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The Columbia Guide to African American History Since 1939
Robert Harris Jr. (Ed.)
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Description for The Columbia Guide to African American History Since 1939
Paperback. Editor(s): Harris, Robert L.; Terborg-Penn, Rosalyn. Series: Columbia Guides to American History and Cultures. Num Pages: 456 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJ; HBJK; JFSL3. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 28. Weight in Grams: 581.
This book is a multifaceted approach to understanding the central developments in African American history since 1939. It combines a historical overview of key personalities and movements with essays by leading scholars on specific facets of the African American experience, a chronology of events, and a guide to further study. Marian Anderson's famous 1939 concert in front of the Lincoln Memorial was a watershed moment in the struggle for racial justice. Beginning with this event, the editors chart the historical efforts of African Americans to address racism and inequality. They explore the rise of the Civil Rights and Black ... Read more
This book is a multifaceted approach to understanding the central developments in African American history since 1939. It combines a historical overview of key personalities and movements with essays by leading scholars on specific facets of the African American experience, a chronology of events, and a guide to further study. Marian Anderson's famous 1939 concert in front of the Lincoln Memorial was a watershed moment in the struggle for racial justice. Beginning with this event, the editors chart the historical efforts of African Americans to address racism and inequality. They explore the rise of the Civil Rights and Black ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Number of pages
456
Condition
New
Series
Columbia Guides to American History and Cultures
Number of Pages
456
Place of Publication
New York, United States
ISBN
9780231138116
SKU
V9780231138116
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About Robert Harris Jr. (Ed.)
Robert L. Harris Jr. is professor of African American history in the Africana studies and research center at Cornell University. The author of Teaching African American History, he has been a W. E. B. Du Bois Fellow at Harvard University.Rosalyn Terborg-Penn is professor of history emerita at Morgan State University. She is the author of African American Women in the ... Read more
Reviews for The Columbia Guide to African American History Since 1939
This new eclectic guide proves valuable as a one-stop work for quick reference as well as basic historical research. Choice