Before the Mayflower: A History of Black America

Lerone Bennett

Paw Prints, Oct 20, 2008 - History - 804 pages

The black experience in America—starting from its origins in western Africa up to the present day—is examined in this seminal study from a prominent African American figure. The entire historical timeline of African Americans is addressed, from the Colonial period through the civil rights upheavals of the 1960s and 1970s. The most recent scholarship on the geographic, social, economic, and cultural journeys of African Americans, together with vivid portraits of key black leaders, complete this comprehensive reference.

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User Review  - limodriver - LibraryThing

An excellent one volume source of the history of Black people in America

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User Review  - ostrom - LibraryThing

A pioneering work in African-American history, and still very useful.

About the author

Lerone Bennett Jr. is the author of 10 books, including Forced Into Glory, winner of the 2002 American Book Award, Great Moments in Black History, Pioneers in Protest, The Shaping of Black America, and What Manner of Man? He is the executive editor emeritus of Ebony magazine. He lives in Chicago.

Bibliographic information

• Title: Before the Mayflower: A History of Black America
• Author: Lerone Bennett
• Edition: 8
• Publisher: Paw Prints, 2008
• ISBN: 1439567069, 9781439567067
• Length: 804 pages
• Subjects: History / United States / Colonial Period (1600-1775); History / United States / General; Social Science / Ethnic Studies / African American Studies