"Upon These Shores" is a comprehensive overview of African American history available in a single volume, bringing together original essays by some of the foremost authorities in the field. Arranged both chronologically and thematically, these papers discuss a wide range of topics--from the Middle Passage to the Civil Rights Movement; from abolition to the Great Migration; from issues in religion, class and family to literature, education and politics. "Upon These Shores" is the perfect introduction for both students and general readers to the major themes in African American history.…mehr
"Upon These Shores" is a comprehensive overview of African American history available in a single volume, bringing together original essays by some of the foremost authorities in the field. Arranged both chronologically and thematically, these papers discuss a wide range of topics--from the Middle Passage to the Civil Rights Movement; from abolition to the Great Migration; from issues in religion, class and family to literature, education and politics. "Upon These Shores" is the perfect introduction for both students and general readers to the major themes in African American history. Contributors: Walter R. Allen, John B. Bauman, Stephen N. Butler, Gerald Early, Robert Gregg, Beverly Guy-Sheftall, Charles V. Hamilton, Lawrence J. Hanks, Gerald D. Jaynes, Norrece T. Jones, Carole Marks, Waldo E. Martin, Joseph C. Miller, Wilson J. Moses, Donald G. Nieman, Armstead L. Robinson, William R. Scott, William G. Shade, Jean R. Soderlund, Gayraud S. Wilmore, and Peter H. Wood.
William R. Scott is Professor of History and Director of the African-American Studies Program at Lehigh University. He is author of The Sons of Sheba's Race:African Americans and the Italo-Ethiopian War (1993). William G. Shade is Director of the American Studies Program at Lehigh University and Co-Director of the Gipson Institute for Eighteenth-Century Studies. He is author of Democratizing the Old Dominion (1996) and co-editor, with Sandy Maisel, of Parties and Politics inAmerican History (1994).
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Foreword William H. Gray, III Introduction: The Long Rugged Road William R. Scott and William G. Shade Part I: Out of Africa 1. Africa, The Slave Trade and the Diaspora Joseph C. Miller Part II. The Peculiar Institution 2. Creating a Biracial Society, 1619-1720 Jean R. Soderlund 3. Africans in Eighteenth-Century North America Peter H. Wood 4. In Search of Freedom: Slave Life in the Antebellum South Norrece T. Jones 5. Though We Are Not Slaves, We Are Not Free: Blacks in Antebellum America William G. Shade Part III. The Reconstruction and Beyond 6. Full of Faith, Full of Hope: The African-American Experience From Emancipation to Segregation Armstead Robinson 7. Blacks in the Economy From Reconstruction to World War I Gerald D. Jaynes 8. In Search of the Promised Land: Black Migration and Urbanization, 1900-1940 Carole C. Marks 9. From Booker T. to Malcolm X: Black Political Thought, 1895-1965 Wilson J. Moses 10. Rights, Power and Equality: The Modern Civil Rights Movement Edward P. Morgan Part IV. African American Identity and Culture 11. The Sounds of Blackness: African American Music Waldo F. Martin 12. Black Voices: Themes in African American Literature Gerald Early 13. Black Religious Traditions: Sacred and Secular Themes Gayraud S. Wilmore Part V. Family, Class and Gender 14. African-American Family Life in Societal Context: Crisis and Hope Walter R. Allen 15. From Black Bourgeoisie to African American Middle Class, 1957 to the Present Robert Gregg 16. The New Underclass: Concentrated Poverty in the Post-Industrial City John F. Bauman 17. Black Feminism in the United States Beverly Guy-Sheftal Part VI. The Post-War Agenda 18. African-Americans and Education Since the Brown Decisions: A Contextual View Stephen N. Butler 19. After the Movement: African-Americans and Civil Rights Since 1970 Donald G. Neiman 20. The Quest for Black Equity: African-American Politics Since the Voting Rights Act of 1965 Lawrence J. Hanks 21. Black Internationalism: African-Americans and Foreign Policy Activism William R. Scott Afterword: The Future of African Americans Charles V. Hamilton
Foreword William H. Gray, III Introduction: The Long Rugged Road William R. Scott and William G. Shade Part I: Out of Africa 1. Africa, The Slave Trade and the Diaspora Joseph C. Miller Part II. The Peculiar Institution 2. Creating a Biracial Society, 1619-1720 Jean R. Soderlund 3. Africans in Eighteenth-Century North America Peter H. Wood 4. In Search of Freedom: Slave Life in the Antebellum South Norrece T. Jones 5. Though We Are Not Slaves, We Are Not Free: Blacks in Antebellum America William G. Shade Part III. The Reconstruction and Beyond 6. Full of Faith, Full of Hope: The African-American Experience From Emancipation to Segregation Armstead Robinson 7. Blacks in the Economy From Reconstruction to World War I Gerald D. Jaynes 8. In Search of the Promised Land: Black Migration and Urbanization, 1900-1940 Carole C. Marks 9. From Booker T. to Malcolm X: Black Political Thought, 1895-1965 Wilson J. Moses 10. Rights, Power and Equality: The Modern Civil Rights Movement Edward P. Morgan Part IV. African American Identity and Culture 11. The Sounds of Blackness: African American Music Waldo F. Martin 12. Black Voices: Themes in African American Literature Gerald Early 13. Black Religious Traditions: Sacred and Secular Themes Gayraud S. Wilmore Part V. Family, Class and Gender 14. African-American Family Life in Societal Context: Crisis and Hope Walter R. Allen 15. From Black Bourgeoisie to African American Middle Class, 1957 to the Present Robert Gregg 16. The New Underclass: Concentrated Poverty in the Post-Industrial City John F. Bauman 17. Black Feminism in the United States Beverly Guy-Sheftal Part VI. The Post-War Agenda 18. African-Americans and Education Since the Brown Decisions: A Contextual View Stephen N. Butler 19. After the Movement: African-Americans and Civil Rights Since 1970 Donald G. Neiman 20. The Quest for Black Equity: African-American Politics Since the Voting Rights Act of 1965 Lawrence J. Hanks 21. Black Internationalism: African-Americans and Foreign Policy Activism William R. Scott Afterword: The Future of African Americans Charles V. Hamilton
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