African Americans in the Jazz Age - A Decade of Struggle and Promise

Informationen zum Autor Mark R. Schneider is the author of We Return Fighting: The Civil Rights Movement in the Jazz Age and Boston Confronts Jim Crow: 1890-1920. He received his Ph.D. from Boston College. Klappentext The victorious end to the first World War offered hope to African Americans who had fought for freedom abroad and hoped to find it at home. Mark R. Schneider recounts the history of this turbulent era! paying particular attention to the ways in which African Americans actively challenged Jim Crow and firmly expressed pride in their heritage. Zusammenfassung The victorious end to the first World War offered hope to African Americans who had fought for freedom abroad and hoped to find it at home. Mark R. Schneider recounts the history of this turbulent era! paying particular attention to the ways in which African Americans actively challenged Jim Crow and firmly expressed pride in their heritage. Inhaltsverzeichnis Introduction: What the War Wrought Chapter 1: Black Hopes! White Fears! Red Summer Chapter 2: Migrants North Chapter 3: Changing Institutions in Changing Times Chapter 4: Civil Rights Chapter 5: Expressions of Pride Epilogue Documents Bibliographic Essay

Product details

• Authors: Mark R. Schneider, Mark Robert Schneider
• Assisted by: Nina Mjagkij (Editor), Jacqueline M. Moore (Editor)
• Publisher: Rowman and Littlefield
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 17.08.2006
• EAN: 9780742544161
• ISBN: 978-0-7425-4416-1
• No. of pages: 176
• Dimensions: 159 mm x 229 mm x 19 mm
• Series: The African American History Series; African American History (Rowm; The African American Experience Series; The African American Experience Series
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History > Regional and national histories; Non-fiction book > History > Miscellaneous; Social sciences, law, business > Ethnology > Folklore