Go deeper than the Black History you may think you know!
Black American History For Dummies reveals the terrors and struggles and celebrates the triumphs of Black Americans. This handy book goes way beyond what you may have studied in school, digging into the complexities and the intrigues that make up Black America. From slavery and the Civil Rights movement to Black Wall Street, Juneteenth, redlining, and Black Lives Matter, this book offers an accessible resource for understanding the facts and events critical to Black history in America.
The history of Black Americans is the history of Americans; Americans dance to Black music, read Black literature, watch Black movies, and whether they know it or not reap the benefits of the vibrant political, athletic, and sociological contributions of Black Americans. With this book, you can dive into history, culture, and beyond. See how far there's yet to go in the approach to studying Black American culture and ending racism.
* Get the authoritative story on the growth and evolution of Black America from slavery, Reconstruction, Jim Crow, the Civil Rights era through to today
* Discover the Black artists, musicians, athletes, and leaders who have made the United States what it is
* Develop a fuller understanding of concerns about police brutality and other front-and-center race issues
* Find out how every aspect of American life connects to Black history
Black American History For Dummies is for anyone who needs to learn or re-learn the true history about Black Americans.
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Ronda Racha Penrice attended the M.A. program in Southern Studies at the University of Mississippi. A veteran freelance writer, the Columbia University alum has covered Black history and culture for publications including Zora, Essence, the Atlanta Journal-Constitution, Ebony, theGrio, The Root, and NBC THINK.
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Tap into Black American history and culture
The historical and cultural contributions of Black Americans run deep. And what you learned (or more likely didn't learn) in school wasn't the whole story! With roots in the African continent meshed into something completely new, Black Americans have forged a culture of excellence in various spheres including education, music, politics, film, TV, theatre, and beyond. Explore how their resilience through slavery and Jim Crow fuels the ongoing fight against systemic racism and social injustice. From the emancipation and civil rights movements to Black Lives Matter of today, the flame of freedom burns strong. Uncover all this and much, much more in Black American History For Dummies!
Inside. . .
- Black heritage and pride
- Transatlantic slave trade
- Black women leaders
- Civil War and Reconstruction
- Civil Rights and Black Power
- Fighting racism and injustice
- Black culture, sports, and religion
- Excellence in literature and art
Zusammenfassung
Go deeper than the Black History you may think you know!
Black American History For Dummies reveals the terrors and struggles and celebrates the triumphs of Black Americans. This handy book goes way beyond what you may have studied in school, digging into the complexities and the intrigues that make up Black America. From slavery and the Civil Rights movement to Black Wall Street, Juneteenth, redlining, and Black Lives Matter, this book offers an accessible resource for understanding the facts and events critical to Black history in America.
The history of Black Americans is the history of Americans; Americans dance to Black music, read Black literature, watch Black movies, and whether they know it or not reap the benefits of the vibrant political, athletic, and sociological contributions of Black Americans. With this book, you can dive into history, culture, and beyond. See how far there's yet to go in the approach to studying Black American culture and ending racism.
- Get the authoritative story on the growth and evolution of Black America from slavery, Reconstruction, Jim Crow, the Civil Rights era through to today
- Discover the Black artists, musicians, athletes, and leaders who have made the United States what it is
- Develop a fuller understanding of concerns about police brutality and other front-and-center race issues
- Find out how every aspect of American life connects to Black history
Black American History For Dummies is for anyone who needs to learn or re-learn the true history about Black Americans.
Inhalt
Introduction 1
About This Book 2
Foolish Assumptions 3
Icons Used in This Book 4
Where to Go from Here 5
Part 1: Coming to America 7
Chapter 1: The Soul of America 9
A Peek at the Past 10
Life before slavery 11
Life before emancipation 11
Life before civil rights 12
Being Black in America Today 14
Contributions to history and culture 15
Challenges 19
Black Pride Goes Mainstream 22
Celebrating Black heritage 23
Black cultural tourism booms 24
Reconciling the Past to Create the Future 26
Slavery as an American (not Southern) institution 28
Flagging the issue 28
A question of reparations 30
Chapter 2: From Empires to Bondage: Bringing Africans to the Americas 33
Touring African Empires 34
Ghana Empire 35
Mali 35
Songhai 36
Interaction with the rest of the world 37
Origins of the Transatlantic Slave Trade 38
Slavery on the African continent 38
Launching the European slave trade 39
Enslaving Africans in Latin America and the Caribbean 41
Sanctioning and opposing slavery 42
Dealing with life enslaved 44
Seeking freedom 45
Chapter 3: The Founding of Black America 49
From Servitude to Slavery 49
Inching toward slavery 50
Why Africans? 51
The Triangular Trade 51
The Middle Passage 52
The capture 52
The voyage 54
Safe arrival 55
Black Americans and the Revolution 57
A bit of background 58
Fighting for freedom 58
Hope and disappointment 60
The Free African Society and the Birth of Black America 61
Part 2: Long Road to Freedom 63
Chapter 4: American Slavery, American Freedom 65
American Bondage 66
Northern slavery 66
Enslaved life in the South 69
Before I'd Be a Slave: Fighting the System 73
The Slave Codes 74
Rebellions 75
Running away 79
Free Black People 81
Different paths to freedom 82
Perhaps free, but not equal 82
Chapter 5: Bringing Down the House: Marching toward Civil War and Freedom 85
Picking Fights 86
Arguing against slavery 87
Arguing for slavery 88
Leading the Antislavery Assault: Key Abolitionists 89
Anthony Benezet 89
David Walker 90
William Lloyd Garrison 90
Frederick Douglass 91
Fighting with Words 92
Slave narratives 92
Origins of the Black press 93
Colonization (or Emigration) Movement 94
Early resettlement efforts 95
Cuffe: Man on a mission 95
Questioning motives 96
The Effects of Proslavery Politics 96
The Fugitive Slave Clause 96
Stronger fugitive slave measures: Fugitive Slave Act of 1793 97
Battling over the slave status of new land 97
The Missouri Compromise 98
The Underground Railroad 98
Operation Freedom 99
Key people along the line 99
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