The Harvard Guide to African-American History

by Higginbotham, Evelyn Brooks; Litwack, Leon F.; Hine, Darlene Clark

• ISBN13: 9780674002760
• ISBN10: 0674002768
• Edition: CD
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2001-06-25
• Publisher: Harvard Univ Pr

Summary

This landmark guide covers research into every aspect of African-American life and work, offering a compendium of information and interpretation about almost 400 years of African-Americans' experiences as an ethnic group and as Americans. The first part of the Guide contains 12 essays on historical research aids, from traditional archival and reference materials to the Internet. The second and largest part presents comprehensive and chronological bibliographies, prepared by John Thornton, Peter H. Wood, Gary B. Nash, Stephanie Shaw, Richard J. M. Blackett, Eric Foner, Leon F. Litwack, Joe W. Trotter, Jeffrey Conrad Stewart, Nancy L. Grant, Darlene Clark Hine, Clayborne Carson, John H. Bracey, Adam Biggs, and Corey Walker. The third part contains listings of resources on the special subjects of women, prepared by Evelyn Brooks Higginbotham; geographical areas; and autobiography and biography, prepared by Randall K. Burkett, Leon F. Litwack, and Richard Newman. A companion CD-ROM packaged with the book makes more than 15,000 bibliography entries available for computer searching.

Table of Contents

Foreword	xxi
Henry Louis Gates
``On the Evolution of Scholarship in Afro-American History''	xxiii
John Hope Franklin
Editors' Introduction	xxxi
Acknowledgments	xxxv
I HISTORICAL RESEARCH AIDS AND MATERIALS
Bibliography	3	(20)
Richard Newman
Reference Works	23	(14)
Barbara A. Burg
Randall K. Burkett
Internet Resources	37	(8)
Raquel Von Cogell
Manuscript Collections	45	(22)
Earl Lewis
Marya McQuirter
Primary Sources on Microform	67	(10)
Nathaniel Bunker
Newspapers and Selected Periodicals	77	(18)
James P. Danky
Government Documents	95	(18)
Debra Newman Ham
Oral History	113	(12)
Elinor Des Verney Sinnette
Art	125	(14)
Betty Kaplan Gubert
John Gennari
Music	139	(28)
Portia K. Maultsby
Photography	167	(10)
Deborah Willis
Film and Television	177	(34)
Thomas Cripps
II COMPREHENSIVE AND CHRONOLOGICAL HISTORIES
Comprehensive Studies	211	(38)
General Studies	211	(2)
Historiography	213	(2)
Secondary Sources on Newspapers and Periodicals	215	(1)
Race Relations	216	(6)
Slave Trade
Slavery
Black/White Relations
Black/Native American Relations
Black/Ethnic Relations
Segregation/Jim Crow
Violence and Racial Disturbances
Civil Rights
Government	222	(2)
Law
Crime and Punishment
Politics and Voting
Military
Demography	224	(1)
Family	224	(1)
Society	225	(3)
Rural Life (Including Black Settlements)
Urban Life (Including Migration)
Material Culture
Color and Class
Associational Life
Leisure and Sports
Religion	228	(3)
Thought and Expression	231	(9)
Race, Gender, and Identity
Emigration and Nationalism
Language and Linguistics
Folklore and Humor
Literature and Poetry
Music and Performing Arts
Art (Drawing, Painting, Photography, Printmaking, Sculpture)
Film and Broadcasting
Education	240	(2)
Work and Enterpreneurial Activity	242	(1)
Science and Technology	243	(1)
Medicine and Health	244	(1)
Studies in Foreign Languages	245	(4)
1492-1690	249	(26)
John Thornton
Africa	249	(4)
Studies in Foreign Languages (Africa)	253	(4)
Atlantic Slave Trade	257	(3)
Studies in Foreign Languages (Atlantic Slave Trade)	260	(2)
Caribbean	262	(2)
Studies in Foreign Languages (Caribbean)	264	(1)
Europe	265	(1)
Studies in Foreign Languages (Europe)	266	(1)
North America, British and Dutch Colonies	266	(1)
Studies in Foreign Languages (North America, British and Dutch Colonies)	267	(1)
North America, Mexico	267	(1)
Studies in Foreign Languages (North America, Mexico)	268	(1)
South America and Central America	268	(3)
South America, Brazil	271	(1)
