Title: The African-American archive: the history of the Black experience in documents /
Authors: Wright, Kai
Publisher: Black Dog & Leventhal Publishers,
Year: 2001
Subjects: African Americans History Sources
Abstract: A comprehensive reference that provides a history of African Americans based on documents from authors, musicians, artists, politicians and more.
Contents: I. '20 & ODD NEGROES': A Violent Beginning -- II. THE BIRTH OF AFRICAN AMERICA: From Religion To Revolution -- III. I WILL BE HEARD: Abolition And The Build Up to Civil War -- IV. A HOUSE DIVIDED: Emancipation And The Civil War Era -- V. FORTY ACRES AND A MULE: Reconstruction And Its Aftermath -- VI. TALENTED TENTH: The Harlem Renaissance And The New Negro -- VII. A DREAM NO LONGER DEFERRRED: The Civil Rights Movement -- VIII. SAY IT LOUD: Black Power And Beyond -- IX. LEARNING TO TALK OF RACE: The Modern Era.