Analyzes the trials held in colonial New York concerning an alleged slave conspiracy, and looks at what this indicates about the city's racial and ethnic tensions, and legal system

Rumor of Revolt: The "Great Negro Plot" in Colonial New York

History

Davis, Thomas J.

Africa

The Free Press

Discusses Africa and the Americas, slavery, emancipation, and free African Americans in North and South America and the Caribbean

Africans in the Americas: A History of the Black Diaspora

Conniff, Michael L.

Americas

Bedford/St.Martins

Discusses Africa and the Americas, slavery, emancipation, and free African Americans in North and South America and the Caribbean

Africans in the Americas: A History the Black Diaspora

Politics & Social Sciences

Social Sciences

PALGRAVE~MACMILLAN

America has struggled with racial issues since its birth centuries ago. In this pivotal study of racism in the United States, over 90 primary documents provide compelling evidence of how race has affected and shaped our country throughout the years. A narrative overview of each event, expert analysis, the text of primary sources contemporary to the time of the event, and ready reference materials will help both high school and college students to understand how race has affected the country. From the framing of the Constitution to the removal of American Indians and the Civil War, students will learn how racism is prevalent even in today's society, be it in the war on terrorism, anti-immigrant feelings, or views against casinos on Native American reservations. Documents include excerpts from speeches, letters, pamphlets, books, essays, newspaper, magazine, and journal articles, government reports, congressional debates, laws, and court decisions.
 Each section concludes with suggested readings and Web sites. The work is fully indexed.

Race Relations in America: A Reference Guide with Primary Documents (Major Issues in American History)

Greenwood

The 1940s and 1950s were decades of far-reaching change and mobilization in the United States. White culture strove to make nonwhites invisible with segregation and discrimination as Southern blacks continued the Great Migration north and the government brought in Mexican labor via the Bracero Program to take up labor slack while U.S. troops were overseas. The rise of the civil rights movement and Brown v. Board of Education, which struck down segregation in schools 1954, were some results. This volume is THE content-rich source in a desirable decade-by-decade organization to help students and general readers understand the crucial race relations of the war years into the Cold War. Race Relations in the United States, 1940-1960 provides comprehensive reference coverage of the key events, influential voices, race relations by group, legislation, media influences, cultural output, and theories of inter-group interactions.
The volume covers two decades with a standard format coverage per decade, including Timeline, Overview, Key Events, Voices of the Decade, Race Relations by Group, Law and Government, Media and Mass Communications, Cultural Scene, Influential Theories and Views of Race Relations, Resource Guide. This format allows comparison of topics through the decades. The bulk of the coverage is topical essays, written in a clear, encyclopedic style. Historical photos, a selected bibliography, and index complement the text.

Race Relations in the United States, 1940-1960

This rich cultural history of African Americans outlines their travails, triumphs, and achievements in negotiating individual and collective identities to overcome racism, slavery, and the legacies of these injustices from colonial times to the present.
 • Reveals the extent of anti-black racism in America
• Examines black heritage in America from its colonial origins to the present
• Highlights the contributions of African Americans throughout history
• Illustrates the role of blacks in the American economy
• Centers on African Americans in the development of American history

History of African Americans: Exploring Diverse Roots

Humor & Entertainment

More than the story of one man's case, this book tells the story of entire generations of people marked as "mixed race" in America amid slavery and its aftermath, and being officially denied their multicultural identity and personal rights as a result.

Plessy v. Ferguson (Landmarks of the American Mosaic)

The Christmas Quilt

Literature & Fiction

Contemporary

Steeple Hill Books

Hardcover, no dust jacket. Very good. 236 pages.

The Clearest Promises of God: The Development of Calvin's Eucharistic Teaching (Ams Studies in Religious Tradition)

Religion & Spirituality

Ams Pr Inc

The Christmas Quilt: A Novel

Genre Fiction

Rutledge Hill Pr

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