Encyclopedia of African American History 1896 to the Present

2009/01/01 by Finkelman, Paul 1949- · 1 citation
Social Sciences · Engineering · #Race, History, and American Society #Encyclopedia #The Renaissance #Harlem Renaissance #African american #American history #History #Civil rights #African-American history #Political science #Work (physics) #Law #Art history #Ancient history #Ethnology #Engineering

paper · doi:10.1093/acref/9780195167795.001.0001

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Abstract

This remarkable work traces the transition from the Reconstruction Era to the age of Jim Crow, the Harlem Renaissance, the Civil Rights Movement, and the ascendant influence of African Americans on the American cultural landscape. With coverage up to and including the 2008 election of Barack Obama as the 44th President of the United States, the Encyclopedia contains approximately 1,200 fully cross-referenced entries all signed by leading scholars and experts, offering the most reliable and extensive treatment to be found on African American history in this era.

Cited by

• Thomas Sowell [wikipedia]

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