{"product_id":"9781338330687","title":"Dark Sky Rising: Reconstruction and the Dawn of Jim Crow","description":"\u003cstrong\u003eDark Sky Rising: Reconstruction and the Dawn of Jim Crow\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor(s): Henry Louis Gates Jr., Tonya Bolden\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e      Henry Louis Gates, Jr. presents a journey through America's past and our nation's attempts at renewal in this look at the Civil War's conclusion, Reconstruction, and the rise of Jim Crow segregation.\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThis is a story about America during and after Reconstruction, one of history's most pivotal and misunderstood chapters. In a stirring account of emancipation, the struggle for citizenship and national reunion, and the advent of racial segregation, the renowned Harvard scholar delivers a book that is illuminating and timely. Real-life accounts drive the narrative, spanning the half century between the Civil War and \u003ci\u003eBirth of a Nation\u003c\/i\u003e. Here, you will come face-to-face with the people and events of Reconstruction's noble democratic experiment, its tragic undermining, and the drawing of a new \"color line\" in the long Jim Crow era that followed. In introducing young readers to them, and to the resiliency of the African American people at times of progress and betrayal, Professor Gates shares a history that remains vitally relevant today.This audio edition features an introduction narrated by Henry Louis Gates, Jr..     \u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eReview(s):\u003cbr\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cb\u003ePriase for Henry Louis Gates, Jr. \u003c\/b\u003eEmmy Award Winner for Outstanding Historical Program--Long Form, for \u003ci\u003eThe African Americans: Many Rivers to Cross\u003c\/i\u003ePeabody Award Winner for \u003ci\u003eThe African Americans: Many Rivers to Cross\u003c\/i\u003eFeatured among \u003ci\u003eTime\u003c\/i\u003e  magazine's \"25 Most Influential Americans\" Included in \u003ci\u003eEbony\u003c\/i\u003e  magazine's \"100 Most Influential Black Americans\" Named a MacArthur FellowWinner of four NAACP Image AwardsSelected as a National Humanities medalist Elected to the American Academy of Arts \u0026amp; Letters Chosen as the National Endowment for the Humanities Jefferson LecturerInducted into the Sons of the American Revolution     \u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePriase for Henry Louis Gates, Jr. \u003c\/b\u003eEmmy Award Winner for Outstanding Historical Program--Long Form, for \u003ci\u003eThe African Americans: Many Rivers to Cross\u003c\/i\u003ePeabody Award Winner for \u003ci\u003eThe African Americans: Many Rivers to Cross\u003c\/i\u003eFeatured among \u003ci\u003eTime\u003c\/i\u003e  magazine's \"25 Most Influential Americans\" Included in \u003ci\u003eEbony\u003c\/i\u003e  magazine's \"100 Most Influential Black Americans\" Named a MacArthur FellowWinner of four NAACP Image AwardsSelected as a National Humanities medalist Elected to the American Academy of Arts \u0026amp; Letters Chosen as the National Endowment for the Humanities Jefferson LecturerInducted into the Sons of the American Revolution\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eISBN:  9781338330687\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e ","brand":"Scholastic Audio Books","offers":[{"title":"CD-Audio","offer_id":40751823847630,"sku":"9781338330687","price":24.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0600\/7029\/7806\/products\/O_ef751625-6234-498a-b5dd-6e766230719f.jpg?v=1644492930","url":"https:\/\/pickwickbookshop.com\/products\/9781338330687","provider":"Pickwick Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}