Working Americans: Working Americans 1898-2016: African Americans
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
Table of Contents
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