The African-American Odyssey: To 1877This book is the first comprehensive survey of the African-American experience. It draws on recent research to present black history in a clear and direct manner, within a broad social, cultural, and political framework. Life in sixteenth-century Africa, slavery, the antislavery movement, The Civil War, emancipation, and reconstruction. For anyone who is interested in an in-depth exploration of African-American history as it relates to U.S. history. |
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West Africa | 8 |
Kongo and Angola 15 West African Society and Culture | 15 |
REVIEW QUESTIONS | 21 |
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The African-American Odyssey, Volume 1 Darlene Clark Hine,William C. Hine,Stanley Harrold No preview available - 2002 |
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