An award-winning historian's sweeping new interpretation of the African American experience. In this masterful account; Ira Berlin; one of the nation's most distinguished historians; offers a revolutionary-and sure to be controversial-new view of African American history. In The Making of African America; Berlin challenges the traditional presentation of a linear; progressive history from slavery to freedom. Instead; he puts forth the idea that four great migrations; between the seventeenth and twenty-first centuries; lie at the heart of black American culture and its development. With an engrossing; accessible narrative; Berlin traces the transit from Africa to America; Virginia to Alabama; Biloxi to Chicago; Lagos to the Bronx; and in the process finds the essence of black American life.
#321889 in Books 2010-12-28 2010-12-28Original language:EnglishPDF # 1 8.50 x .73 x 5.50l; .57 #File Name: 014311879X320 pagesGreat book!
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1 of 1 people found the following review helpful. ExcellentBy Vasav Gopal SwaminathanA great read that explains the transformations in both black American and general American history - transformations in culture; economics; and values. A really excellent read.0 of 0 people found the following review helpful. Great Reference bookBy Kindle CustomerThe book has a lot of facts; but I found it hard to read since you needed to keep going back to reference some of the statistics. I enjoyed some of the stories used to emphathise the facts. After reading I think it will be a great reference book. It is not a book that would be classified as an easy read.0 of 0 people found the following review helpful. Well researched--lots of qualitative examples of African roots in AmericaBy GeorgeLivingstonWell researched--lots of qualitative examples of African roots in America
