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

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)

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

Christian Books & Bibles

Ams Pr Inc

The Christmas Quilt: A Novel

Literature & Fiction

Genre Fiction

Rutledge Hill Pr

Calvin became an important influence in the Reformation, and his theological beliefs, known as Calvinism, have become integral to many of today's major Protestant churches.

John Calvin (SPIRITUAL LEADERS AND THINKERS)

Children's Books

Biographies

Chelsea House Pub

There are many general surveys of the Reformation available, and they all typically devote some space to how theologians such as Martin Luther and John Calvin understood the Lord's Supper and Christ's presence in the bread and wine. However, they usually do not provide a great deal of detail about the development of the Reformers' thoughts or the finer elements of their respective opinions. This volume by Thomas Davis fills these gaps with a more narrowly focused study. He devotes several chapters to Luther and to Calvin, examining their use of language and their understanding of the presence of Christ, both in the Lord's Supper and in the broader sense of his presence in the church.

This Is My Body: The Presence of Christ in Reformation Thought

Baker Academic

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