History of the African-American People: The History, Traditions, and Culture of African Americans (African American Life) - Softcover

Lois Horton

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0814326978 ISBN 13: 9780814326978

Publisher: Wayne State University Press, 1997

Synopsis

In their long history, African Americans have created a rich, complex, and highly diverse culture. A History of the African American People makes available more than a generation of scholarship written by some of the most distinguished historians in America. Their work examines the social and communal institutions that have sustained African Americans and strengthened their spiritual and cultural life. Specially commissioned photographs of artifacts reveal the richness of cultural traditions, and hundreds of historic photographs and paintings enhance the work still further, creating a magnificent illustrated history.

About this title

About the Author:

James Oliver Horton was professor of History and American Civilization at the George Washington University and director of the African American Communities Project, National Museum of American History, Smithsonian Institution. His books include Black Bostonians and Free People of Color. Lois E. Horton is professor emerita of history at George Mason University. Her work include the book Black Bostonians.

Synopsis:

Examines the social and communal history of African Americans from 1650 through 1995.

About this edition

• Publisher: Wayne State University Press
• Publication date: 1997
• ISBN 10: 0814326978
• ISBN 13: 9780814326978
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 208