Black New Orleans, 1860 [i.e. Eighteen Sixty]-1880 [i.e. Eighteen Eighty
Title | Black New Orleans, 1860 [i.e. Eighteen Sixty]-1880 [i.e. Eighteen Eighty PDF eBook |
Author | John W. Blassingame |
Publisher | |
Pages | 301 |
Release | 1973 |
Genre | African Americans |
ISBN |
Black New Orleans, 1860–1880
Title | Black New Orleans, 1860–1880 PDF eBook |
Author | John W. Blassingame |
Publisher | University of Chicago Press |
Pages | 319 |
Release | 2008-09-15 |
Genre | Social Science |
ISBN | 0226057097 |
Reissued for the first time in over thirty years, Black New Orleans explores the twenty-year period in which the city’s black population more than doubled. Meticulously researched and replete with archival illustrations from newspapers and rare periodicals, John W. Blassingame’s groundbreaking history offers a unique look at the economic and social life of black people in New Orleans during Reconstruction. Not a conventional political treatment, Blassingame’s history instead emphasizes the educational, religious, cultural, and economic activities of African Americans during the late nineteenth century. “Blending historical and sociological perspectives, and drawing with skill and imagination upon a variety of sources, [Blassingame] offers fresh insights into an oft-studied period of Southern history. . . . In both time and place the author has chosen an extraordinarily revealing vantage point from which to view his subject. ”—Neil R. McMillen, American Historical Review
Black New Orleans, 1860-1880 [By] John W. Blassingame
Title | Black New Orleans, 1860-1880 [By] John W. Blassingame PDF eBook |
Author | John W. Blassingame |
Publisher | |
Pages | 301 |
Release | 1973 |
Genre | African Americans |
ISBN |
Black New Orleans 1860-180
Title | Black New Orleans 1860-180 PDF eBook |
Author | John W. Blassingame |
Publisher | |
Pages | |
Release | 1973 |
Genre | African Americans |
ISBN |
Black Reconstruction in America (The Oxford W. E. B. Du Bois)
Title | Black Reconstruction in America (The Oxford W. E. B. Du Bois) PDF eBook |
Author | W. E. B. Du Bois |
Publisher | Oxford University Press |
Pages | 1134 |
Release | 2014-02-01 |
Genre | History |
ISBN | 019938567X |
W. E. B. Du Bois was a public intellectual, sociologist, and activist on behalf of the African American community. He profoundly shaped black political culture in the United States through his founding role in the NAACP, as well as internationally through the Pan-African movement. Du Bois's sociological and historical research on African-American communities and culture broke ground in many areas, including the history of the post-Civil War Reconstruction period. Du Bois was also a prolific author of novels, autobiographical accounts, innumerable editorials and journalistic pieces, and several works of history. Black Reconstruction in America tells and interprets the story of the twenty years of Reconstruction from the point of view of newly liberated African Americans. Though lambasted by critics at the time of its publication in 1935, Black Reconstruction has only grown in historical and literary importance. In the 1960s it joined the canon of the most influential revisionist historical works. Its greatest achievement is weaving a credible, lyrical historical narrative of the hostile and politically fraught years of 1860-1880 with a powerful critical analysis of the harmful effects of democracy, including Jim Crow laws and other injustices. With a series introduction by editor Henry Louis Gates, Jr., and an introduction by David Levering Lewis, this edition is essential for anyone interested in African American history.
Historical Atlas of the United States
Title | Historical Atlas of the United States PDF eBook |
Author | Mark C. Carnes |
Publisher | Routledge |
Pages | 306 |
Release | 2013-02-01 |
Genre | History |
ISBN | 113660023X |
Designed for all libraries, this large-format, full-color atlas is an authoritative guide to the history of the United States. From the formation of the continent up through current events and information based on the most recent census, this work uses the geography of the United States to portray the history of the land and its people. The 300-plus maps tell the engaging story of America with detailed, clear information; accompanying text highlights key information presented in each map. An indispensable tool for students and educators alike, the Historical Atlas of the United States is destined to become a classic in the field.
Baseball in New Orleans
Title | Baseball in New Orleans PDF eBook |
Author | S. Derby Gisclair |
Publisher | Arcadia Publishing |
Pages | 132 |
Release | 2004 |
Genre | History |
ISBN | 9780738516141 |
In July of 1859, seventy-five young New Orleanians came together to form the seven teams that comprised the Louisiana Base Ball Club. They played their games in the fields of the de la Chaise estate on the outskirts of New Orleans near present-day Louisiana Avenue. As America's population grew through immigration, so did the popularity of what the largest newspaper in New Orleans, the Daily Picayune, called in November of 1860 "the National Game." Baseball quickly replaced cricket as the city's most popular participant sport. In 1887, local businessmen and promoters secured a minor league franchise for the city of New Orleans in the newly formed Southern League, beginning the city's 73-year love affair with the New Orleans Pelicans. From Shoeless Joe Jackson, to Hall of Famers Dazzy Vance, Joe Sewell, Bob Lemon, and Earl Weaver, to today's stars such as Jeff Cirillo and Lance Berkman, the road to the majors brought many notable players through New Orleans. From these early beginnings to the present-day New Orleans Zephyrs of the AAA Pacific Coast League, local fans have continued the tradition of baseball in New Orleans.