Douglas Flamming

African Americans in the West

• Gebundenes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

Based on the latest research, this work provides a new look at the lives of African Americans in the Western United States, from the colonial era to the present. From colonial times to the present, this volume captures the experiences of the westward migration of African Americans. Based on the latest research, it offers a fresh look at the many ways African Americans influenced-and were influenced by-the development of the U.S. frontier. African Americans in the West covers the rise of the slave trade to its expansion into what was at the time the westernmost United States; from the post-Civil War migrations, including the Exodusters who fled the South for Kansas in 1879 to the mid-20th century civil rights movement, which saw many critical events take place in the West-from the organization of the Black Panthers in Oakland to the tragic Watts riots in Los Angeles.

---

Hinweis: Dieser Artikel kann nur an eine deutsche Lieferadresse ausgeliefert werden.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: ABC-CLIO
• Seitenzahl: 378
• Erscheinungstermin: 22. Juni 2009
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 235mm x 157mm x 25mm
• Gewicht: 697g
• ISBN-13: 9781598840025
• ISBN-10: 1598840029
• Artikelnr.: 25055794

Autorenporträt

Douglas Flamming is professor of history at the Georgia Institute of Technology in Atlanta, GA.

Inhaltsangabe

Series Introduction
Scott C. Zeman
Preface
Maps
1 The African American West: Getting Started
Defining the West
Why Study the West?
Americans of African Descent
About This Book
2 Frontiers of Slavery and Freedom
1815-1865
Slavery on the Early Frontier
The Community Impulse
Black Individualism
Texas and Slavery
Indian Territory and Slavery
The Mexican War
The California Gold Rush
The Slavery Cases and Colored Conventions
Beyond the West of Bondage?
The West and the Civil War
Conclusion
Bibliographic Essay
3 Trailblazers in the New West
1866-1890
The Cowboys
Soldiering West
To Kansas!
Oklahoma
The Black Towns
The Rise of the Urban West
Building "Community"
Bibliographic Essay
Seeking Freedom in the West
1890-1920
A Different Kind of Black Experience
The South in Crisis
The "Talented Tenth" Migration
The Great Migration
No Rush Westward
Community Life in the Black West
The Afro-American Council
The Colored Women's Clubs
The Rise of the NAACP
World War I
Bibliographic Essay
5 Between the World Wars
1920-1940
The Tulsa Race Riot
The Second Ku Klux Klan
Garveyism out West
The New Negro Renaissance
The NAACP Convention of 1928
The Great Depression and the New Deal
Bibliographic Essay
6 World War II and the Great Transformation
The Defense Economy
The Second Great Migration
The Role of the Federal Government
Race and Organized Labor
The Port Chicago Disaster
The Housing Crisis
Liberty Ships
Bibliographic Essay
7 The Era of Racial Liberalism
1945-1965
An Even Greater Migration
The Housing Crises
Fighting for Civil Rights
Direct-Action Protests
Direct Action in the West
Sports and Entertainment
The Political Arena
Bibliographic Essay
8 The Era of Black Nationalism
1965-1980
The Black West as Trendsetter
Rebellion in Watts
The Aftermath
"Black Power!"
Karenga and Kwanzaa
The Black Panthers
Angela Davis and Che-Lumumba
Civil Rights in the West (continued .)
The Electoral Arena
The 1968 Olympic Games
Blacks and Hollywood
Conclusion
Bibliographic Essay
9 The African American West since 1980: Decline and Success
The Urban Crisis
The Rodney King Beating
The L.A. Riot
Gangsta Rap
Willie Brown: Political Star
Sports as the Great Equalizer?
Suburbanization
Leaving the West
Bibliographic Essay
10 Historiography and Current Issues
The Historiography of the Black West
A New Wave of Multiracial History?
A "Minority Majority"?
Chronology
Glossary
Selected Bibliography
Index
About the Author