Studies in Foreign Languages (South America Brazil)	272	(3)
1690-1772	275	(24)
Peter H. Wood
General Studies	275	(1)
Historiography	276	(1)
Race Relations	276	(11)
Slave Trade
Slavery
Free Blacks
Resistance (Antebellum)
Abolitionism and Emancipation
Black/White Relations
Black/Native American Relations
Black/Ethnic Relations
Government	287	(1)
Law
Crime and Punishment
Military
Demography	288	(1)
Family	289	(1)
Society	290	(2)
Urban Life (Including Migration)
Material Culture
Color and Class
Associational Life
Religion	292	(1)
Thought and Expression	293	(2)
Race, Gender, and Identity
Emigrationism and Nationalism
Language and Linguistics
Folklore and Humor
Literature and Poetry
Music and Performing Arts
Art (Drawing, Painting, Photography, Printmaking, Sculpture)
Architecture and Design
Education	295	(1)
Work and Enterpreneurial Activity	295	(2)
Medicine and Health	297	(1)
Studies in Foreign Languages	298	(1)
1772-1831	299	(44)
Gary B. Nash
General Studies	299	(1)
Historiography	299	(1)
Race Relations	299	(21)
Slave Trade
Slavery
Free Blacks
Resistance (Antebellum)
Abolitionism and Emancipation
Black/White Relations
Black/Native American Relations
Black/Ethnic Relations
Government	320	(5)
Law
Crime and Punishment
Politics and Voting
Military
Demography	325	(1)
Family	326	(1)
Society	327	(2)
Rural Life (Including Black Settlements)
Urban Life (Including Migration)
Material Culture
Color and Class
Associational Life
Leisure and Sports
Religion	329	(4)
Thought and Expression	333	(4)
Race, Gender, and Identity
Emigrationism and Nationalism
Language and Linguistics
Folklore and Humor
Literature and Poetry
Music and Performing Arts
Art (Drawing, Painting, Photography, Printmaking, Sculpture)
Architecture and Design
Education	337	(1)
Work and Entrepreneurial Activity	338	(2)
Medicine and Health	340	(1)
Studies in Foreign Languages	341	(2)
1831-1865 (South)	343	(52)
Stephanie Shaw
General Studies	343	(1)
Historiography	343	(2)
Secondary Sources on Newspapers and Periodicals	345	(1)
Race Relations	345	(22)
Slave Trade
Slavery
Economics of Slavery
Free Blacks
Resistance (Antebellum)
Abolitionism and Emancipation
Black/White Relations
Black/Native American Relations'
Black/Ethnic Relations
Segregation/Jim Crow
Violence and Racial Disturbances
Government	367	(6)
Law
Crime and Punishment
Politics and Voting
Military
Demography	373	(1)
Family	374	(3)
Society	377	(2)
Rural Life (Including Black Settlements)
Urban Life (Including Migration)
Material Culture
Color and Class
Associational Life
Leisure and Sports
Religion	379	(3)
Thought and Expression	382	(4)
Race, Gender, and Identity
Emigration and Nationalism
Folklore and Humor
Literature and Poetry
Music and Performing Arts
Art (Drawing, Painting, Photography, Printmaking, Sculpture)
Architecture and Design
Education	386	(1)
Work and Entrepreneurial Activity	387	(3)
Medicine and Health	390	(2)
Studies in Foreign Languages	392	(3)
1831-1865 (North)	395	(20)
Richard J. M. Blackett
General Studies	395	(1)
Historiography	395	(1)
Secondary Sources on Newspapers and Periodicals	395	(1)
Race Relations
Slavery
Free Blacks
Resistance (Antebellum)
Abolitionism and Emancipation
Black/White Relations
Black/Native American Relations
Black/Ethnic Relations
Violence and Racial Disturbances	396	(6)
Government	402	(3)
Law
Crime and Punishment
Politics and Voting
Military
Demography	405	(1)
Family	405	(1)
Society	405	(2)
Rural Life (Including Black Settlements)
Urban Life (Including Migration)
Material Culture
Color and Class
Associational Life
Religion	407	(1)
Thought and Expression	408	(4)
Race, Gender, and Identity
Emigration and Nationalism
Literature and Poetry
Music and Performing Arts
Art (Drawing, Painting, Photography, Printmaking, Sculpture)
Education	412	(1)
Work and Entrepreneurial Activity	413	(2)
1865-1877	415	(32)
Eric Foner
General Studies	415	(10)
Alabama
Arkansas
California
Delaware
