African-American history

This anthology discusses Jackie Robinson's early years, his life and baseball glory as a Brooklyn Dodger, his relationship with the fans, and his peers and successors. The contributors to this work include, Paul Robeson Jr, Carl Erskine, Roger Rosenblatt, Jules Tygiel and Lester Rodney...

This anthology discusses Jackie Robinson's early years, his life and baseball glory as a Brooklyn Dodger, his relationship with the fans, and his peers and successors. The contributors to this work include, Paul Robeson Jr, Carl Erskine, Roger Rosenblatt, Jules Tygiel and Lester Rodney...

Muhammad Ali was not only a champion athlete, but a cultural icon. While his skill as a boxer made him famous, his strong personality and his identity as a black man in a country in the midst of the struggle for civil rights made him an enduring symbol. From his youth in segregated Louisville, Kentu..

Muhammad Ali was not only a champion athlete, but a cultural icon. While his skill as a boxer made him famous, his strong personality and his identity as a black man in a country in the midst of the struggle for civil rights made him an enduring symbol. From his youth in segregated Louisville, Kentu..

Origins of the Black Atlantic..

Using oral history interviews with forty-four former teachers from the Jim Crow era, local and state archival materials, and secondary historical sources, Hilton Kelly examines the surprising counter-memories of students, teachers, and community members who recall these schools not as being inferior..

Using oral history interviews with forty-four former teachers from the Jim Crow era, local and state archival materials, and secondary historical sources, Hilton Kelly examines the surprising counter-memories of students, teachers, and community members who recall these schools not as being inferior..

This book describes the young black male crisis, why we are largely unfamiliar with the story of the black superman, and why this matters to contemporary debates. It does so by returning to the work of those original black social scientists to explore the ways in which they understood the challenges..

This book describes the young black male crisis, why we are largely unfamiliar with the story of the black superman, and why this matters to contemporary debates. It does so by returning to the work of those original black social scientists to explore the ways in which they understood the challenges..

This book deals with the forgotten history of the civil rights movement. The American Left played a significant part in the origins of that movement, whose history has traditionally been focused on the later 1940's and early 1950's._x000D_ This book was published as a special issue of American Commu..

This book deals with the forgotten history of the civil rights movement. The American Left played a significant part in the origins of that movement, whose history has traditionally been focused on the later 1940's and early 1950's._x005F_x000D_ This book was published as a special issue of American..

The African American struggle for civil rights in the twentieth century is one of the most important stories in American history. With all the information available, however, it is easy for even the most enthusiastic reader to be overwhelmed. In Rethinking the Black Freedom Movement, Yohuru Williams..