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To Make Our World Anew: Volume I: A History of African Americans to 1880
Contributor(s): Kelley, Robin D. G. (Editor), Lewis, Earl (Editor)
ISBN: 0195181344     ISBN-13: 9780195181340
Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
OUR PRICE:   $18.89  
Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats
Published: April 2005
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Annotation: The two volumes of Kelley and Lewis's To Make Our World Anew integrate the work of eleven leading historians into the most up-to-date and comprehensive account available of African American history, from the first Africans brought as slaves into the Americas, right up to today's black
filmmakers and politicians. This first volume begins with the story of Africa and its origins, then presents an overview of the Atlantic slave trade, and the forced migration and enslavement of between ten and twenty million people. It covers the Haitian Revolution, which ended victoriously in 1804
with the birth of the first independent black nation in the New World, and slave rebellions and resistance in the United States in the years leading up to the Civil War. There are vivid accounts of the Civil War and Reconstruction years, the backlash of the notorious "Jim Crow" laws and mob
lynchings, and the founding of key black educational institutions, such as Howard University in Washington, D.C. Here is a panoramic view of African-American life, rich in gripping first-person accounts and short character sketches that invite readers to relive history as African Americans have
experienced it.
Additional Information
BISAC Categories:
- Social Science | Ethnic Studies - African American Studies
- History | United States - 19th Century
Dewey: 973.049
LCCN: 00021131
Physical Information: 0.91" H x 6.26" W x 9.44" (1.08 lbs) 320 pages
Themes:
- Chronological Period - 17th Century
- Chronological Period - 18th Century
- Chronological Period - 19th Century
- Ethnic Orientation - African American
 
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Publisher Description:
The two volumes of Kelley and Lewis's To Make Our World Anew integrate the work of eleven leading historians into the most up-to-date and comprehensive account available of African American history, from the first Africans brought as slaves into the Americas, right up to today's black
filmmakers and politicians. This first volume begins with the story of Africa and its origins, then presents an overview of the Atlantic slave trade, and the forced migration and enslavement of between ten and twenty million people. It covers the Haitian Revolution, which ended victoriously in 1804
with the birth of the first independent black nation in the New World, and slave rebellions and resistance in the United States in the years leading up to the Civil War. There are vivid accounts of the Civil War and Reconstruction years, the backlash of the notorious Jim Crow laws and mob
lynchings, and the founding of key black educational institutions, such as Howard University in Washington, D.C. Here is a panoramic view of African-American life, rich in gripping first-person accounts and short character sketches that invite readers to relive history as African Americans have
experienced it.