Florida
Georgia
Illinois
Iowa
Kentucky
Louisiana
Maryland
Mississippi
Missouri
New York
North Carolina
Ohio
Pennsylvania
South Carolina
Tennessee
Texas
Virginia
West Virginia
Historiography	425	(1)
Secondary Sources on Newspapers and Periodicals	425	(1)
Race Relations	426	(3)
Abolitionism and Emancipation
Black/White Relations
Black/Native American Relations
Black/Ethnic Relations
Segregation/Jim Crow
Violence and Racial Disturbances
Civil Rights
Government	429	(5)
Law
Crime and Punishment
Politics and Voting
Military
Family	434	(1)
Society	434	(2)
Rural Life (Including Black Settlements
Urban Life (Including Migration)
Color and Class
Associational Life
Religion	436	(2)
Thought and Expression	438	(1)
Race, Gender, and Identity
Emigration and Nationalism
Language and Linguistics
Literature and Poetry
Music and Performing Arts
Education	438	(3)
Work and Entrepreneurial Activity	441	(3)
Medicine and Health	444	(1)
Studies in Foreign Languages	445	(2)
1877-1915	447	(52)
Leon F. Litwack
General Studies	447	(1)
Historiography	448	(1)
Secondary Sources on Newspapers and Periodicals	448	(11)
Race Relations
Black/White Relations
Black/Native American Relations
Black/Ethnic Relations
Segregation/Jim Crow
Violence and Racial Disturbances
Civil Rights
Government	459	(7)
Law
Crime and Punishment
Politics and Voting
Military
Demography	466	(1)
Family	467	(1)
Society	468	(8)
Rural Life (Including Black Settlements)
Urban Life (Including Migration)
Material Culture
Color and Class
Associational Life
Leisure and Sports
Religion	476	(3)
Thought and Expression	479	(7)
Race, Gender, and Identity
Emigration and Nationalism
Folklore and Humor
Literature and Poetry
Music and Performing Arts
Art (Drawing, Painting, Photography, Printmaking, Sculpture)
Architecture and Design
Film and Broadcasting
Education	486	(5)
Work and Entrepreneurial Activity	491	(5)
Science and Technology	496	(1)
Medicine and Health	497	(1)
Studies in Foreign Languages	498	(1)
1915-1932	499	(30)
Joe W. Trotter
Jeffrey Conrad Stewart
General Studies	499	(1)
Historiography	499	(1)
Secondary Sources on Newspapers and Periodicals	500	(1)
Race Relations	500	(4)
Black/White Relations
Black/Ethnic Relations
Segregation/Jim Crow
Violence and Racial Disturbances
Civil Rights
Government	504	(2)
Law
Crime and Punishment
Politics and Voting
Military
Demography	506	(1)
Family	506	(1)
Society	507	(6)
Rural Life (Including Black Settlements)
Urban Life (Including Migration)
Color and Class
Associational Life
Leisure and Sports
Religion	513	(1)
Thought and Expression	514	(6)
Race, Gender, and Identity
Emigration and Nationalism
Folklore and Humor
Literature and Poetry
Music and Performing Arts
Art (Drawing, Painting, Photography, Printmaking, Sculpture)
Film and Broadcasting
Education	520	(2)
Work and Entrepreneurial Activity	522	(4)
Science and Technology	526	(1)
Medicine and Health	526	(1)
Studies in Foreign Languages	527	(2)
1932-1945	529	(30)
Nancy L. Grant
Darlene Clark Hine
General Studies	529	(1)
Historiography	529	(1)
Secondary Sources on Newspapers and Periodicals	530	(1)
Race Relations	530	(5)
Black/White Relations
Black/Ethnic Relations
Segregation/Jim Crow
Violence and Racial Disturbances
Civil Rights
Government	535	(5)
Law
Crime and Punishment
Politics and Voting
Military
Demography	540	(1)
Family	540	(1)
Society	541	(4)
Rural Life (Including Black Settlements)
Urban Life (Including Migration)
Color and Class
Associational Life
Leisure and Sports
Religion	545	(1)
Thought and Expression	546	(4)
Race, Gender, and Identity
Emigration and Nationalism
Language and Linguistics
Folklore and Humor
Literature and Poetry
Music and Performing Arts
Art (Drawing, Painting, Photography, Printmaking, Sculpture)
Film and Broadcasting
Education	550	(2)
Work and Entrepreneurial Activity	552	(4)
Medicine and Health	556	(1)
Studies in Foreign Languages	557	(2)
