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Every year more colleges and high schools are offering classes (and often making them required classes) in Black history. Joanne Turner-Sadler provides a concise and probing treatment of 400 years of Black history in America that can be used with age groups ranging from high school through college and beyond. Equally the book provides a digestible overview for anyone interested in African American history and the constructs of the culture. In African American History: An Introduction, Third Edition the author touches on key figures and events that have shaped African American culture beginning with a look at Africa and its various civilizations and the migration of the African people to America. Some essential topics covered in this updated edition:

  • African Kingdoms and Rise of Slavery in Europe
  • The Roots of Oppression in the Americas
  • The Origins of the Black Middle Class
  • Emancipation, Civil Rights, and the Quest for Equality
  • The Fir

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    “African American History: An Introduction offers an inspiring history of Black America, anti-Blackness in very inconspicuous intimate spaces. It highlights the need for a broader study of color in America through the lens of geographical, chronological and conceptual terms. The third edition brings a fresh understanding to historical events as well as ties the past to present concerns and issues in African American communities. The book also provides a contextual nexus between American institutions, African History, and the struggles of people of African descent. This book is suitable for students of various ages, the general public, and anyone who has an interest in African American History.”—Lemuel Berry, Jr., Executive Director, National Association of African American Studies and Affiliates

    Table of Contents

    Prologue: African American History Is Now – Acknowledgments – Introduction – Early African People and Civilizations – African Empires – A Peculiar Institution—with Unintended Consequences – Review – Resistance to Enslavement in the Americas – Choosing Sides in America’s Early Wars – Review – Reconstruction – Westward Movement – Review – New Century, Old Problems – The Early Struggle for Human Rights – Review – African Americans in American Society – Old Problems, New Deals, and Continued Hard Times – Review – The Modern Struggle for Civil Rights – The Black Power Movement – Review – From a Legal Point of View – Review – Achievement Against the Odds – The Quest for Quality Education: Past and Present – Review – Barack Obama: The 44th President of the United States – 2016 Presidential Election: A Campaign of Polar Opposites – Review – The Browning of America and Its Implications – The Road Ahead: Issues and Challenges – Review – Epilogue – Index.

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      Publisher: Peter Lang Publishing Inc
      Publication Date: Publication Date: 1/6/2021 12:07:00 AM
      ISBN13: 9781433174773, 978-1433174773
      ISBN10: 1433174774

      Description

      Book Synopsis

      Every year more colleges and high schools are offering classes (and often making them required classes) in Black history. Joanne Turner-Sadler provides a concise and probing treatment of 400 years of Black history in America that can be used with age groups ranging from high school through college and beyond. Equally the book provides a digestible overview for anyone interested in African American history and the constructs of the culture. In African American History: An Introduction, Third Edition the author touches on key figures and events that have shaped African American culture beginning with a look at Africa and its various civilizations and the migration of the African people to America. Some essential topics covered in this updated edition:

      • African Kingdoms and Rise of Slavery in Europe
      • The Roots of Oppression in the Americas
      • The Origins of the Black Middle Class
      • Emancipation, Civil Rights, and the Quest for Equality
      • The Fir

        Trade Review
        “African American History: An Introduction offers an inspiring history of Black America, anti-Blackness in very inconspicuous intimate spaces. It highlights the need for a broader study of color in America through the lens of geographical, chronological and conceptual terms. The third edition brings a fresh understanding to historical events as well as ties the past to present concerns and issues in African American communities. The book also provides a contextual nexus between American institutions, African History, and the struggles of people of African descent. This book is suitable for students of various ages, the general public, and anyone who has an interest in African American History.”—Lemuel Berry, Jr., Executive Director, National Association of African American Studies and Affiliates

        Table of Contents

        Prologue: African American History Is Now – Acknowledgments – Introduction – Early African People and Civilizations – African Empires – A Peculiar Institution—with Unintended Consequences – Review – Resistance to Enslavement in the Americas – Choosing Sides in America’s Early Wars – Review – Reconstruction – Westward Movement – Review – New Century, Old Problems – The Early Struggle for Human Rights – Review – African Americans in American Society – Old Problems, New Deals, and Continued Hard Times – Review – The Modern Struggle for Civil Rights – The Black Power Movement – Review – From a Legal Point of View – Review – Achievement Against the Odds – The Quest for Quality Education: Past and Present – Review – Barack Obama: The 44th President of the United States – 2016 Presidential Election: A Campaign of Polar Opposites – Review – The Browning of America and Its Implications – The Road Ahead: Issues and Challenges – Review – Epilogue – Index.

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