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Go deeper than the Black History you may think you know!
Black American History For Dummies reveals the terrors and struggles and celebrates the triumphs of Black Americans. This handy book goes way beyond what you may have studied in school, digging into the complexities and the intrigues that make up Black America. From slavery and the Civil Rights movement to Black Wall Street, Juneteenth, redlining, and Black Lives Matter, this book offers an accessible resource for understanding the facts and events critical to Black history in America.
The history of Black Americans is the history of Americans; Americans dance to Black music, read Black literature, watch Black movies, and whether they know it or not reap the benefits of the vibrant political, athletic, and sociological contributions of Black Americans. With this book, you can dive into history, culture, and beyond. See how far there's yet to go in the approach to studying Black American culture and ending racism.
* Get the authoritative story on the growth and evolution of Black America from slavery, Reconstruction, Jim Crow, the Civil Rights era through to today
* Discover the Black artists, musicians, athletes, and leaders who have made the United States what it is
* Develop a fuller understanding of concerns about police brutality and other front-and-center race issues
* Find out how every aspect of American life connects to Black history
Black American History For Dummies is for anyone who needs to learn or re-learn the true history about Black Americans.
List of contents
Introduction 1
Part 1: Coming to America 7
Chapter 1: The Soul of America 9
Chapter 2: From Empires to Bondage: Bringing Africans to the Americas 33
Chapter 3: The Founding of Black America 49
Part 2: Long Road to Freedom 63
Chapter 4: American Slavery, American Freedom 65
Chapter 5: Bringing Down the House: Marching toward Civil War and Freedom 85
Chapter 6: Up from Slavery: Civil War and Reconstruction 109
Part 3: Pillars of Change: The Civil Rights Movement 135
Chapter 7: Living Jim Crow 137
Chapter 8: I, Too, Sing America: The Civil Rights Movement, 1954-1963 163
Chapter 9: Turning Up the Heat (1963-1968) 187
Chapter 10: Where Do We Go from Here? Post-Civil Rights 207
Chapter 11: The New Civil Rights -- Obama, Black Lives Matter, and Beyond 233
Part 4: Cultural Foundations 259
Chapter 12: Somebody Say "Amen": The Black Church 261
Chapter 13: More Than Reading and Writing: Education 285
Chapter 14: Writing Down the Bones: Black Literature 307
Chapter 15: The Great Black Way: Theater and Dance 331
Part 5: A Touch of Genius: Music, Film, TV, and Sports 357
Chapter 16: Give Me a Beat: Black Music 359
Chapter 17: Black Hollywood: Film and Comedy 393
Chapter 18: Black Hollywood: TV 427
Chapter 19: Winning Ain't Easy: Race and Sports 449
Part 6: The Part of Tens 479
Chapter 20: Ten Black American Firsts 481
Chapter 21: Ten Black Literary Classics 487
Chapter 22: Ten (Plus One) Influential Black American Visual Artists 493
Index 501
About the author
Ronda Racha Penrice attended the M.A. program in Southern Studies at the University of Mississippi. A veteran freelance writer, the Columbia University alum has covered Black history and culture for publications including
Zora, Essence, the
Atlanta Journal-Constitution, Ebony, theGrio, The Root, and
NBC THINK.
Summary
Go deeper than the Black History you may think you know!
Black American History For Dummies reveals the terrors and struggles and celebrates the triumphs of Black Americans. This handy book goes way beyond what you may have studied in school, digging into the complexities and the intrigues that make up Black America. From slavery and the Civil Rights movement to Black Wall Street, Juneteenth, redlining, and Black Lives Matter, this book offers an accessible resource for understanding the facts and events critical to Black history in America.
The history of Black Americans is the history of Americans; Americans dance to Black music, read Black literature, watch Black movies, and whether they know it or not reap the benefits of the vibrant political, athletic, and sociological contributions of Black Americans. With this book, you can dive into history, culture, and beyond. See how far there's yet to go in the approach to studying Black American culture and ending racism.
* Get the authoritative story on the growth and evolution of Black America from slavery, Reconstruction, Jim Crow, the Civil Rights era through to today
* Discover the Black artists, musicians, athletes, and leaders who have made the United States what it is
* Develop a fuller understanding of concerns about police brutality and other front-and-center race issues
* Find out how every aspect of American life connects to Black history
Black American History For Dummies is for anyone who needs to learn or re-learn the true history about Black Americans.
