Life upon these shores : looking at African American history, 1513-2008
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Published
New York : Alfred A. Knopf, 2011.
Edition
1st ed.
Physical Desc
xvi, 487 pages : illustrations (some color), facsimiles (chiefly color), maps (some color), photographs (some color), portraits (some color) ; 29 cm
Status
PCPLS - Valparaiso Public Library - Adult Oversized
973.0496 GATES
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973.0496 GATES
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Published
New York : Alfred A. Knopf, 2011.
Format
Book
Edition
1st ed.
Language
English
Notes
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (pages 449-455) and index.
Description
A landmark book tracing African American history from the arrival of the conquistadors and the sixteenth century, through the ordeal of slavery and the Civil War, Reconstruction, and the Jim Crow era and the Great Migration through the civil rights and black nationalist movements and the age of hip-hop to the Joshua generation and the election of Barack Obama. Informed by the latest scholarship, and including more than eight hundred images--ancient maps, art, documents, photographs, cartoons, posters--Gates focuses on defining events, debates, and controversies, as well as the achievements of people famous and obscure.,--From publisher description.
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APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)
Gates, H. L. (2011). Life upon these shores: looking at African American history, 1513-2008 . Alfred A. Knopf.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Gates, Henry Louis. 2011. Life Upon These Shores: Looking At African American History, 1513-2008. Alfred A. Knopf.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Gates, Henry Louis. Life Upon These Shores: Looking At African American History, 1513-2008 Alfred A. Knopf, 2011.
MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)Gates, Henry Louis. Life Upon These Shores: Looking At African American History, 1513-2008 Alfred A. Knopf, 2011.
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