The Negro in the Making of America / Benjamin Quarles.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Quarles, Benjamin.

Contributor:

Joanna Banks Collection of African American Books (University of Pennsylvania)

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

African Americans--History.

African Americans.

History.

Penn Provenance:

Banks, Joanna (donor) (Banks Collection copy)

Physical Description:

288 pages ; 18 cm

Edition:

Second Printing.

Place of Publication:

New York : Collier Books, 1966.

Contents:

From Africa to the New World (to 1619)

The Colonial and Revolutionary War Negro (1619-1800)

The House of Bondage (1800-1860)

The Nonslave Negro (1800-1860)

New Birth of Freedom (1860-1865)

The Decades of Disappointment (1865-1900)

Turn-of-the-Century Upswing (1900-1920)

From "Normalcy" to New Deal (1920-1940)

War and Peace: Issues and Outcomes (1940-1954)

Democracy's Deepening Challenge (since 1954).

Notes:

"First Edition 1964. Second Printing 1966."

"This work is designed for those seeking an up-to-date survey of the Negro's past in the United States. It is not planned for the scholars in the field; rather, it attempts to bring more fully into the public domain the fruits of their studies."--Foreword.

Includes bibliographical references (pages 267-271) and index.

Local Notes:

Kislak Center Banks Collection copy presented to the Penn Libraries in 2018 by Joanna Banks.

OCLC:

1126248820