Working Americans 1898-2016. Volume XIV, African Americans / based on materials from Working Americans series by Scott Derks.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Derks, Scott, author.

Series:

Working Americans

Working Americans ; v.14

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Working class African Americans--History.

Working class African Americans.

Working class--United States--History.

Working class.

African Americans--Employment--History.

African Americans.

Labor--United States--History.

Labor.

Occupations--United States--History.

Occupations.

Social classes--United States--History.

Social classes.

United States--Economic conditions.

United States.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (x, 381 pages) : illustrations (some color), maps, portraits

Edition:

First edition.

Place of Publication:

Amenia, NY : Grey House Publishing, [2016]

Summary:

The African-American struggle and triumph comes to life in these pages, from the Emancipation Proclamation and racial segregation in the 1800s to the the Harlem Renaissance and the Civil Rights Movement to the first African American president. This volume provides real information on what it meant to be an African American from the 1890s to the present day.

Contents:

Working Americans, 1898-2016 Volume XIV: African Americans ; Table of Contents ; Introduction ; 1898-1919 ; 1898: African American Wood Turner ; 1913: Young Singer of Spirtuals ; 1916: African American U.S. Army Major ; 1917: Civil Rights Advocate ; 1919: Female African American Entrepreneur ; 1920-1939 ; 1927: Blues Singer Florence Mills ; 1935: African American Couple Emigrate from Rural South to Urban North ; 1939: Female Pianist and Musical Arranger ; 1940-1959 ; 1942: Guitarist with Transformative Technique ; 1945: Female Trombonist in Traveling Band

1946: African American Newspaper Reporter 1946: African American Sailor and Desegregation Advocate ; 1948: U.S. Delegate and Postwar Architect ; 1951: Former Slave and Proud Matriarch ; 1952: Olympic Gold Medal Hurdler ; 1959: Rock 'n' Roll Pioneer and Prisoner ; 1960-1979 ; 1960: Self-trained Olympic Weightlifter ; 1961: Educator and Civil Rights Pioneer ; 1962: From Orphan to Self-made Golf Caddie ; 1966: African American Baseball Player ; 1966: Army Private in the Vietnam War ; 1968: Female Electronics Worker ; 1970: Earth Day Advocate ; 1975: Jamaican Immigrant and Caregiver ; 1980-1999

1983: Music Promoter and Innovator 1985: Haitian Immigrant and Artist ; 1993: University Student and Music Promoter ; 2000-2016 ; 2008: Surfer and Surfboard Entrepreneur ; 2015: Field Service Scheduling Supervisor ; 2016: Family Therpist ; The Black Population: 2010 Census Brief ; Black (African American) History Month: February 2016 ; Further Reading ; Index

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (ebrary, viewed September 2, 2016).

"A universal reference book."

ISBN:

9781803160771

1803160772

9781682171073

1682171078

OCLC:

971498457