This work focuses on the sexual objectification of African American women in film from the 1980s to the early 2000s. It examines 16 films made by males... Læs mere
Documents the many roles filled by Southern blacks. Utilizing statements made by former slaves, the author takes a close look at the... Læs mere
A day-by-day guide to African American achievements and those happenings that have affected their history, including the birth dates of many significant... Læs mere
Presents a study that examines the works of modern African American mystery writers within the social and historical contexts of African... Læs mere
Offers capsule biographies of 631 of the nation's most notable African Americans. This book features entries that are arranged alphabetically with individuals who played an important part in the development of African American children by serving as role models.
Nearly 900 African Americans fought in the Battle of Iwo Jima, but accounts of their service have gone largely unrecorded. This book seeks to correct that omission for the sake of the brave Americans who served and for the sake of a more inclusive American history.
Examines, through the stories of women such as Alice Paul, Louisine Havemeyer, and Mary Church Terrell, how the suffragist movement made an indelible mark on American history, not... Læs mere
Studies two medieval translations of Aesop's fables, one in Latin (1497) and one in vernacular... Læs mere
The National Defense Act of 1916 provided for the establishment of Reserve Officer Training... Læs mere
All films with a predominantly or entirely African American cast or that were about African Americans are detailed here. Each... Læs mere
The work examines both the theory and the method of scholars in African and African-diaspora studies.
A collection of Bud Drake's columns from ""Rod Action and Goodguys Gazette"".