Historically Black Colleges and Universities, Grades 5 - 9 - (Travel To...) by J P Miller (Paperback)

About the Book

Historically, black colleges and universities were established to educate African American students when segregation laws prohibited them from attending the same schools as white students.

Book Synopsis

Historically, black colleges and universities were established to educate African American students when segregation laws prohibited them from attending the same schools as white students. Today, HBCU campuses and programs fulfill an ever-evolving mission that has allowed them to provide affordable education for diverse generations. Travel to... Historically Black Colleges and Universities to take a guided tour to a handful of the campuses that paved the way for some of the country's brightest minds!

Over 100 black college and universities were established nearly 200 years ago during segregation. Get ready to take a journey back in time across the United States to learn about Historically Black Colleges and Universities' black history.

Storybook for Grades 5-9 Features:

• Before- and after-reading activities
• Extension activity
• Map showing readers the places they traveled to in the book

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From the Back Cover

Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs) were established to educate America's Black population when segregation laws prohibited Blacks and Whites from attending the same schools. For nearly 200 years, HBCUs have produced some of the country's brightest stars. Their ever-evolving mission has allowed HBCUs to remain relevant while providing affordable education to new and more diverse generations.

Review Quotes

The Travel to... series takes a unique approach to its subject matter of travel via specific topics. Each iteration takes a topic and highlights different parts of the U.S. significant to that topic, including a concluding map noting each location mentioned. Typical to Rourke titles, the work includes "School to Home Connections," a precursor that notes reading reading activities to do before, during, and after reading to improve comprehension. These continuing series titles starkly contrast in subject matte, similar to the first iterations of the series. Historical Black Colleges and Universities journeys through the history of HBCUs, including their influence on the civil rights movement, academic prowess, athletic contributions, and cultural influences. The work follows a timeline from the origin of HBCUs to their modern contributions to society, including notable alumni from each HBCU mentioned such as Kamala Harris' attendance at Howard University or Bayard Rustin at Cheyney University. The Scene of the Crime focuses on high-profile crimes and criminals in the U.S., ranging from white-collar embezzlement to mob activities to the Iran-Contra Affair. Though there is no significant through line that this work seems to follow, featuring unrelated sidebars in order to include more historic crimes, each crime addressed has notoriety or is known as an act of civil disobedience. Each work is capped off with a glossary, index, text-dependent questions, extension activity, and bibliography. Both are sure to intrigue readers invested in location-significant history. --Booklist, April 2024