African Americans and Civil Rights

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African Americans and Civil Rights From 1619 to the Present

By Michael L. Levine

ISBN: 0-89774-859-X

ISBN-13: 978-0-89774-859-9

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344 pages

Oryx Press

Publication: 7/25/1996

List Price: $45.00 (UK Sterling Price: £25.95)

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Media Type: Hardcover

Trim Size: 6 X 9

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Series Title: Social Issues in American History Series

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The volume encompasses nearly 400 years of African-American history with remarkable thoroughness and insight . . . [provides] thorough discussion of . . . issues that will shape the future of African Americans in our country.
—Norman Hill, President A. Philip Randolph Institute

Description: This well-written narrative, concise but packed with history, chronicles the struggle for African American civil rights. Beginning in 1619 when the first ship carrying Africans arrived in North America and continuing to the present, historian Michael L. Levine gives readers a balanced overview of how U.S. laws have prevented blacks from having the same civil rights as others. The text is accompanied by 65 detailed biographical sketches that describe the roles played by key individuals who worked to advance--or block--the civil rights of African Americans.

Table of Contents:

Preface vii
CHAPTER 1:West Africa, the Atlantic Slave Trade, and the Americas 1
CHAPTER 2:The Colonial Era: 1619-1763 16
CHAPTER 3:The Era of the American Revolution: 1764-1820 37
CHAPTER 4: The Antebellum Years: 1820-1860 57
CHAPTER 5: The Civil War and Reconstruction: 1861-1877 83
CHAPTER 6: The Triumph of White Racism: 1878-1915 109
CHAPTER 7: World War I through the Great Depression: 1914-1941 140
CHAPTER 8: World War II and the Postwar Years: 1941-1960 166
CHAPTER 9: The Civil Rights Revolution, Black Power, and White Backlash: 1960-1968183
CHAPTER 10: Progress and Setbacks in a Conservative Era: 1969 to the Present 209
Biographies 249Chronology 277Glossary 289Further Reading 295Index 317


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