of things! The Junior Justice has to fetch the coffee! The Justices operate on a "good behavior" and can be "out to recess." In my "opinion," the Supreme Court is one of the most important American institutions. The very nomination of a new Justice (such as Sonia Sotomayor in 2009) commands attention by all citizens. The Supreme Court can, and has, changed the face and the lives of Americans. Oyez, it is the chief defender of our Constitution. I can tell you this: those Supreme Court Justices aren't just standing around in their "briefs" - they are some busy, hardworking, dedicated, smart folks. Learn all about them! Below is the Table of Contents A Word From the Our Newest Supreme Court Justice, Sonia Sotomayor SCOTUS: America's Highest Judicial Body Supreme Acrostic Puzzle A Short, Sweet Supreme History Meet Your Justices! The Six Little Justices and How They Grew! Jumping Through Hoops to Become a Justice! Out to Recess! The Supreme Court Gets a Home! Casing the Joint! Supreme Court Decision Determines the Winner of the 2000 Election So It Is Written, So It Shall Be Done! United States Court System Complete the Courts! Do Make a Federal Case Out of It! Supreme Trivia! In Your Opinion! Visiting the Court Glossary Pop Quiz Answer Key/Resources

The story of planet Earth, its history and how and why it changes over time, for kids 10 and up. Here's Earth's 'biography' through the eras, eons, and ages, including extinction events (sorry, dinosaurs!) and introduction of new species (hello, humans!), told in biography form, with lots of humour, illustrations, and facts.

Describes the L.A. street cook's life, including working in his family's restaurant as a child, figuring out what he wanted to do with his life, and his success with his food truck and restaurant.