Compared to the early decades of the 20th century, when scholarly writing on African Americans was limited to a few titles on slavery, Reconstruction, and African American migration, the last thirty years have witnessed an explosion of works on the African American experience. With the Civil Rights and Black Power movements of the 1960s came an increasing demand for the study and teaching of African American history followed by the publication of increasing numbers of titles on African American life and history. This volume provides a comprehensive bibliographical and analytical guide to...
Compared to the early decades of the 20th century, when scholarly writing on African Americans was limited to a few titles on slavery, Reconstructi...
The first scholarly study of a local racial advancement organization, "History of the Chicago Urban League" provides a detailed history of the Chicago League from its founding in 1916 through the early years of the civil rights movement in the 1960s and relates the work of this agency to broader developments in Chicago and the nation. In his introduction, Christopher Robert Reed, author of "The Chicago NAACP and the Rise of Black Professional Leadership, 1910-1966, " cites Strickland's work as a landmark study of the earliest civil rights efforts in Chicago.
Strickland begins by tracing...
The first scholarly study of a local racial advancement organization, "History of the Chicago Urban League" provides a detailed history of the Chic...