ebooks Bearing Witness: Holocaust: How America and Its Jews Responded to the Holocaust (Modern Jewish History) by Henry Feingold in History

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Building on the authoritative text of the first edition; Atlas of African-American History; Revised Edition chronicles the important cultural; historical; political; and social experiences of African Americans through the years. Completely updated and revised; this fascinating book features numerous full-color maps - 18 of which are new - that engage readers with easy-to-grasp facts; figures; and images of everyday life. Ten new black-and-white photographs; eight new full-color photographs; and four line illustrations enliven the text.Coverage includes: the dramatic 1839 journey of the Amistad; including its successful slave rebellion; the labor activism of Albert and Lucy Parsons; an interracial couple who led the eight-hour-day movement and the national railroad strike; the accomplishments of Matthew Henson; who; with Robert Peary; discovered the North Pole in 1909; the post - World War II influences that drove the economic rise of a new black middle class; analysis of how the cultural contributions of writers; actors; athletes; musicians; and other artists helped define American culture during the 1960s and 1970s; and the rise of hip-hop and rap from a local South Bronx phenomenon into a powerful industry capable of launching other businesses. The coverage also includes: demographic profiles of the health; education; employment; income; spending habits; homeownership; and other benchmarks of African Americans; as well as how these compare with those of other Americans; the powerful role of theater; comedy; TV; and film in presenting and shaping the image of African Americans from the mid-1970s to the mid-1990s; and the persistent social; racial; and economic issues that still confront America; as highlighted by Hurricane Katrina in New Orleans.