Black Texans: A History of African Americans in Texas, 1528-1995
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- Synopsis
- "African Americans have lived in Texas for more than four hundred years - longer than in any other region of the United States. Beginning with the arrival of the first African American in 1528, Alwyn Barr, in Black Texans, examines the African American experience in Texas during the periods of exploration and colonization, slavery, Reconstruction, the struggle to retain the freedoms gained, the twentieth-century urban experience, and the modern civil rights movement. Barr discusses each period of African-American history in terms of politics, violence, and legal status; labor and economic status; education; and social life." "Black Texans includes the history of the buffalo soldiers and the cowboys on Texas cattle drives, along with the achievements of notable African-American individuals in Texas history, from Estevan the explorer through legislator Norris Wright Cuney and boxer Jack Johnson to state senator Barbara Jordan. Barr carries the story up to the present day in this second edition, which includes a new preface, a new chapter on the years 1970-95, and a revised index."--BOOK JACKET. Title Summary field provided by Blackwell North America, Inc. All Rights Reserved
- Copyright:
- 2010
Book Details
- Book Quality:
- Excellent
- Book Size:
- 294 Pages
- ISBN-13:
- 9780806128788
- Publisher:
- University of Oklahoma Press
- Date of Addition:
- 11/04/10
- Copyrighted By:
- Harvey J. Tucker and Norman R. Luttbeg
- Adult content:
- No
- Language:
- English
- Has Image Descriptions:
- No
- Categories:
- History, Nonfiction, Textbooks, Social Studies
- Grade Levels:
- College Freshman, College Sophomore, College Junior, College Senior
- Submitted By:
- Texas A&M University
- Proofread By:
- Texas A&M University
- Usage Restrictions:
- This is a copyrighted book.