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Author Dodson, Howard.

Title The Black New Yorkers : the Schomburg illustrated chronology / written by Howard Dodson, Christopher Moore, Roberta Yancy.

Publication Info. New York : John Wiley, [2000]
©2000

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 University of Saint Joseph: Pope Pius XII Library - Standard Shelving Location  974.7 D647B    Check Shelf
Description ix, 470 pages : illustrations, map ; 25 cm
Note "Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, the New York Public Library."
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (pages 445-449) and index.
Contents Foreword / Maya Angelou -- Introduction / Howard Dodson -- Blacks in Colonial New York: 1613-1783 -- From the Age of Revolution to the Civil War: 1784-1864 -- The Making of the New Negro: 1865-1916 -- War, Renaissance, and Depression: 1917-1934 -- World War II and the Struggle for Civil Rights: 1935-1964 -- Mobilizing Black Power for the New Millennium: 1965-1999 -- Afterword / David Dinkins.
Summary "New York City has been the home of African Americans for four centuries. Blacks were among the founding fathers and mothers of pioneer colonial settlements in the future boroughs, and they have remained integral players in the teeming daily drama of the city."--BOOK JACKET.
"The Black New Yorkers: The Schomburg Illustrated Chronology recreates this unique relationship between a people and a city, and through it chronicles the worldwide African American struggle for freedom and human dignity."--BOOK JACKET.
Subject African Americans -- New York (State) -- New York -- History -- Chronology.
African Americans -- New York (State) -- New York -- History -- Pictorial works.
New York (N.Y.) -- History -- Chronology.
New York (N.Y.) -- History -- Pictorial works.
African Americans -- New York (State) -- New York -- Social life and customs.
New York (N.Y.) -- Civilization.
African Americans -- New York (State) -- New York -- Social life and customs -- Pictorial works.
New York (N.Y.) -- Civilization -- Pictorial works.
Added Author Moore, Christopher Paul, 1952-2022
Yancy, Roberta.
Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture.
ISBN 0471297143 (acid-free paper)
9780471297147 (acid-free paper)
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