Before the Mayflower: A History of Black America - Hardcover

Bennett, Lerone

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0874850916 ISBN 13: 9780874850918

Publisher: Johnson Pub Co Inc, 2003

Synopsis

Examines the history of African Americans from their African past through the Revolutionary and Civil Wars to contemporary problems and accomplishments.

About this title

Synopsis:

The black experience in America - starting from its origins in western Africa up to the present day - is examined in this seminal study from a prominent African American figure. The entire historical timeline of African Americans is addressed, from the Colonial period through the civil rights upheavals of the 1960s and 1970s. The most recent scholarship on the geographic, social, economic, and cultural journeys of African Americans, together with vivid portraits of key black leaders, complete this comprehensive reference.

About the Author:

Lerone Bennett Jr. is the author of 10 books, including Forced Into Glory, winner of the 2002 American Book Award,Great Moments in Black History, Pioneers in Protest, The Shaping of Black America, andWhat Manner of Man? He is the executive editor emeritus of Ebony magazine. He lives in Chicago.

About this edition

• Publisher: Johnson Pub Co Inc
• Publication date: 2003
• ISBN 10: 0874850916
• ISBN 13: 9780874850918
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 796