Author: Dallas W. SprinklesPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : African Americans
Languages : en
Pages : 126
Book Description
The Lives and Work of Negroes, Past and Present who Helped Build America
Author: Dallas W. SprinklesPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : African Americans
Languages : en
Pages : 126
Book Description
Black Reconstruction in America (The Oxford W. E. B. Du Bois)
Author: W. E. B. Du BoisPublisher: Oxford University Press
ISBN: 019938567X
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 1134
Book Description
W. E. B. Du Bois was a public intellectual, sociologist, and activist on behalf of the African American community. He profoundly shaped black political culture in the United States through his founding role in the NAACP, as well as internationally through the Pan-African movement. Du Bois's sociological and historical research on African-American communities and culture broke ground in many areas, including the history of the post-Civil War Reconstruction period. Du Bois was also a prolific author of novels, autobiographical accounts, innumerable editorials and journalistic pieces, and several works of history. Black Reconstruction in America tells and interprets the story of the twenty years of Reconstruction from the point of view of newly liberated African Americans. Though lambasted by critics at the time of its publication in 1935, Black Reconstruction has only grown in historical and literary importance. In the 1960s it joined the canon of the most influential revisionist historical works. Its greatest achievement is weaving a credible, lyrical historical narrative of the hostile and politically fraught years of 1860-1880 with a powerful critical analysis of the harmful effects of democracy, including Jim Crow laws and other injustices. With a series introduction by editor Henry Louis Gates, Jr., and an introduction by David Levering Lewis, this edition is essential for anyone interested in African American history.
The Gift of Black Folk
Author: W. E. B. Du BoisPublisher: Open Road Media
ISBN: 1504064208
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 245
Book Description
A look at African Americans’ contributions to the United States by the iconic leader whose life spanned from the Civil War to the civil rights movement. The first African American to earn a doctorate from Harvard and a cofounder of the NAACP, W. E. B. Du Bois remains a towering figure in US history. In The Gift of Black Folk, he celebrates Black Americans’ struggle for equality—a battle that would continue long after slavery was abolished—and in the ongoing pursuit of a more perfect union. As explorers, laborers, soldiers, artists, slaves, freedmen, and citizens, these individuals played an essential part in the unique conglomerate that is the United States, and their remarkable, often unsung history is conveyed in this classic work.
American Negroes
Author: Edwin Rogers EmbreePublisher: Forgotten Books
ISBN: 9781334688317
Category : Education
Languages : en
Pages : 82
Book Description
Excerpt from American Negroes: A Handbook A hardy, colorful race of Indians had lived on this continent for thousands of years before any of the present peoples came. While the early relations between European settlers and native Indians were turbulent and bloody, Indians have contributed one of the brightest strands in the American tradition. Vain modems should remember that the only 100 per cent Americans are red men who were building happy and satisfying lives on this continent when the ancestors of many of us were crude nomads roaming the forests of Britain and Gaul. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
The Gift of Black Folk
Author: William Edward Burghardt Du BoisPublisher: Forgotten Books
ISBN: 9781397195548
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 360
Book Description
Excerpt from The Gift of Black Folk: The Negroes in the Making of America A moment's thought will easily convince open minded persons that the contribution of the Ne gro to American nationality as slave, freedman and citizen was far from negligible. No element in American life has so subtly and yet clearly woven itself into the warp and woof of our think ing and acting as the American Negro. He came with the first explorers and helped 1n exploration. His labor was from the first the foundation of the American prosperity and the cause of the rapid growth of the new world in economic and social importance. Modern democracy rests not simply on the striving white men in Europe and America but also on the persist'ent struggle of the black men in America for two centuries. The military defense of this land has depended upon Negro soldiers from the time 'of the Colonial wars down to the struggle of the World War. Not only does the Negro appear, reappear and persist in American literature but a Negro Ameri can literature has arisen of deep significance, and Negro folk lore and music are among the choicest heritages of this land. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
Great Negroes, Past and Present
Author: Russell L. AdamsPublisher: African Amer Images
ISBN: 9780910030083
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 212
Book Description
Brief one- or two-page biographies of important Negroes from ancient to modern times and from many professions including science, education, art, music, and religion.
