African Americans: A Concise History, Volume II: Chapters 13-24

by Darlene Clark Hine, William C. Hine, Stanley C. Harrold

Incorporating the basic features and narrative from The African-American Odyssey , this concise history presents its major episodes, issues, and people. It tells a compelling story of survival, struggle, and triumph over adversity–leaving readers with an appreciation of the central place of black people and culture in this country, and a better understanding of both African-American and American history. The 2 nd edition presents a broadened international perspective, offers expanded coverage of interaction among African-Americans and other ethnic groups, and includes additional material on African-Americans in the western portion of the United States, as well as a new chapter on the evolution of black politics since the 1980s. It describes African-American history from the struggle of black people to maintain their humanity during the Civil War and the beginning of Reconstruction, and through the Civil Rights movement to discussions of black life at the dawn of the 21 st century. This is a compelling story of survival, struggle, and triumph over adversity. Readers will learn an appreciation of the central place of black people and black culture in this country, and a better understanding of both African-American and American history.

560 pages, Paperback

First published January 2, 2003

Reviews

[Danielle · Rating 5 out of 5]

I read this textbook for my African American History class, and really enjoyed it. It's well-written, easy to read, enjoyable in it's language usage and while blunt in illustrating the abuses suffered throughout time, it also handles it in a classy manner.

[Shel G · Rating 5 out of 5]

This book gave great insight on African-American History. Normally I sell my textbooks back, however this is a definite keeper.