"I, too, am America" : archaeological studies of African-American life / edited by Theresa A. Singleton.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Singleton, Theresa A.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

African Americans--Antiquities.

African Americans.

Africans--America--Antiquities.

Africans.

African Americans--Social life and customs.

Africans--America--Social life and customs.

Manners and customs.

Antiquities.

United States--Antiquities.

United States.

America--Antiquities.

America.

Physical Description:

xi, 368 pages : illustrations, maps ; 24 cm

Place of Publication:

Charlottesville : University Press of Virginia, 1999.

Summary:

The moral mission archaeology set in motion by black activists in the 1960s and 1970s sought to tell the story of Americans, particularly African Americans, forgotten by the written record. Today, the archaeological study of African-American life is no longer simply an effort to capture unrecorded aspects of black history or to exhume the heritage of a neglected community. Archaeologists now recognize that one cannot fully comprehend the European colonial experience in the Americas without understanding its African counterpart.

This collection of essays celebrates and reflects the broad spectrum of scholarship arising from this expanded definition of African-American archaeology, treating such issues as the analysis and representation of cultural identity, race, gender, and class; cultural interaction and change; relations of power and domination; and the sociopolitics of archaeological practice. "I, Too, Am America" expands African-American archaeology into an inclusive historical vision and identifies promising areas for future study.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 311-350) and index.

ISBN:

0813918421

081391843X

OCLC:

40331132