The Last Negroes at Harvard
Author: Kent GarrettPublisher: Houghton Mifflin
ISBN: 1328879976
Category : EDUCATION
Languages : en
Pages : 321
Book Description
The untold story of the Harvard class of '63, whose Black students fought to create their own identities on the cusp between integration and affirmative action. In the fall of 1959, Harvard recruited an unprecedented eighteen "Negro" boys as an early form of affirmative action. Four years later they would graduate as African Americans. Some fifty years later, one of these trailblazing Harvard grads, Kent Garrett, would begin to reconnect with his classmates and explore their vastly different backgrounds, lives, and what their time at Harvard meant. Garrett and his partner Jeanne Ellsworth recount how these eighteen youths broke new ground, with ramifications that extended far past the iconic Yard. By the time they were seniors, they would have demonstrated against national injustice and grappled with the racism of academia, had dinner with Malcolm X and fought alongside their African national classmates for the right to form a Black students' organization. Part memoir, part group portrait, and part narrative history of the intersection between the civil rights movement and higher education, this is the remarkable story of brilliant, singular boys whose identities were changed at and by Harvard, and who, in turn, changed Harvard.
The Negro Problem A Series of Articles by Representative American Negroes of Today
Author: Booker T WashingtonPublisher:
ISBN:
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Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
The Negro Problem: A Series Of Articles By Representative American Negroes Of Today is a book that was first published in 1903. It was written by some of the most prominent African American thinkers and leaders of the time, including Booker T. Washington, who was one of the most influential figures in the civil rights movement. The book is a collection of essays that explore the challenges and issues facing African Americans in the United States at the turn of the 20th century. The authors discuss a range of topics, including education, employment, social inequality, and political representation. They also offer their own perspectives on the best ways to address these issues and improve the lives of African Americans. The book is an important historical document that provides insight into the struggles and aspirations of African Americans during a pivotal moment in American history. It is a must-read for anyone interested in civil rights, social justice, and the history of race relations in the United States.This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the old original and may contain some imperfections such as library marks and notations. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment for protecting, preserving, and promoting the world's literature in affordable, high quality, modern editions, that are true to their original work.
The Gift of Black Folk
Author: William Edward Burghardt Du BoisPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 186
Book Description
W. E. B. Du Bois was a public intellectual, sociologist, and activist on behalf of the African American community. He profoundly shaped black political culture in the United States through his founding role in the NAACP, as well as internationally through the Pan-African movement. Du Bois's sociological and historical research on African-American communities and culture broke ground in many areas, including the history of the post-Civil War Reconstruction period. Du Bois was also a prolific author of novels, autobiographical accounts, innumerable editorials and journalistic pieces, and several works of history. Published in 1924 in response to growing racial tensions, W. E. B. Du Bois's The Gift of Black Folk explores the contributions African Americans have made to American society, detailing the importance of racial diversity to the United States. Writing for a general audience, Du Bois employs a sweeping scope for his argument, covering the European discovery of America to the twentieth century. In doing so he works to prove that through African Americans' struggle for freedom and equality, they have most fully realized the goal of democracy. With a series introduction by editor Henry Louis Gates, Jr., and an introduction by Glenda Carpio, this edition is essential for anyone interested in African American history.
Great Negroes
Author: Jawanza KunjufuPublisher:
ISBN: 9780913543603
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 200
Book Description
Over 200 famous African American figures in fields such as acting, art, athletics, business, comedy, dancing, education, music, politics, publishing, religion, science, and writing are profiled here. Included are people such as Tiger Woods, Sammy Sosa, Halle Berry, Whoopi Goldberg, and Jessie Jackson, Jr. A section on often-overlooked figures includes Medgar Evers, Dorothy Height, and Dempsey Travis.