African American Chronology: Chronologies of the American Mosaic

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Where were the first African American churches founded When did Frederick Douglass deliver his first anti-slavery speech Who de-segregated Major League Baseball The turbulent history of African Americans unfolds in historical waves, through rights and injustices, migration, inventions and art, protests, legislation, and accomplishments. From the first recorded arrival of Africans in the New World to the death of Rosa Parks, a chronology of events ties history together for the reader, giving a greater sense of the struggle, alienation, and triumph of blacks in America. The African American Chronology introduces the student researcher to the most impactful events in African American history, drawing from such categories as: Abolitionism, civil rights, economics, marriage, religion, media, literature, science, crime and war. Organized by date and including entries through 2005, the Chronology is one of the most accessible and current of its kind. The fascinating historical record is illuminated through primary source sidebars, illustrations, a glossary, print and online bibliography, and index.

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Kinshasa presents a compilation of events and circumstances experienced by people of African ancestry within the American social and political construct, from the 15th century to the early years of the 21st century. The material is organized into chapters by century, with each chapter subdivided into years, subject areas, and dates. An array of experiences is inserted into 49 subject areas, including religion, migration, slavery, war, business, media, and education. Academic but accessible to the general reader. * Reference & Research Book News *
[R]ecommended for academic, and public libraries. * Reference Reviews *
[D]esigned for high school students and public libraries as supplemental resources, have an easy-to-use format and will prove to be valuable research tool for students.[c]ontains primary source sidebars, illustrations, a glossary, a bibliography that includes print and electronic sources, and an index.Readers learn important historical and biographical information from the fifteenth century to the early twenty-first century. * Multicultural Review *
[T]hese inexpensive, attractive volumes will be useful as supplemental resources in high-school and public libraries. These chronologies complement encyclopedia-style treatments by helping students trace historical developments over time. * Booklist/Reference Books Bulletin *
African American Chronology: Chronologies of the American Mosaic is more comprehensive than most other Afro-American histories: it examines the influence, rise and impact of waves of changes affecting Afro American issues and community struggles, offering chapters of detail from an Associate Professor of Sociology. * Midwest Book Review - California Bookwatch *

Author Bio

KWANDO M. KINSHASA is Associate Professor of Sociology, and Chair, African American Studies Department, John Jay College of Criminal Justice, City University of New York. He is author of Black Resistance to the Ku Klux Klan in the Wake of the Civil War (forthcoming in 2006), The Man From Scottsboro: Clarence Norris and the Infamous 1931 Alabama Rape Trial, in His Own Words (1998), and Emigration vs. Assimilation: The Debate in the African American Press: 1827-1861 (1988). His research interests include 19th-Century history with particular emphasis on the sociological consequences of migration and emigration patterns within African American communities.