To make our world anew : a history of African Americans / edited by Robin D.G. Kelley and Earl Lewis. - Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, (c)2000. - 1 online resource (xviii, 670 pages) : illustrations, maps.

Includes bibliographies and index.

The first passage : 1502-1619 / Strange new land : 1619-1776 / Revolutionary citizens : 1776-1804 / Let my people go : 1804-1860 / Breaking the chains : 1860-1880 / Though justice sleeps : 1880-1900 / What is Africa to me? -- A chance to make good : 1900-1929 / From a raw deal to a New Deal? : 1929-1945 / We changed the world : 1945-1970 / Into the fire : 1970 to the present / Colin A. Palmer -- Peter H. Wood -- Daniel C. Littlefield -- Deborah Gray White -- Noralee Frankel -- Barbara Bair -- James R. Grossman -- Joe William Trotter Jr. -- Vincent Harding, Robin D.G. Kelley, Earl Lewis -- Robin D.G. Kelley.

"To Make Our World Anew reconstructs U.S. history through the experiences and struggles of black Americans. Written by a team of historians, this volume offers a view of black life, with first-person accounts that invite readers to view the past through the eyes of African Americans."--BOOK JACKET.



9780199938094


African Americans--History.


Electronic Books.

E185 / .T663 2000