From slavery to freedom : a history of African Americans

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From slavery to freedom : a history of African Americans

John Hope Franklin, Alfred A. Moss, Jr

McGraw-Hill, c1994

7th ed

  • : pbk

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Includes bibliographical references (p. 573-616) and index

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This work charts the journey of African Americans from their origins in the civilizations of Africa, through slavery in the Western Hemisphere, to their struggle for freedom in the West Indies, Latin America and the United States. Topics covered include the dilemma of reconciliation between theory and practice in matters of race; popular culture in the period between World War I and World War II; and the 1992 election, including discussion of the largest African-American voter turnout in history, largest number of African Americans elected to congress, and the most African Americans ever appointed to cabinet positions.

Table of Contents

  • Land of their ancestors
  • the African way of life
  • the slave trade and the new world
  • colonial slavery
  • that all may be free
  • blacks in the new republic
  • blacks and manifest destiny
  • the peculiar institution
  • quasi-free blacks
  • slavery and intersectional strife
  • civil war
  • the effort to attain peace
  • losing the peace
  • philanthropy and self-help
  • the colour line
  • in pursuit of democracy
  • democracy escapes
  • the Harlem Renaissance and the politics of African-American culture
  • the new deal
  • the American dilemma
  • fighting for the four freedoms
  • African Americans in the Cold-War Era
  • the black revolution
  • new forms of activism.

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