Chronology of African-American History
Title | Chronology of African-American History PDF eBook |
Author | Alton Hornsby |
Publisher | Gale Cengage |
Pages | 586 |
Release | 1991 |
Genre | History |
ISBN |
Focuses on the events and the people who have shaped the history of African Americans from the year 1619 to the present.
Timetables of African-American History
Title | Timetables of African-American History PDF eBook |
Author | Sharon Harley |
Publisher | Simon and Schuster |
Pages | 408 |
Release | 1996-01-19 |
Genre | History |
ISBN | 0684815788 |
From the first African communities in North America to the days of slavery, from the aesthetic achievements of the Harlem Renaissance to the political triumphs of the civil rights movement, from Harriet Tubman's creation of the Underground Railroad to the election of Carol Moseley Braun -- the first black woman senator -- in 1992, this comprehensive book illuminates African Americans both famous and little known. Thousands of entries document historical moments, laws and legal actions, and noteworthy events in the areas of religion, the arts, sports, education, and science and technology. The varied accomplishments of black Americans come to life in brief profiles of Louis Armstrong, Salt-N-Pepa, Zora Neale Hurston, James Baldwin, Joe Louis, Wilma Rudolph, Paul Robeson, General Colin Powell, and hundreds of others.
America I AM Black Facts
Title | America I AM Black Facts PDF eBook |
Author | Quintard Taylor |
Publisher | Hay House, Inc |
Pages | 242 |
Release | 2009-02-02 |
Genre | Social Science |
ISBN | 1401930395 |
Time is the great equalizer. No person, race, culture, or nation stands beyond its reach or can alter its inevitable progress. Timelines, lists of events in chronological order as they happened, allow us to understand the historical past as the evolution of events and eras. In the case of African American history, which has often been subject to blatant and subtle distortion, a timeline can both set the record straight, and expand our knowledge in new and exciting ways. America I AM Black Facts, a companion volume to the four-year touring museum exhibition, America I AM: The African American Imprint created by Tavis Smiley, offers an introduction to the rich, complex, tragic, and triumphal history of the forty million people of African descent over five centuries in what is now the United States. This fascinating volume features six timelines that chronicle the indelible imprint African Americans have made on the life, history, and culture of the United States and the world.
Chronology of African American History
Title | Chronology of African American History PDF eBook |
Author | Alton Hornsby |
Publisher | |
Pages | |
Release | 1995 |
Genre | |
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The Timetables of African-American History
Title | The Timetables of African-American History PDF eBook |
Author | Sharon Harley |
Publisher | |
Pages | 0 |
Release | 1996 |
Genre | African Americans |
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Chronology of African American History
Title | Chronology of African American History PDF eBook |
Author | Alton Hornsby |
Publisher | |
Pages | 725 |
Release | 2000 |
Genre | African Americans |
ISBN | 9780787649630 |
Encyclopedia of African American History, 1619-1895
Title | Encyclopedia of African American History, 1619-1895 PDF eBook |
Author | Paul Finkelman |
Publisher | Oxford University Press |
Pages | 1556 |
Release | 2006-04-06 |
Genre | History |
ISBN | 0195167775 |
It is impossible to understand America without understanding the history of African Americans. In nearly seven hundred entries, the Encyclopedia of African American History, 1619-1895 documents the full range of the African American experience during that period - from the arrival of the first slave ship to the death of Frederick Douglass - and shows how all aspects of American culture, history, and national identity have been profoundly influenced by the experience of African Americans.The Encyclopedia covers an extraordinary range of subjects. Major topics such as "Abolitionism," "Black Nationalism," the "Civil War," the "Dred Scott case," "Reconstruction," "Slave Rebellions and Insurrections," the "Underground Railroad," and "Voting Rights" are given the in-depth treatment one would expect. But the encyclopedia also contains hundreds of fascinating entries on less obvious subjects, such as the "African Grove Theatre," "Black Seafarers," "Buffalo Soldiers," the "Catholic Church and African Americans," "Cemeteries and Burials," "Gender," "Midwifery," "New York African Free Schools," "Oratory and Verbal Arts," "Religion and Slavery," the "Secret Six," and much more. In addition, the Encyclopedia offers brief biographies of important African Americans - as well as white Americans who have played a significant role in African American history - from Crispus Attucks, John Brown, and Henry Ward Beecher to Olaudah Equiano, Frederick Douglass, Sarah Grimke, Sojourner Truth, Nat Turner, Phillis Wheatley, and many others.All of the Encyclopedia's alphabetically arranged entries are accessibly written and free of jargon and technical terms. To facilitate ease of use, many composite entries gather similar topics under one headword. The entry for Slave Narratives, for example, includes three subentries: The Slave Narrative in America from the Colonial Period to the Civil War, Interpreting Slave Narratives, and African and British Slave Narratives. A headnote detailing the various subentries introduces each composite entry. Selective bibliographies and cross-references appear at the end of each article to direct readers to related articles within the Encyclopedia and to primary sources and scholarly works beyond it. A topical outline, chronology of major events, nearly 300 black and white illustrations, and comprehensive index further enhance the work's usefulness.