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Presidents and Black America: A Documentary History Revised Edition
Contributor(s): Jones, Stephen A. (Author), Freedman, Eric (Author)

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 ISBN: 1608710084     ISBN-13: 9781608710089
Publisher: CQ Press
OUR PRICE: $168.00  

Binding Type: Hardcover
Published: December 2011
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BISAC Categories:
- Political Science | American Government - Executive Branch
- History | United States - General
Dewey: 973.099
LCCN: 2011032618
Physical Information: 1.4" H x 7.1" W x 10" L (2.55 lbs) 584 pages
Features: Bibliography, Index
Review Citations: Booklist 04/01/2012 pg. 36
Choice 06/01/2012
Library Journal 06/01/2012 pg. 124
 
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Publisher Description:
Presidents and Black America: A Documentary History is the first of its kind to document all of the presidents and their complex relationships with African Americans, from the earliest days of the Republic through the start of the Obama administration. Scholars and students will be able to follow trends and contradictions in those relationships; such as acceptance and rejection of slavery, the struggle for political rights and economic opportunity, policies of tokenism, the rebuff to affirmative action, and the growth of black political power and influence.

This reference will incorporate primary and secondary documents ranging from speeches, executive orders, statutes, and correspondence to articles and editorials from contemporary African American and mainstream publications, political cartoons, and congressional debates. Many of the documents will contradict established opinions about individual presidents.(For example it is fairly widely-known that Andrew Johnson was an avowed white supremacist but less well-known that Woodrow Wilson tried to segregate previously-integrated government offices.) Chapter introductions with historical data on the respective presidents and short headnotes place the documents in context.

Contributor Bio(s): Jones, Stephen a.: - Stephen A. Jones is an assistant professor of history at Central Michigan University. He was a reporter and copy editor for the Associated Press, Detroit Free Press, Detroit Sunday Journal, and Ypsilanti Press before becoming a full-time educator.Freedman, Eric: - Eric Freedman is a Pulitzer Prize winner, assistant professor of journalism at Michigan State University, and a former legislative and press aide to U.S. Representative Charles B. Rangel. He has more than 25 years of experience covering politics and public affairs for newspapers, magazines, and wire services.
 
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