The African Americans

by John Hope Franklin (Introduction), Charles M. Collins (Editor), David Cohen (Editor)

A visual portrait of the African-American experience integrates 270 vivid photographs, enlightening historical discussions, and contemporary profiles and reportage to provide an incisive understanding of African-American culture. 100,000 first printing. $150,000 ad/promo.

240 pages, Hardcover

First published October 1, 1993

About the author

John Hope Franklin, Ph.D. (History, Harvard University, 1941; M.A., History, Harvard U., 1936; B.A., Fisk University, 1935), was the James B. Duke Professor Emeritus of History at Duke University. He also had served as President of Phi Beta Kappa, the Organization of American Historians, the American Historical Association, and the Southern Historical Association.

Reviews

[Darlene Giles]

The African Americans is a great tabletop book that inspires conversation. It’s been read numerous times by me personally and I have shared it with friends and family. It was published in 1993 and contains wonderful photographs and descriptions of African-American heroes dating back to the 1800s.