To Make Our World Anew: Volume I: A History of African Americans to 1880

By Earl Lewis

Book Overview

The two volumes of Kelley and Lewis's To Make Our World Anew integrate the work of eleven leading historians into the most up-to-date and comprehensive account available of African American history, from the first Africans brought as slaves into the Americas, right up to today's black filmmakers and politicians. This first volume begins with the story of Africa and its origins, then presents an overview of the Atlantic slave trade, and the forced migration and enslavement of between ten and twenty million people. It covers the Haitian Revolution, which ended victoriously in 1804 with the birth of the first independent black nation in the New World, and slave rebellions and resistance in the United States in the years leading up to the Civil War. There are vivid accounts of the Civil War and Reconstruction years, the backlash of the notorious "Jim Crow" laws and mob lynchings, and the founding of key black educational institutions, such as Howard University in Washington, D.C. Here is a panoramic view of African-American life, rich in gripping first-person accounts and short character sketches that invite readers to relive history as African Americans have experienced it.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0195181344
• ISBN13: 9780195181340
• Release Date: April 2005
• Publisher: Oxford University Press
• Length: 320 Pages
• Weight: 1.16 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 6.3" x 9.4"

Customer Reviews

Great!

I received the book as described, awesome condition and I am very pleased with the seller!!! 100 thumbs up!

Excellent summary

Top historians have written these five chapters thoughtfully, accessibly and well. Strongly recommended for personal reading (how many of us really know enough African American history?), historic sites and classroom use.

A True Classic

I feel this work significantly surpasses Franklin's "From Slavery to Freedom" in organization, scholarship and literary excellence. Immensely relevant, it is expressed with heartfelt vibrance. Certainly the "people-making process" captured here should be understood by all Americans in gaining a more realistic perspective of the dynamics that made this country. This work brings together eleven leading historians in a classic presentation seldom achieved for readability, cogency and effectiveness. It is a must in any African American library.