The Columbia Guide to African American History Since 1939.
Title:
The Columbia Guide to African American History Since 1939.
Author:
Harris, Robert L.
ISBN:
9780231510875
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Physical Description:
1 online resource (400 pages)
Series:
Columbia Guides to American History and Cultures
Contents:
Cover -- Half title -- Series Page -- Title -- Copyright -- Dedication -- Contents -- Introduction -- Part I. Historical Narrative -- 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 -- Part II. Key Themes in African American History Since 1939 -- Naming Ourselves: The Politics and Meaning of Self-designation -- Looking Backward: African Americans in the Postindustrial Era -- African Americans in the Military -- African Americans in Sports: The Other Champions -- African Americans in Literature and the Arts -- Black Music and Black Possibility: From Be-Bop to Hip-Hop -- Black Business Development -- Part III. Chronology, 1939-2005 -- Part IV. A-Z Entries -- Part V. Resource Guide -- African American History -- Textbooks -- Surveys -- Black Women -- General Resources -- Almanacs and Atlases -- Bibliographies -- Biographical Sources -- Chronologies -- Demography -- Encyclopedias -- Film -- Literature -- Manuscript Collections -- Newspapers and Periodicals -- Photography -- Web Sites -- General Military Resources -- Histories -- Bibliographies -- Biographical Sources -- Documents -- Records -- World War II -- Histories -- Archive and Manuscript Sources -- Film and Video -- Desegregation of the Armed Forces -- Korea -- Vietnam -- The Civil Rights Movement -- Historiographies -- Surveys -- Roots of the Movement -- International Context -- Autobiographies -- Biographies -- Documents -- Dictionaries and Encyclopedias -- Histories -- Local 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 Historic Sites -- Newspapers, Periodicals, and Journals -- Selected Web Sites -- List of Contributors -- Index.
Abstract:
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 uneasy coexistence between a growing African American middle class and a persistent and sizable underclass. Contributors consider specific issues in African American life, including the effects of the postindustrial economy and the influence of music, military service, sports, literature, culture, business, and the politics of self-designation, e.g., "Colored" vs. "Negro," "Black" vs. "African American." An invaluable resource, The Columbia Guide to African American History Since 1939 is a multifaceted map of a crucial historical period.
Local Note:
Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, Michigan : ProQuest Ebook Central, 2017. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest Ebook Central affiliated libraries.
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