To Make Our World Anew: Volume I: A History of African Americans to 1880Robin D. G. Kelley, Earl Lewis Oxford University Press, 28. 4. 2005 - Počet stran: 320 The two volumes of Kelley and Lewis's To Make Our World Anew integrate the work of eleven leading historians into the most up-to-date and comprehensive account available of African American history, from the first Africans brought as slaves into the Americas, right up to today's black filmmakers and politicians. This first volume begins with the story of Africa and its origins, then presents an overview of the Atlantic slave trade, and the forced migration and enslavement of between ten and twenty million people. It covers the Haitian Revolution, which ended victoriously in 1804 with the birth of the first independent black nation in the New World, and slave rebellions and resistance in the United States in the years leading up to the Civil War. There are vivid accounts of the Civil War and Reconstruction years, the backlash of the notorious "Jim Crow" laws and mob lynchings, and the founding of key black educational institutions, such as Howard University in Washington, D.C. Here is a panoramic view of African-American life, rich in gripping first-person accounts and short character sketches that invite readers to relive history as African Americans have experienced it. |
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... lived in ancient kingdoms as old as the annals of recorded history , and others lived in small family groupings . Some worshipped one god , and others many gods . Some lived in societies headed by powerful men , and others by powerful ...
... lived in ancient kingdoms as old as the annals of recorded history , and others lived in small family groupings . Some worshipped one god , and others many gods . Some lived in societies headed by powerful men , and others by powerful ...
Strana ix
... pointed to the few blacks who purchased their freedom and gained an economic foothold before the 1760s . But in a land where dark skin signaled a subordinate social position , the few who lived as other than slaves Preface to Volume One ix.
... pointed to the few blacks who purchased their freedom and gained an economic foothold before the 1760s . But in a land where dark skin signaled a subordinate social position , the few who lived as other than slaves Preface to Volume One ix.
Strana x
... lived as other than slaves represented the exception . For the enslaved , independence was not a philosophical debate ; it stood as an alternative to permanent bondage . As a result African Americans took a keen interest in public ...
... lived as other than slaves represented the exception . For the enslaved , independence was not a philosophical debate ; it stood as an alternative to permanent bondage . As a result African Americans took a keen interest in public ...
Strana 4
... lived in the tropical areas . Much of this difference in skin color was a result of living in different climates . Indi- viduals who lived in areas of intense heat and sunlight developed the kind of dark skin pigmentation that provided ...
... lived in the tropical areas . Much of this difference in skin color was a result of living in different climates . Indi- viduals who lived in areas of intense heat and sunlight developed the kind of dark skin pigmentation that provided ...
Strana 6
... lived in Greece from about the fifth cen- tury B.C. Other Africans , usually traders , had visited various European countries for centuries . In the eighth century , the new and aggressive Islamic. 6 To Make Our World Anew.
... lived in Greece from about the fifth cen- tury B.C. Other Africans , usually traders , had visited various European countries for centuries . In the eighth century , the new and aggressive Islamic. 6 To Make Our World Anew.
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16191776 | 53 |
17761804 | 103 |
18041860 | 169 |
18601880 | 227 |
Chronology | 281 |
Further Reading | 287 |
Picture Credits | 298 |
Contributors | 299 |
Index | 301 |
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