The African Americans: Many Rivers to Cross
- ISBN-10
- 1401935141
- ISBN-13
- 9781401935146
- Category
- Biography & Autobiography
- Pages
- 304
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2013
- Publisher
- Smiley Books
- Authors
- Henry Louis Gates, Donald Yacovone
Description
Chronicles five hundred years of African-American history from the origins of slavery on the African continent through Barack Obama's second presidential term, examining contributing political and cultural events.
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