Black history and the historical profession, 1915-1980
By: August Meier and Elliott Rudwick.
Contributors: Rudwick, Elliott M.
Series: Blacks in the New World
Publisher: University of Illinois Press
Published: 1986
Place of publication: Urbana
Language: eng
Number of pages: 380
Subjects: African Americans -- Historiography.; African American historians -- History -- 20th century.; African Americans -- Study and teaching (Higher) -- History -- 20th century.
Description: Meier and Rudwick show how black history, originally a Jim Crow specialty ignored by nearly the entire historical profession, has evolved into one of the liveliest and most active areas of study. A remarkable self-examination of the authors' own profession, this volume blends research in primary and secondary sources with extensive interviews of nearly 200 scholars--including the most highly respected names in the field.
Notes: Bibliography: p. [317]-363.
Includes index.