This volume contains a study on the living conditions for African Americans in the United States in the first decade of the 1900s.
58 At first, they were decidedly ambiguous about the future role of freedmen, their former slaves and inferiors. The conflict was felt in all social institutions. In 1866, Rev. Henry M. Turner wrote about his parishioners, ...
Twenty-five essays covering a range of areas from religion and immigration to family structure and crime examine America's changing racial and ethnic scene.
Life was so different, so ordinary, down on the tracks. Abandoned warehouses. Windows covered with boards. Overgrown grass sprouted between spur lines. Dad crossed to the south side and passed a large brown Dague's Coal Yard sign.
The book includes thought-provoking essays from Colin Powell, Morgan Freeman, Russell Simmons, Vernon Jordan, Alicia Keys, Bernie Mac, and Quincy Jones.
North Carolinians in favor of Bullock's return su√ered a double blow that winter as Canada's Department of Immigration voted against Matthew's deportation on 3 March, citing a lack of faith in southern courts.
FOLLOWING THE COLOR LINE: An Account of Negro Citizenship in the American Democracy
A collection for an undergraduate course, providing a theoretical framework and analytical tools and discussing the meaning of race and ethnicity as a social construction. The readings are designed to...
This important book takes the discussion of racial inequality in America beyond simplistic arguments of white racism and black victimization to a more complex conversation about the separate but unequal situation in many schools today.
This book chronicles the 1933 Amenia Conference in upstate New York which brought together a young group of African-American activists who would shape the ongoing civil rights movement during the Depression, World War II, and beyond.
Excerpt from Following the Color Line: An Account of Negro Citizenship in the American Democracy My purpose in writing this book has been to make a clear statement Of the exact present conditions and relationships of the Negro in American ...