50 Events That Shaped African American History : An Encyclopedia of the American Mosaic [2 Volumes]

This two-volume work celebrates 50 notable achievements of African Americans, highlighting black contributions to U.S. history and examining the ways black accomplishments shaped American culture. • Chronicles almost 400 years of African American history beginning with the arrival of 20 Africans into Jamestown, VA, and ending with the 2014 Ferguson Protests • Provides readers with an understanding of key events that represent the African American experience • Brings the featured events to life using first-person accounts, essays, primary sources, photographs, and timelines • Demonstrates the broad influence and impact of African Americans on history, the arts, laws, sports, literature, film, television, and social movements Cover Title Page Coyright Contents Preface Acknowledgments Introduction VOLUME 1 1. Slavery in North America and the American Republic, 1502–1888 Transatlantic Slave Trade, 1502–1888 Nat Turner’s Revolt, 1831 2. The Antebellum Era, 1830–1860 Abolitionist Movement, 1830–1860 Compromise of 1850 Dred Scott v. Sanford, 1857 John Brown’s Raid, 1859 3. The Civil War and Reconstruction, 1860–1877 The United States Civil War, 1861–1865 Reconstruction Era, 1863–1877 Establishment of Black Codes, 1866 4. The Nadir, 1880–1915 The Exoduster Movement, 1879–1881 Atlanta Compromise, 1895 Plessy v. Ferguson, 1896 5. The New Negro, 1915–1940 Great Migration, 1910–1960 The Rise and Fall of the Universal Negro Improvement Association, 1914–1940 The Harlem Renaissance, 1919–1930 Pan-African Congresses, 1919–1949 Scottsboro Boys, 1931–1948 6. Fighting for a Double Victory, 1939–1948 Tuskegee Syphilis Experiment, 1932–1972 Jackie Robinson Integrates Major League Baseball, 1947 Integration of United States Armed Forces, 1947 7. The Early Civil Rights Movement, 1945–1963 Freedom Rides, 1947, 1961 Brown v. Board of Education, 1954 The Murder of Emmett Till, 1955 The Montgomery Bus Boycott, 1955–1956 The Founding of the Southern Christian Leadership Conference, 1957 Greensboro Four and the Sit-In Movement, 1960 Project C: The Birmingham Campaign, 1963 March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom, August 28, 1963 VOLUME 2 8. The Black Freedom Struggle Continues, 1964–1976 The Birth of Soul: Stax and Motown Records, 1957–1967 Freedom Summer, 1964 War on Poverty, 1964 Civil Rights Legislation: Civil Rights Act of 1964 and Voting Rights Act of 1965 The Assassination of Malcolm X, 1965 The Long Hot Summers: African American Riots and Rebellions, 1965–1968 The Black Power Movement, 1966–1973 Loving v. Virginia, 1967 Assassination of Martin Luther King Jr., 1968 9. Black Culture and Politics during the Conservative Backlash, 1968–2000 Black Arts Movement, 1960–1975 Rise and Fall of the Black Panther Party, 1966–1983 Election of Shirley Chisholm to the U.S. Congress, 1968 The Birth of Hip Hop, 1970–1985 The Release of Shaft, 1971 Roots: The Miniseries, 1977 Launch of The Oprah Winfrey Show, 1986 African American Antiapartheid Movement, 1937–1994 Million Man March, 1995 War on Drugs, 1971–2000s 10. African Americans in the Early Twenty-First Century Barack Obama Wins the Presidency, 2008 Black Lives Matter Movement, 2013–2017 National Museum of African American History and Culture Opens, 2016 Bibliography of Recommended Resources About the Editor and Contributors Index This two-volume work celebrates 50 notable achievements of African Americans, highlighting black contributions to U.S. history and examining the ways black accomplishments shaped American culture.This two-volume encyclopedia offers a unique look at the African American experience, from the arrival of the first 20 Africans at Jamestown through the launch of the Black Lives Matter movement and the Ferguson Protests. It illustrates subjects such as the Jim Crow period, the Brown v. Board of Education case that overturned segregation, Jackie Robinson's landmark integration of major league baseball, and the election of Barack Obama as president of the United States. Drawing from almost 400 years of U.S. history, the work documents the experiences and impact of black people on every aspect of American life.Presented chronologically, the selected events each include at least one primary source to provide the reader with a first-person perspective. These range from excerpts of speeches given by famous African American figures, to programs from the March on Washington. The remarkable stories collected here bear witness to the strength of a group of people who chose to survive and found ways to work collectively to force America to live up to the promise of its founding. This two-volume encyclopedia offers a unique look at the African American experience, from the arrival of the first 20 Africans at Jamestown through the launch of the Black Lives Matter movement and the Ferguson Protests. It illustrates subjects such as the Jim Crow period, the Brown v. Board of Education case that overturned segregation, Jackie Robinson's landmark integration of major league baseball, and the election of Barack Obama as president of the United States. Drawing from almost 400 years of U.S. history, the work documents the experiences and impact of black people on every aspect of American life. Presented chronologically, the selected events each include at least one primary source to provide the reader with a first-person perspective. These range from excerpts of speeches given by famous African American figures, to programs from the March on Washington. The remarkable stories collected here bear witness to the strength of a group of people who chose to survive and found ways to work collectively to force America to live up to the promise of its founding.