African American Lives: The Struggle for Freedom, Volume I

by Clayborne Carson

Description

This volume explores the lives, voices, and experiences of African Americans as they confronted slavery, racial oppression, and the long pursuit of freedom in the United States. Through biographies, historical documents, and personal accounts, it illuminates the courage, resilience, intellectual traditions, and community leadership that shaped African American history. Covering the struggle from its early roots through the era of emancipation, the collection connects individual lives to broader movements for justice and equality. Scholarly yet accessible, it offers a compelling introduction to the people and ideas that helped transform the nation.

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African American Lives: The Struggle for Freedom, Volume I

Clayborne Carson

paperback

Pearson Longman

Published Jan 1, 2005

632 pages

ISBN: 9780201794878

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First Published

2005

Language

eng

Content Warnings

Content and trigger warnings for African American Lives: The Struggle for Freedom, Volume I by Clayborne Carson.

Racism/Discrimination
Slavery
Violence
War/Trauma
Death/Grief