Portraits of African American Life Since 1865
Title | Portraits of African American Life Since 1865 PDF eBook |
Author | Nina Mjagkij |
Publisher | Rowman & Littlefield |
Total Pages | 284 |
Release | 2003 |
Genre | Biography & Autobiography |
ISBN | 9780842029674 |
Compelling and informative, the 14 diverse biographies of this book give a heightened understanding of the evolution of what it meant to be black and American through more than three centuries of U.S. history.
The Oxford Handbook of African American Citizenship, 1865-Present
Title | The Oxford Handbook of African American Citizenship, 1865-Present PDF eBook |
Author | Henry Louis Gates, Jr. |
Publisher | Oxford University Press |
Total Pages | 859 |
Release | 2012-05-24 |
Genre | Political Science |
ISBN | 0195188055 |
Collection of essays tracing the historical evolution of African American experiences, from the dawn of Reconstruction onward, through the perspectives of sociology, political science, law, economics, education and psychology. As a whole, the book is a systematic study of the gap between promise and performance of African Americans since 1865. Over the course of thirty-four chapters, contributors present a portrait of the particular hurdles faced by African Americans and the distinctive contributions African Americans have made to the development of U.S. institutions and culture. --From publisher description.
Historical Statistics of Black America
Title | Historical Statistics of Black America PDF eBook |
Author | Jessie Carney Smith |
Publisher | Gale Cengage |
Total Pages | 1134 |
Release | 1995 |
Genre | History |
ISBN |
This book is a work that should have enormous value as a practical resource for those who seek a chronology of the condition, status, and experiences of African Americans. Tables and text reports in this volume begin with information recorded in the eighteenth century and extend through 1975.--[from introduction].
Life Upon These Shores
Title | Life Upon These Shores PDF eBook |
Author | Henry Louis Gates |
Publisher | Knopf |
Total Pages | 513 |
Release | 2011 |
Genre | History |
ISBN | 0307593428 |
A director of the W. E. B. Du Bois Institute at Harvard presents a sumptuously illustrated chronicle of more than 500 years of African-American history that focuses on defining events, debates and controversies as well as important achievements of famous and lesser-known figures, in a volume complemented by reproductions of ancient maps and historical paraphernalia. (This title was previously list in Forecast.)
Portrait of America: From Reconstruction to the present
Title | Portrait of America: From Reconstruction to the present PDF eBook |
Author | Stephen B. Oates |
Publisher | |
Total Pages | 452 |
Release | 1999 |
Genre | History |
ISBN | 9780395900789 |
Portrait of America is an anthology of essays written by some of America s most eminent historians. Suitable for U.S. history survey courses, the collection has a loose biographical focus. The essays in this secondary source reader humanize American history by portraying it as a story of real people with whom students can identify.Each selection is preceded by an introduction that sets the context and a helpful glossary that identifies important individuals, events, and concepts. The Eighth Edition includes an essay in which six major historians reflect on the historical significance of September 11, 2001.
The Black Experience
Title | The Black Experience PDF eBook |
Author | Mary Ellison |
Publisher | |
Total Pages | 352 |
Release | 1974 |
Genre | History |
ISBN |
Histories of Social Studies and Race: 1865–2000
Title | Histories of Social Studies and Race: 1865–2000 PDF eBook |
Author | Christine Woyshner |
Publisher | Springer |
Total Pages | 386 |
Release | 2012-09-06 |
Genre | Education |
ISBN | 1137007605 |
This collection of historical essays on race develops lines of inquiry into race and social studies, such as geography, history, and vocational education. Contributors focus on the ways African Americans were excluded or included in the social education curriculum and the roles that black teachers played in crafting social education curricula.