The Black experience in America
Subtitle: from civil rights to the present
By: edited by Jeff Wallenfeldt
Edition: 1st ed.
Series: African American history and culture; Studies in African American history and culture
Publisher: Britannica Educational Pub., in association with Rosen Educational Services
Published: 2011
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Format: [electronic resource] :
Number of pages: 230
ISBN-13: 9781615301775
Subjects: Human Rights; Race relations; Political Freedom & Security; Civil rights; POLITICAL SCIENCE; African Americans; Civil Rights; History
Description: The outlawing of desegregation and attainment of equal rights facilitated a new era of possibility throughout American society. This book details the historic deeds that redefined the American landscape since the 1940s, examining the explosion of creativity that ensued in the areas of literature, music, and sports as African Americans explore new opportunities and prospects.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. [220]-221) and index.

Description based on print version record.
Table of contents: title: BOOK COVER; TITLE; COPYRIGHT; CONTENTS; INTRODUCTION; CHAPTER 1 OVERVIEW: WORLD WAR II TO THE PRESENT; CHAPTER 2 THE CIVIL RIGHTS MOVEMENT AND FREEDOM STRUGGLE; CHAPTER 3 AFRICAN AMERICAN LITERATURE SINCE WORLD WAR II; CHAPTER 4 JAZZ; CHAPTER 5 GOSPEL, BLUES, R&B, AND DOO-WOP; CHAPTER 6 SOUL, MOTOWN, DISCO, FUNK, HIP-HOP, AND HOUSE; CHAPTER 7 SPORTS; APPENDIX: PRIMARY SOURCES; GLOSSARY; BIBLIOGRAPHY; INDEX; BACK COVER;