The Columbia Guide to African American History Since 1939

by Harris, Robert L., Jr.

• ISBN13: 9780231138109
• ISBN10: 0231138105
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2006-07-01
• Publisher: Columbia Univ Pr

Summary

This book is a multifaceted approach to understanding the central developments in African American history since 1939. It combines a historical overview of key personalities and movements with essays by leading scholars on specific facets of the African American experience, a chronology of events, and a guide to further study.Marian Anderson's famous 1939 concert in front of the Lincoln Memorial was a watershed moment in the struggle for racial justice. Beginning with this event, the editors chart the historical efforts of African Americans to address racism and inequality. They explore the rise of the Civil Rights and Black Power movements and the national and international contexts that shaped their ideologies and methods; consider how changes in immigration patterns have complicated the conventional "black/white" dichotomy in U.S. society; discuss the often uneasy coexistence between a growing African American middle class and a persistent and sizable underclass; and address the complexity of the contemporary African American experience. Contributors consider specific issues in African American life, including the effects of the postindustrial economy and the influence of music, military service, sports, literature, culture, business, and the politics of self-designation, e.g.,"Colored" vs. "Negro," "Black" vs. "African American".While emphasizing political and social developments, this volume also illuminates important economic, military, and cultural themes. An invaluable resource, The Columbia Guide to African American History Since 1939provides a thorough understanding of a crucial historical period.

Table of Contents

Introduction	xi
PART I Historical Narrative	1	(88)
ROBERT L. HARRIS JR. AND ROSALYN TERBORG-PENN
Interpreting African American History Since 1939	3	(8)
Foundations of the Movement, 1939-57	11	(19)
The Civil Rights Movement, 1955-65	30	(31)
Black Power/Black Consciousness, 1965-75	61	(14)
A Glass Half-Full or Half-Empty	75	(14)
PART II Key Themes in African American History Since 1939	89	(122)
Naming Ourselves: The Politics and Meaning of Self-designation	91	(10)
ROSALYN TERBORG-PENN
Looking Backward: African Americans in the Postindustrial Era	101	(19)
ROBIN D.G. KELLEY
African Americans in the Military	120	(16)
BRENDA L. MOORE
African Americans in Sports: The Other Champions	136	(19)
SUNDIATA DJATA
African Americans in Literature and the Arts	155	(17)
KEVIN K. GAINES AND PENNY M. VON ESCHEN
Black Music and Black Possibility: From Be-Bop to Hip-Hop	172	(22)
CRAIG WERNER
Black Business Development	194	(17)
JULIET E.K. WALKER
PART III Chronology, 1939-2005	211	(34)
ROBERT L. HARRIS JR.
PART IV A–Z Entries	245	(86)
ROBERT L. HARRIS JR. WITH THE ASSISTANCE OF MICHELLE R. SCOTT
PART V Resource Guide	331	(67)
DEBRA NEWMAN HAM
African American History
Textbooks	333	(1)
Surveys	333	(1)
Black Women	334	(1)
General Resources	335	(7)
Almanacs and Atlases	335	(1)
Bibliographies	336	(1)
Biographical Sources	337	(1)
Chronologies	338	(1)
Demography	338	(1)
Encyclopedias	339	(1)
Film	339	(1)
Literature	340	(1)
Manuscript Collections	340	(1)
Newspapers and Periodicals	341	(1)
Photography	341	(1)
Web Sites	342	(1)
General Military Resources	342	(2)
Histories	342	(1)
Bibliographies	343	(1)
Biographical Sources	343	(1)
Documents	343	(1)
Records	343	(1)
World War II	344	(13)
Histories	344	(7)
Archive and Manuscript Sources	351	(2)
Film and Video	353	(2)
Desegregation of the Armed Forces	355	(1)
Korea	355	(1)
Vietnam	356	(1)
The Civil Rights Movement	357	(27)
Historiographics	357	(1)
Surveys	357	(1)
Roots of the Movement	358	(1)
International Context	359	(1)
Autobiographies	360	(2)
Biographies	362	(3)
Documents	365	(1)
Dictionaries and Encyclopedias	366	(1)
Histories	367	(2)
Local Studies	369	(2)
Labor	371	(1)
Music	371	(1)
Organizations	372	(2)
School Desegregation	374	(1)
Sports	375	(1)
Film, Video, and Audio	376	(3)
Manuscripts	379	(5)
Black Nationalism	384	(4)
Black Power	384	(2)
Black Arts and Black Aesthetics	386	(1)
Urban Rebellions/Riots	386	(2)
Post—Civil Rights	388	(8)
Affirmative Action	388	(1)
Business	389	(1)
Film	390	(1)
Race Relations	391	(2)
Education	393	(1)
Family	394	(1)
Politics	395	(1)
Religion	396	(1)
Science and Technology	396	(1)
The 1980's	397	(1)
The 1990's	397	(1)
Libraries, Museums, and Historical Sites	398	(5)
Newspapers, Periodicals, and Journals	403	(3)
Selected Web Sites	406	(3)
Contributors	409	(2)
Index	411