The pre-eminent history of African-Americans is now available in two volumes. From slavery to Freedom charts the journey of African-Americans from their origins in the civilisations of Africa, through slavery in the Western Hemisphere, to their struggle for freedom in the West Indies, Latin America and the United States. Still featuring numerous primary and secondary source boxes, and even more richly illustrated than in previous editions, From Slavery to Freedom, 7/e maintains its status as one of the most important college textbooks in print.
From Slavery to Freedom
Traces the history of the African-American people from the Civil War years through the late twentieth century.
The Underground Railroad from Slavery to Freedom
From slavery to freedom: a history of African Americans [custom edition, Moreno Valley College]
From Slavery to Freedom
This edition of From Slavery to Freedom also incorporates new historical actors, including the role of women throughout history, particularly in slavery, abolitionism, the Jim Crow era, and the civil rights/black power movement.
The entries in this volume focus upon the rise and fall of the Atlantic slave system in comparative perspective.
“Demonstrates that the ‘emancipation generation’ bequeathed values, ethical frameworks, and identities to multiple ensuing generations, shaping religious, educational, and cultural institutions as well as labor and political ...
In this previously untold story of African American self-education, Heather Andrea Williams moves across time to examine African Americans' relationship to literacy during slavery, during the Civil War, and in the first decades of freedom.
Readers for the University of Illinois Press , including Nancy Hewitt , Jacqueline Jones , and , in particular , an anonymous reviewer , were also thoughtful and generous in the substance of their advice and comments .