From Slavery to Freedom: History of African Americans - Softcover

Franklin, John Hope; Moss, Alfred A.

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0070219079 ISBN 13: 9780070219076

Publisher: McGraw Hill Higher Education, 1994

Synopsis

This work charts the journey of African Americans from their origins in the civilizations of Africa, through slavery in the Western Hemisphere, to their struggle for freedom in the West Indies, Latin America and the United States. Topics covered include the dilemma of reconciliation between theory and practice in matters of race; popular culture in the period between World War I and World War II; and the 1992 election, including discussion of the largest African-American voter turnout in history, largest number of African Americans elected to congress, and the most African Americans ever appointed to cabinet positions.

About this title

About the Author:

John Hope Franklin is James B. Duke Professor Emeritus at Duke University, and was for seven years Professor of Legal History at Duke University Law School. He has been the recipient of numerous honors and awards, including the National Endowment for the Humanities Charles Frankel Award. He is the author of many books on African-American history, including The Color Line: Legacy for the Twenty-first Century (1993) and Race and History (1989).

Alfred A. Moss, Jr., is Associate Professor of History at the University of Maryland, College Park. He is the author of The American Negro Academy: Voice of the Talented Tenth (1981) and of numerous articles, coauthor of Looking at History (1986), and coeditor of The Facts of Reconstruction: Essays in Honor of John Hope Franklin (1991).

About this edition

• Publisher: McGraw Hill Higher Education
• Publication date: 1994
• ISBN 10: 0070219079
• ISBN 13: 9780070219076
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 608