1945-1968	559	(36)
Clayborne Carson
General Studies	559	(1)
Historiography	559	(1)
Secondary Sources on Newspapers and Periodicals	560	(1)
Race Relations	560	(16)
Black/White Relations
Black/Ethnic Relations
Segregation/Jim Crow
Violence and Racial Disturbances
Civil Rights
Black Power
Government
Law
Crime and Punishment
Politics and Voting
Military
Demography	576	(1)
Family	576	(1)
Society	577	(2)
Rural Life (Including Black Settlements)
Urban Life (Including Migration)
Material Culture
Color and Class
Associational Life
Leisure and Sports
Religion	579	(2)
Thought and Expression	581	(4)
Race, Gender, and Identity
Emigration and Nationalism
Language and Linguistics
Folklore and Humor
Literature and Poetry
Music and Performing Arts
Film and Broadcasting
Education	585	(2)
Work and Entrepreneurial Activity	587	(1)
Science and Technology	588	(1)
Medicine and Health	588	(1)
Studies in Foreign Languages	588	(7)
1968-1999	595	(42)
John H. Bracey
Adam Biggs
Corey Walker
General Studies	595	(1)
Historiography	595	(1)
Secondary Sources on Newspapers and Periodicals	595	(1)
Race Relations	596	(5)
Black/White Relations
Black/Ethnic Relations
Segregation/Jim Crow
Violence and Racial Disturbances
Civil Rights
Black Power
Government	601	(7)
Law
Crime and Punishment
Politics and Voting
Military
Demography	608	(1)
Family	609	(2)
Society	611	(5)
Rural Life (Including Black Settlements)
Urban Life (Including Migration)
Material Culture
Color and Class
Associational Life
Leisure and Sports
Religion	616	(1)
Thought and Expression	617	(7)
Race, Gender, and Identity
Emigration and Nationalism
Language and Linguistics
Folklore and Humor
Literature and Poetry
Music and Performing Arts
Art (Drawing, Painting, Photography, Printmaking, Sculpture)
Film and Broadcasting
Education	624	(3)
Work and Entrepreneurial Activity	627	(2)
Science and Technology	629	(1)
Medicine and Health	629	(1)
Studies in Foreign Languages	630	(7)
III HISTORIES OF SPEICAL SUBJECTS
Women	637	(40)
Evelyn Brooks Higginbotham
General Studies	637	(1)
Historiography	638	(1)
Secondary Sources On Newspapers and Periodicals	639	(1)
Race Relations	640	(8)
Slave Trade
Slavery
Free Blacks
Resistance (Antebellum)
Abolitionism and Emancipation
Black/White Relations
Segregation/Jim Crow
Violence and Racial Disturbances
Civil Rights
Black Power
Government	648	(3)
Law
Crime and Punishment
Politics and Voting
Military
Demography	651	(1)
Family	652	(2)
Society	654	(4)
Rural Life (Including Black Settlements)
Urban Life (Including Migration)
Material Culture
Color and Class
Associational Life
Leisure and Sports
Religion	658	(1)
Thought and Expression	659	(9)
Race, Gender, and Identity
Emigration and Nationalism
Language and Linguistics
Folklore and Humor
Literature and Poetry
Music and Performing Arts
Art (Drawing, Painting, Photography, Printmaking, Sculpture)
Film and Broadcasting
Education	668	(2)
Work and Entrepreneurial Activity	670	(4)
Science and Technology	674	(1)
Medicine and Health	674	(3)
Geographical Areas	677	(100)
Regional Studies	677	(14)
Midwest
North
South
West
State and Local Studies	691	(86)
Alabama
Arizona
Arkansas
California
Colorado
Connecticut
Delaware
District of Columbia
Florida
Georgia
Hawaii
Illinois
Indiana
Iowa
Kansas
Kentucky
Louisiana
Maine
Maryland
Massachusetts
Michigan
Minnesota
Mississippi
Missouri
Montana
Nebraska
New Hampshire
New Jersey
New Mexico
New York
North Carolina
Ohio
Oklahoma
Oregon
Pennsylvania
Rhode Island
South Carolina
South Dakota
Tennessee
Texas
Utah
Vermont
Virginia
Washington
West Virginia
Wisconsin
Wyoming
Autobiography and Biography	777	(64)
Randall K. Burkett
Leon F. Litwack
Richard Newman
Autobiographical and Biographical Writings	777	(53)
Collected Autobiography and Biography (Including Family Histories)	830	(8)
Critical Studies of Autobiography and Biography	838	(3)
Contributors	841	(6)
Author Index	847