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Black America : Historic Moments, Key Figures and Cultural Milestones from the African-American Story / Kehinde Andrews, Peniel E. Joseph, and Erica Armstrong Dunbar.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Andrews, Kehinde, author.
- Joseph, Peniel E., author.
- Dunbar, Erica Armstrong, author.
- Series:
- Visual History Series
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- African American athletes--History.
- African American athletes.
- African American entertainers--History.
- African American entertainers.
- African American men--History.
- African American men.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (160 p.)
- Edition:
- First edition.
- Place of Publication:
- Mount Joy, PA : Fox Chapel Publishing, [2023]
- Summary:
- From slavery through the election of Vice President Kamala Harris, here is the history of Black America told through striking photographs and compelling narrative that captures many of the key joys, struggles and milestones. Learn about the first Black Americans and the origins of slavery, including Harriet Tubman, Nat Turner's Rebellion, Frederick Douglas and the Civil War. Explore the long fight for freedom through Jim Crow, W.E. Dubois, the Tulsa Massacre and the rise of MLK, Malcolm X and the Black Panther Movement. Discover the joys of the Harlem Renaissance, Jimi Hendrix at Woodstock and the rise of Hip Hop. And find out the story behind Muhammad Ali's Rumble in the Jungle, the desegregation of professional sports, and how black sports stars from Hank Aaron to Lebron James have fought to make their voices heard.
- Contents:
- Cover
- Title
- Copyright
- Contents
- First Black Americans
- America’s Centuries of Slavery
- Phillis Wheatley
- Uncle Tom’s Cabin
- Nat Turner’s Rebellion
- Frederick Douglass: Slave to Statesman
- Harriet Tubman: Slave, Spy, Suffragette
- American Civil War
- Emancipation
- Black Cowboys
- Reconstruction
- Jim Crow Laws
- Washington & Du Bois: The Power of Education
- The NAACP is Founded
- Harlem Renaissance
- Tulsa Race Massacre
- Jesse Owens
- The Black Experience in World War II
- Leveling the Playing Field in US Sport
- Brown V Board of Education
- Emmett Till
- Rosa Parks: Tired of Giving In
- Little Rock Nine
- America got Soul
- Sit-ins and Freedom Rides
- Birmingham Campaign Generated by AI.
- Notes:
- Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.
- Part of the metadata in this record was created by AI, based on the text of the resource.
- Description based on print version record.
- ISBN:
- 9781637412541
- 1637412541
- OCLC:
- 1376365056
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