The old history book

I have been working on a History assignment about the US Civil Rights Movement, which is due next week. I haven't borrowed any books from the college library for this assignment and, as such, was in need of a book or two to add to the diversity of sources I use. I asked my brother for help and one of the books he located for me in the house was this one:

I was using America's Past and Promise ten years ago for American history, during the period when my brother and I were homeschooling. I never expected to use this book again.