{"title":"CMCC Year 3 History","description":"","products":[{"product_id":"the-gift-of-black-folk","title":"Gift of Black Folk","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #808080;\"\u003eNew foreword written by HeritageMom, Amber O'Neal Johnston.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #808080;\"\u003e\"During a time when the United States needed to be reminded of the contributions Black people have made to its democracy, freedom, music, literature, and more, W.E.B. Du Bois took on the task of enumerating the gifts that we’ve provided to our country.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cspan style=\"color: #808080;\"\u003e\"When I began reading \u003cem\u003eThe Gift of Black Folk\u003c\/em\u003e...the story that unfolded was one that I had never anticipated. We the People of the United States, all of us, have left our indelible mark on America the Beautiful.\"\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #808080;\"\u003e—Amber O’Neal Johnston\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #808080;\"\u003eIn 1924, William Edward Burghardt (W.E.B.) Du Bois (1868-1963) penned \u003cem\u003eThe Gift of Black Folk\u003c\/em\u003e in response to systemic racism in the United States, showing that “...the American spirit is a new and interesting result of diverse threads of thought and feeling coming not only from America but from Europe and Asia and indeed from Africa.”\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #808080;\"\u003eDu Bois was the first African American to earn a Ph.D. from Harvard University, and later became a professor of history, sociology, and economics at Atlanta University. In 1909 he co-founded the NAACP. Du Bois was a lifelong leader and proponent of civil rights.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"moz-quote-pre\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.heritagemom.com\/\"\u003eAmber O’Neal Johnston\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #808080;\"\u003e is a writer, speaker, and home educator who blends life-giving books with a culturally-rich environment for her four children and others. She’s the author of \u003cem\u003eA Place to Belong\u003c\/em\u003e, a guide for families of all backgrounds to celebrate cultural heritage and embrace inclusivity in the home and beyond, and she’s known for sharing literary “mirrors and windows” on\u003cstrong\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.heritagemom.com\"\u003e HeritageMom.com\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"moz-quote-pre\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #808080;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003chr\u003e\n*Worldwide titles: These titles may take up to 1-2 weeks to ship, or longer in November and December. Read why \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.purplehousepress.com\/collections\/worldwide-books\"\u003ehere\u003c\/a\u003e. \u003cbr\u003e","brand":"W.E.B. 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The old language was modernized just enough in 1939 by the beloved author of \u003cem\u003eGoodnight Moon,\u003c\/em\u003e Margaret Wise Brown, while preserving the flavor of the original King James English.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #808080;\"\u003eThis edition for young people includes a list of \u003cem\u003eMayflower\u003c\/em\u003e passengers, a glossary of old words, and several maps. Profusely illustrated by Mary Wilson Stewart.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003chr\u003e\n*Worldwide titles: These titles may take up to 1-2 weeks to ship, or longer in November and December. 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The inspiration of the age—and the one who gave a name to it—was Queen Elizabeth, the high-spirited, redhaired daughter of Henry VIII.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(128, 128, 128);\"\u003eContrary to what you might expect of a king's child, the young Princess Elizabeth led a lonely life in the country house at Hunsdon with only her governess and tutor for companions. It was with joy that she received the news that she was recalled to the court by her father. But even in the sumptuous palace at Whitehall, ten-year-old Elizabeth was not happy. Her father was suspicious of everyone, even of his children, and she had to watch her tongue carefully in order not to offend him. 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