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Divided into four volumes, Race and Ethnicity in America provides a
complete overview of the history of racial and ethnic relations in
America, from pre-contact to the present. The five hundred years
since Europeans made contact with the indigenous peoples of America
have been dominated by racial and ethnic tensions. During the
colonial period, from 1500 to 1776, slavery and servitude of
whites, blacks, and Indians formed the foundation for race and
ethnic relations. After the American Revolution, slavery, labor
inequalities, and immigration led to racial and ethnic tensions;
after the Civil War, labor inequalities, immigration, and the fight
for civil rights dominated America's racial and ethnic experience.
From the 1960s to the present, the unfulfilled promise of civil
rights for all ethnic and racial groups in America has been the
most important sociopolitical issue in America. Race and Ethnicity
in America tells this story of the fight for equality in America.
The first volume spans pre-contact to the American Revolution; the
second, the American Revolution to the Civil War; the third,
Reconstruction to the Civil Rights Movement; and the fourth, the
Civil Rights Movement to the present. All volumes explore the
culture, society, labor, war and politics, and cultural expressions
of racial and ethnic groups. Contextualizes the political
experiences and contributions of minorities within American
politics, society, and culture Includes people of color (e.g.,
African Americans, Latinos, Asians, and American Indians), those of
mixed races, and ethnic groups that experienced minority status in
politics, particularly in the 19th century (e.g., Irish, Jewish,
Italian) Features chronological organization as well as a
historical overview and timeline for contextual understanding and
ease of reference Comprises A-Z entries that detail the political,
social, and cultural histories of racial and ethnic minority
groups, and concludes with a curated selection of key primary
source documents Provides cross-disciplinary information that
explores the experiences of racial and ethnic minorities in America
over a period of five hundred years through history and social
studies, political science, and ethnic studies
How has the U.S. dealt, throughout its long history, with one of
the world's oldest problems? Although poverty has always been part
of the human experience, societal reactions and responses to it
have been as varied as the condition has been static. Poverty in
America has its own turbulent history of causes, effects, and
remedies, from debtor's prison to the War on Poverty, from Social
Darwinism to Food Stamps. This in-depth encyclopedia covers the
entire history of American poverty from all angles--historical,
social, cultural, political, spiritual, and literary. How has
poverty been defined in America? What has been done to prevent it?
How have minority groups been affected? How has the church reacted?
And what, if anything, can be done to eliminate it? Poverty in
America covers these issues in vivid detail, from the colonial
period to the Industrial Revolution to the global economy of the
21st century. Entries include: Affirmative Action American Indians
and Poverty Drugs, Alcohol, and the Poor Equal Employment
Opportunity The Grapes of Wrath Head Start No Child Left Behind
Protest Movements Welfare State Impactful primary document excerpts
from key periods throughout American history are also included,
providing firsthand accounts from all sides of the issue. A
chronology of events and an extensive bibliography round out this
fascinating work.
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