
History of African Americans
Exploring Diverse Roots
Thomas J. Davis(Author)
Greenwood Press
Published on 24. October 2016
Book
Hardback
312 pages
978-0-313-38540-7 (ISBN)
Description
This rich cultural history of African Americans outlines their travails, triumphs, and achievements in negotiating individual and collective identities to overcome racism, slavery, and the legacies of these injustices from colonial times to the present.
One of every five Americans at the nation's beginning was an African American-a fact that underscores their importance in U.S. growth and development. This fascinating study moves from Africans' early contacts with the Americas to African Americans' 21st-century presence, exploring their role in building the American nation and in constructing their own identities, communities, and cultures.
Historian and lawyer Thomas J. Davis's multi-themed narrative of compelling content provides a historical overview of the rise of African Americans from slavery and segregation in their anti-racist quest to enjoy equal rights and opportunities to reach the American Dream of pursuing happiness. The work features portraits of individuals and treats images of African Americans in their roles as performers, producers, consumers, and creators, and as the face of social problems such as crime, education, and poverty.
One of every five Americans at the nation's beginning was an African American-a fact that underscores their importance in U.S. growth and development. This fascinating study moves from Africans' early contacts with the Americas to African Americans' 21st-century presence, exploring their role in building the American nation and in constructing their own identities, communities, and cultures.
Historian and lawyer Thomas J. Davis's multi-themed narrative of compelling content provides a historical overview of the rise of African Americans from slavery and segregation in their anti-racist quest to enjoy equal rights and opportunities to reach the American Dream of pursuing happiness. The work features portraits of individuals and treats images of African Americans in their roles as performers, producers, consumers, and creators, and as the face of social problems such as crime, education, and poverty.
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Language
English
Place of publication
United States
Publishing group
Bloomsbury Publishing Plc
Target group
College/higher education
Primary & secondary/elementary & high school
Illustrations
31 bw illus
Dimensions
Height: 240 mm
Width: 161 mm
Thickness: 21 mm
Weight
628 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-313-38540-7 (9780313385407)
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Person
Thomas J. Davis, PhD, JD, is professor of history at Arizona State University, Tempe.
Content
Preface
Introduction
Chronology of Key Dates in African American History
1. Voyage to These Shores
2. Coming to America
3. A People in the Making
4. Strike a Blow and Steal Away
5. Keep on Keeping on
6. Under the Lash
7. Lift That Bale
8. The Way They Do My Life
9. There's a Change Coming
10. Actual Freedom
11. A Dream Deferred
12. A New Negro
13. A Great Depression
14. Conquer Hate
15. Keep on Pushing
16. The Revolution Was Televised
17. Fight the Power
18. Challenges, Dreams, and Hopes
Selected Bibliography
Index
Introduction
Chronology of Key Dates in African American History
1. Voyage to These Shores
2. Coming to America
3. A People in the Making
4. Strike a Blow and Steal Away
5. Keep on Keeping on
6. Under the Lash
7. Lift That Bale
8. The Way They Do My Life
9. There's a Change Coming
10. Actual Freedom
11. A Dream Deferred
12. A New Negro
13. A Great Depression
14. Conquer Hate
15. Keep on Pushing
16. The Revolution Was Televised
17. Fight the Power
18. Challenges, Dreams, and Hopes
Selected Bibliography
Index