Upon these Shores Themes in the African-American Experience 1600 to the Present

"Upon These Shores" is a comprehensive overview of African American history available in a single volume, bringing together original essays by some of the foremost authorities in the field. Arranged both chronologically and thematically, these papers discuss a wide range of topics--from the Middle Passage to the Civil Rights Movement; from abolition to the Great Migration; from issues in religion, class and family to literature, education and politics. "Upon These Shores" is the perfect introduction for both students and general readers to the major themes in African American history.

Contributors: Walter R. Allen, John B. Bauman, Stephen N. Butler, Gerald Early, Robert Gregg, Beverly Guy-Sheftall, Charles V. Hamilton, Lawrence J. Hanks, Gerald D. Jaynes, Norrece T. Jones, Carole Marks, Waldo E. Martin, Joseph C. Miller, Wilson J. Moses, Donald G. Nieman, Armstead L. Robinson, William R. Scott, William G. Shade, Jean R. Soderlund, Gayraud S. Wilmore, and Peter H. Wood.

This one-volume, comprehensive overview of African American history brings together original essays by some of the foremost authorities in the field. Arranged both thematically and chronologically, these papers discuss a wide range of topics - from the Middle Passage to the Civil Rights Movement; from abolition to the Great Migration; from issues in religion, class and family to literature, education and politics.

ForewordWilliam H. Gray, IIIIntroduction: The Long Rugged RoadWilliam R. Scott and William G. ShadePart I: Out of Africa1. Africa, The Slave Trade and the DiasporaJoseph C. MillerPart II. The Peculiar Institution2. Creating a Biracial Society, 1619-1720Jean R. Soderlund3. Africans in Eighteenth-Century North AmericaPeter H. Wood4. In Search of Freedom: Slave Life in the Antebellum SouthNorrece T. Jones5. Though We Are Not Slaves, We Are Not Free: Blacks in Antebellum AmericaWilliam G. ShadePart III. The Reconstruction and Beyond6. Full of Faith, Full of Hope: The African-American Experience From Emancipation to SegregationArmstead Robinson7. Blacks in the Economy From Reconstruction to World War I Gerald D. Jaynes8. In Search of the Promised Land: Black Migration and Urbanization, 1900-1940Carole C. Marks9. From Booker T. to Malcolm X: Black Political Thought, 1895-1965Wilson J. Moses10. Rights, Power and Equality: The Modern Civil Rights MovementEdward P. MorganPart IV. African American Identity and Culture11. The Sounds of Blackness: African American MusicWaldo F. Martin12. Black Voices: Themes in African American LiteratureGerald Early13. Black Religious Traditions: Sacred and Secular ThemesGayraud S. WilmorePart V. Family, Class and Gender14. African-American Family Life in Societal Context: Crisis and HopeWalter R. Allen15. From Black Bourgeoisie to African American Middle Class, 1957 to the Present Robert Gregg16. The New Underclass: Concentrated Poverty in the Post-Industrial CityJohn F. Bauman17. Black Feminism in the United StatesBeverly Guy-SheftalPart VI. The Post-War Agenda18. African-Americans and Education Since the Brown Decisions: A Contextual View Stephen N. Butler19. After the Movement: African-Americans and Civil Rights Since 1970Donald G. Neiman20. The Quest for Black Equity: African-American Politics Since the Voting Rights Act of 1965Lawrence J. Hanks21. Black Internationalism: African-Americans and Foreign Policy Activism William R. ScottAfterword: The Future of African AmericansCharles V. Hamilton

William R. Scott is Professor of History and Director of the African-American Studies Program at Lehigh University. He is author of The Sons of Sheba's Race: African Americans and the Italo-Ethiopian War (1993). William G. Shade is Director of the American Studies Program at Lehigh University and Co-Director of the Gipson Institute for Eighteenth-Century Studies. He is author of Democratizing the Old Dominion (1996) and co-editor, with Sandy Maisel, of Parties and Politics in American History (1994).