Beschreibung:
Now fully revised and updated, this third edition of a popular text explores the African-American experience from the slave period to the present.
Acknowledgements. Publisher's acknowledgements. List of plates. Preface to Third Edition. 1 Introduction: African-American Leaders and Limited Options 2. Booker T. Washington: Black Enigma. 3. W. E. B. Du Bois: Talented Propagandist. 4. Marcus Garvey: Black Moses. 5. Martin Luther King, Jr: Apostle of Non-Violence. 6. Malcolm X: 'The Angriest Negro in America'. 7. African-American Women: Heroines & Trailblazers. 8. Jesse Jackson: The Rainbow Man. 9. Barack Obama: America's First Black President. Conclusion. Selected Bibliography. Index.