Working Americans: Working Americans 1898-2016: African Americans

Editor: Mars, Laura
Publication Year: 2016
Publisher: Grey House Publishing

Price: Core Collection Only
ISBN: 978-1-68217-106-6
Category: History - United States -- History
Image Count: 354
Book Status: Available
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The African-American struggle and triumph comes to life in these pages, from the Emancipation Proclamation and racial segregation, to the Harlem Renaissance and the Civil Rights Movement, to the first African-American president. This volume provides information on what it meant and means to be an African American - from the 1800s to the present day.

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Table of Contents

  • 1898-1919
  • 1898: African American Wood Turner
  • Life at Home
  • Life at Work
  • Life in the Community: Farmville, Virginia
  • 1913: Young Singer of Spirituals
  • Life at Home
  • Life at Work
  • Life in the Community: Denmark, South Carolina
  • 1916: African American U.S. Army Major
  • Life at Home
  • Life at Work
  • Life in the Community: Mexico
  • 1917: Civil Rights Advocate
  • Life at Home
  • Life at Work
  • Life in the Community: Harlem, New York
  • 1919: Female African American Entrepreneur
  • Life at Home
  • Life at Work
  • Life in the Community: Harlem, New York
  • 1920-1939
  • 1927: Blues Singer Florence Mills
  • Life at Home
  • Life at Work
  • Life in the Community: Harlem, New York City, New York
  • 1935: African American Couple Emigrate from Rural South to Urban North
  • Life at Home
  • Life at Work: The Pullman Company
  • Life in the Community: Harlem, New York
  • The Sharecropper System
  • 1939: Female Pianist and Musical Arranger
  • Life at Home
  • Life at Work
  • Life in the Community: Kansas City, Missouri
  • 1940-1959
  • 1942: Guitarist with Transformative Technique
  • Life at Home
  • Life at Work
  • Life in the Community: Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
  • 1945: Female Trombonist in Traveling Band
  • Life at Home
  • Life at Work
  • Wartime Entertainers
  • 1946: African American Newspaper Reporter
  • Life at Home
  • Life at Work
  • Life in the Community: Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
  • The Black Press
  • 1946: African American Sailor and Desegregation Advocate
  • Life at Home
  • Life at Work
  • Life in the Community: Roosevelt Roads Naval Station, Puerto Rico
  • 1948: U.S. Delegate and Postwar Architect
  • Life at Home
  • Life at Work
  • Life in the Community: London, England
  • Britain during the War
  • 1951: Former Slave and Proud Matriarch
  • Life at Home
  • Life at Work: Midwife
  • Life in the Community: Summerton, South Carolina
  • 1952: Olympic Gold Medal Hurdler
  • Life at Home
  • Life at Work: Olympic Athlete
  • Life in Olympic Community: Helsinki, Finland
  • 1959: Rock ‘n’ Roll Pioneer and Prisoner
  • Life at Home
  • Life at Work: Prisoner and Musician
  • Life in the Community: Nashville, Tennessee
  • Music Trivia
  • 1960-1979
  • 1960: Self-trained Olympic Weightlifter
  • Life at Home
  • Life at Work
  • Life in the Community: The Olympic Village, Rome
  • 1961: Educator and Civil Rights Pioneer
  • Life at Home
  • Life at Work
  • Life in the Community: Charleston, South Carolina
  • 1962: From Orphan to Self-made Golf Caddie
  • Life at Home
  • Life at School and Work
  • Life in the Community: Baltimore, Maryland
  • 1966: African American Baseball Player
  • Life at Home
  • Life at Work
  • Life in the Community: Washington, DC
  • 1966: Army Private in the Vietnam War
  • Life at Home
  • Life at Work
  • Life in the Community: Vietnam
  • 1968: Female Electronics Worker
  • Life at Home
  • Life at Work
  • Life in the Community: Memphis, Tennessee
  • Civil Rights in Memphis
  • 1970: Earth Day Advocate
  • Life at Home
  • Life at Work
  • Earth Day Around the United States
  • 1975: Jamaican Immigrant and Caregiver
  • Life at Home
  • Life in the Community: New York City
  • 1980-1999
  • 1983: Music Promoter and Innovator
  • Life at Home
  • Life at Work
  • Life in the Community: Detroit, Michigan
  • 1985: Haitian Immigrant and Artist
  • Life at Home
  • Life at Work
  • Life in the Community: Haiti and Miami, Florida
  • 1993: University Student and Music Promoter
  • Life at Home
  • Life at Work
  • Life in the Community: Queens, New York
  • 2000-2016
  • 2008: Surfer and Surfboard Entrepreneur
  • Life at Home
  • Life at Work
  • Life in the Community: Santa Monica, California
  • 2015: Field Service Scheduling Supervisor
  • Life at Home
  • Life at Work
  • Life in the Community: Weymouth, Massachusetts
  • 2016: Family Therapist
  • Life at Home
  • Life at Work
  • Life in the Community: Worcester, Massachusetts
  • The Black Population: 2010 Census Brief
  • Black (African-American) History Month: February 2016
  • Further Reading