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Legacy : treasures of Black history / edited by Thomas C. Battle and Donna M. Wells ; preface by John Hope Franklin.

Battle, Thomas C. (Added Author). Wells, Donna M. (Donna Marcia), 1953- (Added Author).

Summary:

The Black experience and its impact on our nation's culture and character are illustrated in twelve chapters, from ancient Africa and the slave trade to such key eras as the Civil War, Emancipation, and Reconstruction; the Harlem Renaissance and the Jim Crow Era; and the modern Civil Rights and Black Power/Black Arts movements. The more than 150 historic items showcased here include documents, letters, images, and artifacts, many never before published. Readers will find 18th-century maps of Africa; the pincushion of Elizabeth Keckley, Mrs. Lincoln's seamstress; Depression-era images by Robert M. McNeil; and a Langston Hughes letter in which he first shares his famous poem I, Too, Sing America. Rare photographs include a unique daguerreotype of FrederickDouglass in profile and the Fisk Jubilee Singers, circa 1880. Prominent Black scholars and activists offer expert insights on the collection, on subjects ranging from traditional African societies to 21st-century art and politics.--From publisher description.

Record details

ISBN: 1426200064
ISBN: 9781426200069
Physical Description: 223 pages : illustrations (some color), color maps ; 29 cm
Publisher: Washington, D.C. : National Geographic, [2006]
Copyright: ©2006

Content descriptions

Bibliography, etc. Note:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 218-219) and index.

Formatted Contents Note:

African exploration and trade 1434-1800 -- The transatlantic slave trade 1450-1860s -- The experience of enslavement 1619-1865 -- Antebellum 1786-1861 -- Runaways, rebellions, abolitionism 1700-1865 -- The Civil War 1861-1865 -- Post-Civil War 1865-1878 -- Life and war under Jim Crow 1890-1945 -- The new Negro 1920-1939 -- Civil rights 1941-1968 -- The Black arts movement 1960s-1970s -- Leadership 1970s-.