African American Chronology

Where were the first African American churches founded? When did Frederick Douglass deliver his first anti-slavery speech? Who de-segregated Major League Baseball? The turbulent history of African Americans unfolds in historical waves through rights and injustices migration inventions and art protests legislation and accomplishments. From the first recorded arrival of Africans in the New World to the death of Rosa Parks a chronology of events ties history together for the reader giving a greater sense of the struggle alienation and triumph of blacks in America.The African American Chronology introduces the student researcher to the most impactful events in African American history drawing from such categories as: Abolitionism civil rights economics marriage religion media literature science crime and war.Organized by date and including entries through 2005 the Chronology is one of the most accessible and current of its kind. The fascinating historical record is illuminated through primary source sidebars illustrations a glossary print and online bibliography and index.