Kathleen Menzie Lesko, Valerie M. Babb, Carroll R. Gibbs

Black Georgetown Remembered

A History of Its Black Community from the Founding of "The Town of George" in 1751 to the Present Day, 30th Anniversary Edition

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Produktbeschreibung

Black Georgetown Remembered is a journey through more than two hundred years of history. This one-of-a-kind book invites readers to consider how the unique heritage of this neighborhood intersects and contributes to broader themes in African American and Washington, DC, history and urban studies.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Georgetown University Press
• 30th Anniversary Edition
• Seitenzahl: 290
• Erscheinungstermin: 17. Januar 2022
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 256mm x 180mm x 22mm
• Gewicht: 678g
• ISBN-13: 9781647121655
• ISBN-10: 1647121655
• Artikelnr.: 62117889

Autorenporträt

Kathleen Menzie Lesko is a former scholar-in-residence at the Folger Shakespeare Library and current research scholar at the Huntington Library in San Marino, California. She is also a former faculty member and administrator at Georgetown University. Valerie M. Babb is the Andrew Mellon Professor of Humanities at Emory University and holds a joint appointment in the departments of African American Studies and English. She is a former faculty member at Georgetown University. Carroll R. Gibbs is a professional historian, a lecturer, and author of numerous works on African American history. He is founder of the African History and Culture Lecture Series and wrote, researched, and narrated "Sketches in Color," a companion to the acclaimed PBS series "The Civil War," for WHUT-TV.