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This title in other formats:To Make Our World Anew Volume 2by Robin D G Kelley
Synopses & ReviewsPublisher Comments:The two volumes of Robin D.G. Kelley and Earl Lewis's seminal work offer the most up-to-date and authoritative account available of African-American history, from the first Africans brought as slaves into the Americas, right up to today's black filmmakers and politicians. In this first volume the authors begin with the story of Africa and its origins. They then present an overview of the Atlantic slave trade, following the forced migration and enslavement of between ten and twenty million people. It covers the Haitian Revolution, which ended victoriously in 1804 with the birth of the first independent black nation in the New World, and slave rebellions and resistance in the United States in the years leading up to the Civil War. There are vivid accounts of the Civil War and Reconstruction years, the backlash of the notorious Jim Crow laws and mob lynchings, and the founding of key black educational institutions, like Howard University in Washington, D.C. Here is a panoramic view of African-American life, rich in gripping first-person accounts and short character sketches that invite readers to relive history as African Americans have experienced it. Review: "First rate.... Readable.... Guarantee[s] the book a rating as a primary reference."--The Richmond Times-Dispatch "Kelley and Lewis have provided us with what amounts to the first new interpretation of African-American history for the twenty-first century.... They have raised the bar for the production of new work on African Americans."--Journal of Southern History "Sweeping in scope, this invaluable survey charts the transformation of Blacks from Africans into African Americans."--Emerge "Provides an intelligent introduction to the history's intricacies, divisions and accomplishments."--Publishers Weekly
Synopsis:The two volumes of Kelley and Lewis's To Make Our World Anew integrate the work of eleven leading historians into the most up-to-date and comprehensive account available of African American history, from the first Africans brought as slaves into the Americas, right up to today's black filmmakers and politicians. This second volume covers the crucial post-Reconstruction years and traces the migration of blacks to the major cities. It describes the remarkable birth of the Harlem Renaissance, the hardships of the Great Depression, and the service of African Americans in World War II. Readers witness the struggle for Civil Rights in the 1950s and '60s and finally, the emergence of today's black middle class. Here is a panoramic view of African-American life, rich in gripping first-person accounts and short character sketches that invite readers to relive history as African Americans have experienced it. About the Author Robin D. G. Kelley is Professor of African-American Studies at Columbia University and author of several books, most recently Freedom Dreams: The Black Radical Imagination. He lives in New York City. Earl Lewis is Provost and the Asa G. Candler Professor of History and African-American Studies at Emory University. He is the author of several books including In Their Own Interests, Love On Trial (with Heidi Ardizzone) and Defending Diversity (with Patricia Gurin and Jeffrey Lehman). He lives in Atlanta, Georgia. What Our Readers Are SayingBe the first to add a comment for a chance to win!Product Details
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