The first scholarly study of a local racial advancement organization, History of the Chicago Urban League provides a detailed history of the Chicago League from its founding in 1916 through the early years of the civil rights movement in the 1960s and relates the work of this agency to broader developments in Chicago and the nation. In his ...
Combining 50 photographs with quotations from the fathers and children portrayed, this book provides a positive image of fatherhood in black America. The fathers depicted in the book are of different ages and varying economic status, and are all shown to be supportive and nurturing parents.
In 1930, Lorenzo Johnstone Greene became a book agent for Carter G. Woodson. Greene, along with four Howard University students, travelled throughout the South and the Southeast selling books published for the study of negro life and history. This diary describes the people and places he visited.
This volume provides a bibliographic and analytical guide to the growing body of scholarly writing concerning the African American experience. Essays written by scholars from such fields as: politics; religion; and sociology are included, along with research tools and further information.
Traces the history of civil rights in the United States discussing such movements as the abolition of slavery and equal rights for blacks, women, and other minorities.
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