Lavishly illustrated with a unique collection of archive photographs and other material; Black America charts the progress of Black Americans from their earliest days in the Caribbean to the plantations of the Deep South. The book covers their role in society and their culture and follows their mixed fortunes through the Civil War and Reconstruction. Black America also covers the enormous influence that Black Americans have had on American culture -- in literature; art; cinema and music -- throughout the 20th century and explores the civil rights movement and its leaders including Martin Luther King; Malcolm X; and Marcus Garvey. This is a detailed survey of the Black American experience in a single; comprehensively illustrated and powerfully written volume.
#2383350 in Books University of South Carolina Press 2000-09Original language:EnglishPDF # 1 9.02 x .50 x 5.98l; .70 #File Name: 1570033862212 pages
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0 of 1 people found the following review helpful. Fantastic Book - great genealogical find for meBy cyber-heelThis book mentions my family quite a bit. It also clears up some family genealogical mysteries. The book was well written; with the diaries separated well from any comment. The real surprise for readers of the story after the story is that the little boy called "Nonie" (Edward) son of Mary Louise Blake Lesesne (Mary Lesesne) married Miss Essie Habersham after the war. Their love letters and albums are in the University of Virginia Civil War collection. They had 7 children; even though she was years older than Edward.0 of 1 people found the following review helpful. Four StarsBy Jane U. Chancefast shipping item was as described.0 of 0 people found the following review helpful. Part of the University of South Carolina Press's "Women's Diaries Letters from the South" series.By John GrahamA very worthwhile account. The University of South Carolina Press should be congratulated for publishing this title and keeping it in print as part of its "Women's Diaries and Letters from the South" series. Each book adds more to our understanding of the Civil War home front.
