The Columbia Guide to African American History Since 1939

Erscheinungsjahr 2008
ISBN: 978-0-231-13811-6
Verlag: Columbia University Press

Buch, Englisch, 456 Seiten, Print PDF, Format (B × H): 143 mm x 221 mm, Gewicht: 578 g

Reihe: Columbia Guides to American History and Cultures

This book is a multifaceted approach to understanding the central developments in African American history since 1939. It combines a historical overview of key personalities and movements with essays by leading scholars on specific facets of the African American experience, a chronology of events, and a guide to further study.

Marian Anderson's famous 1939 concert in front of the Lincoln Memorial was a watershed moment in the struggle for racial justice. Beginning with this event, the editors chart the historical efforts of African Americans to address racism and inequality. They explore the rise of the Civil Rights and Black Power movements and the national and international contexts that shaped their ideologies and methods; consider how changes in immigration patterns have complicated the conventional "black/white" dichotomy in U.S. society; discuss the often uneasy coexistence between a growing African American middle class and a persistent and sizable underclass; and address the complexity of the contemporary African American experience. Contributors consider specific issues in African American life, including the effects of the postindustrial economy and the influence of music, military service, sports, literature, culture, business, and the politics of self-designation, e.g.,"Colored" vs. "Negro," "Black" vs. "African American".

While emphasizing political and social developments, this volume also illuminates important economic, military, and cultural themes. An invaluable resource, The Columbia Guide to African American History Since 1939 provides a thorough understanding of a crucial historical period.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Jr., Robert Harris

Harris Jr., Robert

Terborg-Penn, Rosalyn

Fachgebiete

• Geisteswissenschaften Geschichtswissenschaft Geschichtliche Themen Wirtschaftsgeschichte
• Geisteswissenschaften Geschichtswissenschaft Geschichtliche Themen Militärgeschichte
• Sozialwissenschaften Soziologie | Soziale Arbeit Spezielle Soziologie Soziologie von Migranten und Minderheiten
• Geisteswissenschaften Geschichtswissenschaft Geschichtliche Themen Kultur- und Ideengeschichte
• Sozialwissenschaften Ethnologie | Volkskunde Volkskunde Kultureller Wandel, Kulturkontakt, Akkulturation
• Sozialwissenschaften Ethnologie | Volkskunde Volkskunde Minderheiten, Interkulturelle & Multikulturelle Fragen
• Geisteswissenschaften Geschichtswissenschaft Geschichtliche Themen Mentalitäts- und Sozialgeschichte
• Sozialwissenschaften Politikwissenschaft Regierungspolitik Migrations- & Minderheitenpolitik
• Sozialwissenschaften Soziologie | Soziale Arbeit Spezielle Soziologie Soziale Ungleichheit, Armut, Rassismus
• Geisteswissenschaften Geschichtswissenschaft Geschichtliche Themen Historische Migrationsforschung
• Wirtschaftswissenschaften Wirtschaftswissenschaften Wirtschaftsgeschichte
• Geisteswissenschaften Geschichtswissenschaft Weltgeschichte & Geschichte einzelner Länder und Gebietsräume Geschichte einzelner Länder Amerikanische Geschichte

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Introduction

Part I: Historical Narrative, by Robert L. Harris Jr. and Rosalyn Terborg-PennInterpreting African American History Since 1939Foundations of the Movement, 1939-57The Civil Rights Movement, 1955-65Black Power / Black Consciousness, 1965-75A Glass Half-Full or Half-Empty

Part II: Key Themes in African American History Since 1939 Naming Ourselves: The Politics and Meaning of Self-designation, by Rosalyn Terborg-PennLooking Backward: African Americans in the Postindustrial Era, by Robin D. G. KelleyAfrican Americans in the Military, by Brenda L. MooreAfrican Americans in Sports: The Other Champions, by Sundiata DjataAfrican Americans in Literature and the Arts, by Kevin Gaines and Penny M. Von EschenBlack Music and Black Possibility: From Be-Bop to Hip-Hop, by Craig WernerBlack Business Development, by Juliet Walker

Part III: Chronology, 1939-2005 Robert L. Harris Jr.

Part IV: A-Z Entries Robert L. Harris Jr. with the assistance of Michelle R. Scott

Part V: Resource Guide Debra Newman Ham

Über Autor(innen)

Robert L. Harris Jr. is professor of African American history in the Africana studies and research center at Cornell University. The author of Teaching African American History, he has been a W. E. B. Du Bois Fellow at Harvard University.Rosalyn Terborg-Penn is professor of history emerita at Morgan State University. She is the author of African American Women in the Struggle for the Vote, 1850-1929 and the coeditor of several titles, including Black Women in America: An Historical Encyclopedia.