"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.