Exploring Black America
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Discovering Black America
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Author : Linda Tarrant-Reid
language : en
Publisher: Abrams
Release Date : 2018-03-15
Discovering Black America written by Linda Tarrant-Reid and has been published by Abrams this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2018-03-15 with Young Adult Nonfiction categories.
From the first African explorers to the first black president, this illustrated history is an excellent resource and “an epic work” (School Library Journal). Discovering Black America is an unprecedented account of more than 400 years of African American history set against a background of American and global events. It begins with a black sailor aboard the Niña with Christopher Columbus and continues through the colonial period, slavery, the Civil War, Jim Crow, and civil rights to the first African American president in the White House. With first-person narratives from diaries and journals, interviews, and archival images, Discovering Black America provides an intimate understanding of this extensive history. “Engaging . . . brings to light many intriguing and tragically underreported stories.” —Kirkus Reviews (starred review) “Reproductions of historical documents, photographs, and artwork provide a sense of immediacy to this immersive tapestry, which reaches well beyond the milestones typically outlined in history books.” —Publishers Weekly (starred review) “Absolutely gorgeous in design, with a harmonious marriage of text and colorful archival images, this is the kind of book that invites browsing, and its extensive reach will make this a go-to title for report writers.” —School Library Journal “Begins with the first African explorers and seamen arriving in the New World in the fifteenth century, and . . . ends with the presidential election of Barack Obama . . . meticulous footnotes and a bibliography of recommended books...An excellent title for classroom support.” —Booklist “Thoroughly researched and documented...an outstanding resource for students. The primary source documents, photographs, and archival maps that complement this compelling account will engage readers.” —Library Media Connection (highly recommended) An NCSS/CBC Notable Social Studies Trade Book for Young People
Exploring The African American Experience
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Author : Niara Sudarkasa
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1996
Exploring The African American Experience written by Niara Sudarkasa and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1996 with African Americans categories.
In Search Of Black America
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Author : David J. Dent
language : en
Publisher: Free Press
Release Date : 2001-02-06
In Search Of Black America written by David J. Dent and has been published by Free Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2001-02-06 with Social Science categories.
“Candid and consistently engaging, Dent's work contributes to a better understanding of the role of race in American life.” —Publishers Weekly This landmark work looks at the lives of African Americans throughout the United States and challenges the typical notions of race across the nation. Noted journalist and professor David Dent spent five years crisscrossing America on a mission to expose prevalent myths and stereotypes. With tape recorder in hand, he stopped in Detroit, Washington, D.C., Portsmouth, New Hampshire, Gallipolis, Ohio, Seattle, Virginia, and many other places, documenting widespread diversity in the lives of the black majority—middle and upper-middle class African Americans. Candid and honest, controversial and pragmatic, and peopled with an eclectic and insightful array of characters, In Search of Black America is written with journalistic fervor and will change the way people view this piece of America that is often over-looked and little understood. This important and timely book is an invaluable addition to the ever-evolving debate about race in America.
Black America
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Author : JoeAnn Nicholas
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2020-10-29
Black America written by JoeAnn Nicholas and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2020-10-29 with categories.
JoeAnn Nicholas, in her debut book, gives an in-depth perspective of what it means to be a black woman in America. Walk through black history and become inspired to find out what freedom really means for African Americans and why we fight for it. Celebrate the pioneers and trailblazers who risked everything to achieve liberty. Reflect on the historical milestones in history, examine the struggles and celebrate achievements of blacks from our past and the present. Continue your journey on the winds of change through paradigms of systemic discrimination policies and systems that affect African Americans today. --Quote from Black America: How Far Have We Come?"We are the descendants of African slaves who helped build this country with our blood, sweat and tears. Blacks came up on the rough side of the mountain, digging our hands and feet into the grooves of an unforgiving wall filled with inequality, injustice, racism and violence. We need to know and tell others what it took to overcome the obstructions setup against us."- Meet the Author -JoeAnn lives in Houston, TX, but is originally from Milwaukee, WI. Though she enjoys writing in various genres, she has a special interest in penning African American literature. She loves to read and travel across the country, while exploring American history and the ancestry of African Americans. Visiting museums and cultural sites is especially a favorite pastime, which has given her the inspiration to write and share her experiences with readers.
Narratives Of Dis Engagement
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Author : Amanda L. Folk
language : en
Publisher: American Library Association
Release Date : 2022-08-09
Narratives Of Dis Engagement written by Amanda L. Folk and has been published by American Library Association this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2022-08-09 with Language Arts & Disciplines categories.
Librarianship is still a predominantly white profession. It is essential that current practitioners as well as those about to enter the field take an unflinching look at the profession’s legacy of racial discrimination, including the ways in which race might impact service to users such as students in school, public, and academic libraries. Given the prevalence of implicit and explicit bias against Black and African American people, authors Folk and Overbey argue that we must speak to these students directly to hear their stories and thereby understand their experiences. This Special Report shares the findings of a qualitative research study that explored the library experiences of Black and African American undergraduate students both before and during college, grounding it within an equity framework. From this Report readers will learn details about the study, which focused on the potential role of race in the students’ interactions with library staff, including white staff and staff of color; gain insight into Black and African American users’ perceptions of libraries and library staff, attitudes towards reading, frequency of library usage, and the importance of family; understand the implications of the study’s findings for our practice and for librarianship more broadly, including our ongoing commitment to diversifying the profession; and walk away with recommendations that can be applied to every library and educational context, such as guidance for developing an antiracist organization and more equitable service provision.
