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The State of Afro-American History - Past, Present, Future (Paperback, New edition)
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The State of Afro-American History - Past, Present, Future (Paperback, New edition)
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In the fall of 1983 a group of scholars met at Purdue University
for the American Historical Association Conference on the Study and
Teaching of Afro-American history. This group included some of the
most prominent historians and educators in their professions, and
at this landmark meeting they assessed and evaluated the entire
field of Afro-American history, its past, present, and future. The
sponsorship of the American Historical Association officially
acknowledged the coming of age of black history as a vital and
respected part of American history. The contributions of many
outstanding scholars and educators make The State of Afro-American
History, the proceedings of that conference, an authoritative and
provocative examination of the Afro-American experience during
slavery and since emancipation. Individual essays cover the ways in
which black slaves shaped their environment, the forces that
influenced the black urban experience in the United States, the
evolution of scholarship in Afro-American history, and the merger
of American and Afro-American histories. The need for movement
beyond the mere integration of blacks into existing textbooks and
courses and the responsibility of the Afro-American scholar to the
community are treated at length, as are media representation of
black history and black women's history. The scholars are concerned
with both the creation of histories and their dissemination through
classrooms, texts, museums, and the popular media. Afro-American
history is a relatively recent field of study, and the scholars
represented in this book are only the fourth generation to pursue
it. Earlier scholars have just recently gained wide recognition for
their efforts. The contributors to this volume are very aware that
they are living, reacting to, and shaping a history, as well as
studying and teaching it. The effect of this dynamic on The State
of Afro-American History is furthered by the essays' interactive
structure: various pieces build on and critique other essays. This
unique and remarkable volume will interest not only professional
historians but students and secondary school teachers, school
administrators, and librarians. It offers comprehensive and concise
evaluations of where Afro-American history has been and is now, and
suggestions for where it can go in the future.
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