The idea of interviewing slaves about their experiences dates to the 1760s, when abolitionists first began to publish slave narratives as a way to educate the public to the horrors of slavery. From 1929 to 1932, the social sciences department at Fisk University in Nashville, Tennessee, sponsored a project to gather more interviews. In 1934, one of the Fisk project workers suggested the federal government hire unemployed white-collar blacks to ...

An inspiring first-person account of one family's determination to prevail over the harsh realities of being black in the sixties in a section of Vicksburg, Mississippi, called Marcus Bottom. ...

The author of "The Justice from Beacon Hill" "has a story to tell and does it wonderfully well. In her deft hands, all the courage and the cowardice, the high idealism and dreadful malice of New Orleans' school desegregation crisis comes sharply alive. For anyone who cares about the American dilemma, this is a book not to miss" (J. Anthony Lukas). (Education) ...

Primary sources from the greatest migration in American history. ...

America's Black fraternities and sororities are a unique and vital part of 20th-century African-American history. "The Divine Nine" tells how these organizations have played a major role in shaping generations of black leaders. Includes interviews with Star Jones, Shaquille O'Neal, Spencer Christian, and Nikki Giovanni. Two 24-page photo inserts. ...

As the Civil War drew to a close, newly emancipated black women workers made their way to Atlanta--the economic hub of the newly emerging urban and industrial South--in order to build an independent and free life from the rubble of their enslaved past. This book traces their lives in the postbellum era and reveals the centrality of their labors to the African-American struggle for freedom and justice. 15 halftone illustrations. 2 maps. 3 tables. ...

The idea of interviewing slaves about their experiences dates to the 1760s, when abolitionists first began to publish slave narratives as a way to educate the public to the horrors of slavery. From 1929 to 1932, the social sciences department at Fisk University in Nashville, Tennessee, sponsored a project to gather more interviews. In 1934, one of the Fisk project workers suggested the federal government hire unemployed white-collar blacks to ...

While recognizing Martin Luther King, Jr.'s role and contributions as a minister and social activist, Luther D. Ivory argues that King's primary identity rests in the category of theologian. Ivory asserts that "radical involvement" is the primary theme and touchstone of King's theological perspective. Indeed, asserts Ivory, radical involvement undergirds his theological reflection on the nature of God, the person and work of Jesus, the presence ...

In a new edition, Smith's memorable defense of America's moral obligation to civil rights ...

Inspired by a World War II veteran and friend, the basketball legend recounts the courageous story of the first all-black tank battalion to see combat in the war. Interviews with surviving members of the 761st Battalion and their families weave together a page-turning narrative of horror and triumph. ...