The Black Social Economy In The Americas
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Author : Caroline Shenaz Hossein
language : en
Publisher: Springer
Release Date : 2017-09-18
The Black Social Economy In The Americas written by Caroline Shenaz Hossein and has been published by Springer this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2017-09-18 with Business & Economics categories.
This pioneering book explores the meaning of the term “Black social economy,” a self-help sector that remains autonomous from the state and business sectors. With the Western Hemisphere’s ignoble history of enslavement and violence towards African peoples, and the strong anti-black racism that still pervades society, the African diaspora in the Americas has turned to alternative practices of socio-economic organization. Conscientious and collective organizing is thus a means of creating meaningful livelihoods. In this volume, fourteen scholars explore the concept of the “Black social economy,” bringing together innovative research on the lived experience of Afro-descendants in business and society in Argentina, Brazil, Canada, Colombia, Guyana, Haiti, Jamaica, and the United States. The case studies in this book feature horrific legacies of enslavement, colonization, and racism, and they recount the myriad ways that persons of African heritage have built humane alternatives to the dominant market economy that excludes them. Together, they shed necessary light on the ways in which the Black race has been overlooked in the social economy literature.
The White African American Body
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Author : Charles D. Martin
language : en
Publisher: Rutgers University Press
Release Date : 2002
The White African American Body written by Charles D. Martin and has been published by Rutgers University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2002 with History categories.
Explores the image of the white Negro in American popular culture from the late eighteenth century to the present.
African American Exploration In West Africa
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Author : James Fairhead
language : en
Publisher: Indiana University Press
Release Date : 2003-11-13
African American Exploration In West Africa written by James Fairhead and has been published by Indiana University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2003-11-13 with History categories.
In the 1860s, as America waged civil war, several thousand African Americans sought greater freedom by emigrating to the fledgling nation of Liberia. While some argued that the new black republic represented disposal rather than emancipation, a few intrepid men set out to explore their African home. African-American Exploration in West Africa collects the travel diaries of James L. Sims, George L. Seymour, and Benjamin J. K. Anderson, who explored the territory that is now Liberia and Guinea between 1858 and 1874. These remarkable diaries reveal the wealth and beauty of Africa in striking descriptions of its geography, people, flora, and fauna. The dangers of the journeys surface, too -- Seymour was attacked and later died of his wounds, and his companion, Levin Ash, was captured and sold into slavery again. Challenging the notion that there were no black explorers in Africa, these diaries provide unique perspectives on 19th-century Liberian life and life in the interior of the continent before it was radically changed by European colonialism.
Exploring Black Sexuality
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Author : Robert Staples
language : en
Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield
Release Date : 2006
Exploring Black Sexuality written by Robert Staples and has been published by Rowman & Littlefield this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2006 with Psychology categories.
In this pioneering, nonobjective study, a distinguished Black sexologist tackles one of the most controversial aspects of American race relations. The subject of Black sexuality has been widely discussed in every possible popular format for the past four hundred years, yet serious scholarship in the area is lacking. While Black sexuality has been a pervasive force in American life, it has been too sensitive a topic for Black or white authors to write about in a serious, non-polemical format. Robert Staples explores same-sex attitudes and behavior, interracial sexual relations, rape, prostitution, pornography, and the stereotypes of Black sexual superiority in this scholarly yet accessible collection. Staples shows how vaunted and feared sexual differences were the 'raison d'etre' of Southern school segregation, race-based laws, white flight from the inner cities, the double sexual standard, lynchings, and race riots. This groundbreaking study concludes with a speculation on the future of Black sexuality in the 21st century based on our knowledge of current demographic and economic forces.
I Ve Been Here All The While
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Author : Alaina E. Roberts
language : en
Publisher: University of Pennsylvania Press
Release Date : 2021-03-12
I Ve Been Here All The While written by Alaina E. Roberts and has been published by University of Pennsylvania Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2021-03-12 with History categories.
Perhaps no other symbol has more resonance in African American history than that of "40 acres and a mule"—the lost promise of Black reparations for slavery after the Civil War. In I've Been Here All the While, we meet the Black people who actually received this mythic 40 acres, the American settlers who coveted this land, and the Native Americans whose holdings it originated from. In nineteenth-century Indian Territory (modern-day Oklahoma), a story unfolds that ties African American and Native American history tightly together, revealing a western theatre of Civil War and Reconstruction, in which Cherokee, Choctaw, Chickasaw, Creek, and Seminole Indians, their Black slaves, and African Americans and whites from the eastern United States fought military and rhetorical battles to lay claim to land that had been taken from others. Through chapters that chart cycles of dispossession, land seizure, and settlement in Indian Territory, Alaina E. Roberts draws on archival research and family history to upend the traditional story of Reconstruction. She connects debates about Black freedom and Native American citizenship to westward expansion onto Native land. As Black, white, and Native people constructed ideas of race, belonging, and national identity, this part of the West became, for a short time, the last place where Black people could escape Jim Crow, finding land and exercising political rights, until Oklahoma statehood in 1907.