The journey: A history of the African American experience

By Dorothy C. Salem

By 1890, most (90.3%) African Americans remained in the South. The literacy rate had risen from 18.6% in 1870 to 42.9% in 1890, more reflective of progress in Black education in the North than in the... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0787236160
• ISBN13: 9780787236168
• Release Date: January 1997
• Publisher: Kendall/Hunt
• Length: 704 Pages
• Weight: 2.45 lbs.
• Dimensions: 8.5" x 11.0"

Customer Reviews

A colorful tapestry of people and heart stinging stories

Dorothy Salem is a talented story teller whose penchant for dispelling myth remains the reader's constant companion. "The Journey" is a two part series of texts spanning 300 years of African American experience. While weaving in and out of a traditional American historical timeline, "The Journey" chronicles dynamic social movement in Black America. The reader is introduced to Harlem's glory days in the 1920's and feels a forboding sense of tension as the ground work is laid for the explosion of the civil rights movement. Salem's "Journey" makes a vital connection between the seeming chasm of white and black America. Finally, a journey toward holistic American history. Bravo.