The preeminent history of African-Americans, this best-selling text charts the journey of African-Americans from their origins in the civilizations of Africa, through slavery in the Western Hemisphere, their struggle for freedom in the West Indies, Latin America, and the United States, to the election of our first African American president. The ninth edition of this best-selling text has been thoroughly rewritten and reorganized to reflect the most current scholarship on African-American history. Beginning with greater coverage of ancestral Africa, the text contains new material on African…mehr
The preeminent history of African-Americans, this best-selling text charts the journey of African-Americans from their origins in the civilizations of Africa, through slavery in the Western Hemisphere, their struggle for freedom in the West Indies, Latin America, and the United States, to the election of our first African American president. The ninth edition of this best-selling text has been thoroughly rewritten and reorganized to reflect the most current scholarship on African-American history. Beginning with greater coverage of ancestral Africa, the text contains new material on African American migration, notable African American women, popular culture, and the 2008 election. The text also has a fresh new 4-color design with new charts, maps, photographs, paintings, and illustrations. Written by legendary, award-winning authors, From Slavery to Freedom remains the most revered, respected, honored text on the market.
John Hope Franklin was the James B. Duke Professor Emeritus of History, and for seven years was Professor of Legal History at Duke University Law School. A native of Oklahoma and a graduate of Fisk University (1935), he received the A.M. and Ph.D. degrees in history from Harvard University (1936 and 1941). He taught at a number of institutions, including Fisk, St. Augustines College, and Howard University. In 1956 he went to Brooklyn College as Chair of the Department of History; and in 1964, he joined the faculty of the University of Chicago, serving as Chair of the Department of History from 1967 to 1970. At Chicago, he was the John Matthews Manly Distinguished Service Professor from 1969 to 1982, when he became Professor Emeritus.Among his many published works are The Free Negro in North Carolina (1943), Reconstruction after the Civil War (1961), A Southern Odyssey (1971), and perhaps his best-known book, From Slavery to Freedom: A History of African Americans, now in its ninth edition. In 1990 a collection of essays covering a teaching and writing career of fifty years was published as Race and History: Selected Essays, 1938-1988. At the time of his death in March 2009, he was engaged in research on "Dissidents on the Plantation: Runaway Slaves."During his long career, Professor Franklin was active in numerous professional and educational organizations. For many years he served on the editorial board of the Journal of Negro History. He also served as president of the following organizations:The Southern Historical Association, the United Chapters of Phi Beta Kappa, the Organization of American Historians, and the American Historical Association.Dr. Franklin served on many national commissions and delegations, including the National Council on the Humanities, the President's Advisory Commission on Ambassadorial Appointments, and the United States delegation to the 21st General Conference of UNESCO. He was appointed by President Clinton to chair the President's Advisory Board for the One America initiative in June 1997.He was the recipient of many honors. In 1978 Who's Who in America selected him as one of eight Americans who has made significant contributions to society. In 1995 he received the first W.E.B. DuBois Award from the Fisk University Alumni Association, the Organization of American Historians' Award for Outstanding Achievement, the NAACP's Spingarn medal, and the Presidential Medal of Freedom. In addition to his many awards, Dr. Franklin received honorary degrees from more than one hundred colleges and universities.
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Chapter 12 - The Meaning of Freedom: The Promise of Reconstruction, 1865-1868 Chapter 13 - The Meaning of Freedom: The Failure of Reconstruction PART IV Searching for Safe Spaces Chapter 14 - White Supremacy Triumphant: African Americans in the South in the Late Nineteenth Century Chapter 15 - Black Southerners Challenge White Supremacy Chapter 16 - Conciliation, Agitation, and Migration: African Americans in the Early Twentieth Century Chapter 17 - African Americans and the 1920s PART V The Great Depression and World War II Chapter 18 - The Great Depression and The New Deal Chapter 19 - Black Culture and Society in the 1930s and 1940s Chapter 20 - The World War II Era and Seeds of a Revolution PART VI The Black Revolution Chapter 21 - The Freedom Movement, 1954-1965 Chapter 22 - The Struggle Continues, 1965-1980 Chapter 23 - Black Politics, White Backlash, 1980 to Present Chapter 24 - African Americans in the New Millenium Epilogue: "A Nation Within a Nation"
Chapter 12 - The Meaning of Freedom: The Promise of Reconstruction, 1865-1868 Chapter 13 - The Meaning of Freedom: The Failure of Reconstruction PART IV Searching for Safe Spaces Chapter 14 - White Supremacy Triumphant: African Americans in the South in the Late Nineteenth Century Chapter 15 - Black Southerners Challenge White Supremacy Chapter 16 - Conciliation, Agitation, and Migration: African Americans in the Early Twentieth Century Chapter 17 - African Americans and the 1920s PART V The Great Depression and World War II Chapter 18 - The Great Depression and The New Deal Chapter 19 - Black Culture and Society in the 1930s and 1940s Chapter 20 - The World War II Era and Seeds of a Revolution PART VI The Black Revolution Chapter 21 - The Freedom Movement, 1954-1965 Chapter 22 - The Struggle Continues, 1965-1980 Chapter 23 - Black Politics, White Backlash, 1980 to Present Chapter 24 - African Americans in the New Millenium Epilogue: "A Nation Within a Nation"
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