| Description |
1 online resource (xiv, 442 pages). |
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polychrome |
| Description |
text file |
| Series |
Columbia guides to American history and cultures
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Columbia guides to American history and cultures.
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| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 333-407) and index. |
| Contents |
Historical narrative / Robert L. Harris Jr. and Rosalyn Terborg-Penn -- Interpreting African American history since 1939 -- Foundations of the movement, 1939-57 -- The civil rights movement, 1955-65 -- Black power/Black consciousness, 1965-75 -- A glass half-full or half-empty -- Key themes in African American history since 1939-- Naming ourselves: the politics and meaning of self-designation / Rosalyn Terborg-Penn -- Looking backward: African Americans in the postindustrial era / Robin D.G. Kelley -- African Americans in the military / Brenda L. Moore -- African Americans in sports: the other champions / Sundiata Djata -- African Americans in literature and the arts / Kevin K. Gaines and Penny M. Von Eschen -- Black music and black possibility: from be-bop to hip-hop / Craig Werner -- Black business development / Juliet E.K. Walker -- Histories -- Social studies -- Labor -- Music -- Organizations -- School Desegregation -- Sports -- Film, video, and audio -- Manuscripts -- Black nationalism -- Black power -- Black arts and Black aesthetics -- Urban rebellions/riots -- Post-civil rights -- Affirmative action -- Business -- Film -- Race relations -- Education -- Family -- Politics -- Religion -- Science and technology -- The 1980s -- The 1990s -- Libraries, museums, and historical sites -- Newspapers, periodicals, and journals. |
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Use copy Restrictions unspecified MiAaHDL |
| Reproduction |
Electronic reproduction. [S.l.] : HathiTrust Digital Library, 2010. MiAaHDL |
| System Details |
Master and use copy. Digital master created according to Benchmark for Faithful Digital Reproductions of Monographs and Serials, Version 1. Digital Library Federation, December 2002. http://purl.oclc.org/DLF/benchrepro0212 MiAaHDL |
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| Summary |
Marian Anderson's famous 1939 concert in front of the Lincoln Memorial was a watershed moment in the struggle for racial justice. Beginning with this event, Robert L. Harris Jr. and Rosalyn Terborg-Penn chart the historical efforts of African Americans to address racism and inequality. They explore the rise of the Civil Rights and Black Power movements and the national and international contexts that shaped their ideologies and methods. They consider how changes in immigration patterns have complicated the conventional ""black/white"" dichotomy in American society and discuss the often. |
| Local Note |
eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
| Subject |
African Americans -- History -- 1877-1964.
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African Americans. |
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History. |
| Chronological Term |
1877-1964 |
| Subject |
African Americans -- History -- 1964-
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| Chronological Term |
1964- |
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Since 1877 |
| Genre/Form |
Electronic books.
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History.
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| Added Author |
Harris, Robert L., 1943-
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Terborg-Penn, Rosalyn.
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| Other Form: |
Print version: Columbia guide to African American history since 1939. New York : Columbia University Press, ©2006 (DLC) 2005034370 |
| ISBN |
023151087X (electronic book) |
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9780231510875 (electronic book) |
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0231138105 (alkaline paper) |
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9780231138109 |
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9780231138116 (paperback) |
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0231138113 (paperback) |
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