Inspired by the searing story of Margaret Garner, the escaped slave who in 1856 slit her daughter...

At the greatest moments and in the cruelest times, black women have been a crucial part of Americ...

Beginning in the 1930s, Black Chicago experienced a cultural renaissance that lasted into the 195...

"e; . . . pioneering. . . . This history, as Hine vividly depicts it, sheds light on the deve...

The Black Chicago Renaissance emerged from a foundational stage that stretched from the 1893 Worl...

Inspired by the University of Illinois's celebration of the Brown v. Board of Education decision'...

The presence of Blacks in a number of European societies has drawn increasing interest from schol...

In the fall of 1983 a group of scholars met at Purdue University for the American Historical Asso...

The most comprehensive anthology of primary sources available, spanning the entire history of the...

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From the introduction: This book was put together to reclaim, and to create heightened awareness ...