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"Black Americans have been victims of racial injustice for decades, if not centuries. For too long, many police officers, as well as others, have found it is permissible and acceptable in American society to use deadly force in situations that do not warrant the most extreme measures. Clearly, the uproar and protests that followed the deaths of victims have made it abundantly clear that Black Americans, and many others as well, will no longer tolerate...
3) Jordan
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A history of the nation of Jordan and a discussion of its role in the Middle East.
6) Ellis Island
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Traces the history of Ellis Island, the place where immigrants coming to the U.S. were once processed, and discusses its significance to the American people.
13) Cesar Chavez
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This is a biography of the union activist who led the struggle of migrant farm workers for better working conditions.
15) The war on ISIS
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By the early years of the 2000 decade, Americans as well as others in the West had become all-too-familiar with Islamist terrorism. The attacks of September 11, 2001, took the lives of nearly three thousand Americans who were killed when airliners hijacked by terrorists slammed into the World Trade Center in New York City and the Pentagon in Washington, DC. The Islamist terrorist group al-Qaeda took responsibility for the attack. (Al-Qaeda is an Arabic...
18) Pancho Villa
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This is a biography of the Mexican sharecropper who became an outlaw and who abandoned banditry to fight against the dictatorship of Porfirio Diaz.
19) Sitting Bull
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Relates events in the personal and professional life of Sitting Bull and how he worked to improve conditions for the Indians.
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"For Americans, 2020 was a year in which hundreds of thousands of people lost their lives in a deadly pandemic. Meanwhile, protesters took to the streets to demonstrate against racial injustice, terrible storms and wildfires swepts across the country, and a divisive campaign for the presidency dominated life. Pandemic, Protest, and Politics: a Look Back at 2020 examines these issues and their impacts on life in America"--Provided by publisher.