Nineteenth-Century Cincinnati was northern in its geography, southern in its economy and politics, and western in its commercial aspirations. While those identities presented a crossroad of opportunity for native whites and immigrants, African Americans endured economic repression and a denial of civil rights, compounded by extreme and frequent mob violence. No other northern city rivaled Cincinnati's vicious mob spirit. Frontiers of Freedom follows the black community as it moved from alienation and vulnerability in the 1820s toward collective consciousness and, eventually, political...
Nineteenth-Century Cincinnati was northern in its geography, southern in its economy and politics, and western in its commercial aspirations. While th...
One of every five Americans at the nation's beginning was an African American a fact that underscores their importance in U.S. growth and development. This fascinating study moves from Africans' early contacts with the Americas to African Americans' 21st-century presence, exploring their role in building the American nation and in constructing their own identities, communities, and cultures.
Historian and lawyer Thomas J. Davis's multi-themed narrative of compelling content provides a historical overview of the rise of African Americans from slavery and segregation in their...
One of every five Americans at the nation's beginning was an African American a fact that underscores their importance in U.S. growth and developme...
The story of Margaret Garner the runaway slave who, when confronted with capture, slit the throat of her toddler daughter rather than have her face a life in slavery has inspired Toni Morrison s "Beloved, " a film based on the novel starring Oprah Winfrey, and an opera. Garner s story has defied solid historical treatment and Nikki M. Taylor s fierce, poetic history of Garner brilliantly captures her circumstances and her transformation from a murdering mother to an icon of tragedy, resistance, and motherhood.
The story of Margaret Garner the runaway slave who, when confronted with capture, slit the throat of her toddler daughter rather than have her face...
The story of Margaret Garner the runaway slave who, when confronted with capture, slit the throat of her toddler daughter rather than have her face a life in slavery has inspired Toni Morrison s "Beloved, " a film based on the novel starring Oprah Winfrey, and an opera. Garner s story has defied solid historical treatment and Nikki M. Taylor s fierce, poetic history of Garner brilliantly captures her circumstances and her transformation from a murdering mother to an icon of tragedy, resistance, and motherhood.
The story of Margaret Garner the runaway slave who, when confronted with capture, slit the throat of her toddler daughter rather than have her face...
