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American Negro Slavery
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Black Soldiers
Blacks and the American Dream
Blacks in American Politics
Blacks in Entertainment and Media
Blacks in the American Economy
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Domestic Slave Trade
Emancipation
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Migration and Immigration
Opposition to Slavery
Origins of Slavery
Resistance Against Slavery
Transatlantic Slave Trade
Product details
- ISBN 9780313385407
- Weight: 737g
- Dimensions: 156 x 235mm
- Publication Date: 24 Oct 2016
- Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing Plc
- Publication City/Country: US
- Product Form: Hardback
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This rich cultural history of African Americans outlines their travails, triumphs, and achievements in negotiating individual and collective identities to overcome racism, slavery, and the legacies of these injustices from colonial times to the present.
One of every five Americans at the nation's beginning was an African American—a fact that underscores their importance in U.S. growth and development. This fascinating study moves from Africans' early contacts with the Americas to African Americans' 21st-century presence, exploring their role in building the American nation and in constructing their own identities, communities, and cultures.
Historian and lawyer Thomas J. Davis's multi-themed narrative of compelling content provides a historical overview of the rise of African Americans from slavery and segregation in their anti-racist quest to enjoy equal rights and opportunities to reach the American Dream of pursuing happiness. The work features portraits of individuals and treats images of African Americans in their roles as performers, producers, consumers, and creators, and as the face of social problems such as crime, education, and poverty.
Thomas J. Davis, PhD, JD, is professor of history at Arizona State University, Tempe.
