Black America: Historic Moments, Key Figures & Cultural Milestones from the African-American Story (Fox Chapel Publishing) Civil Rights Movement, Harlem Renaissance, BLM, and More (Visual History)

Explore the story of Black America!A timeline of historic moments, key figures, and cultural milestones that have come to represent the Black American experienceFascinating features on the events of the Civil Rights Movement, the birth of soul music, African-American involvement in World War II, how Black athletes broke down racial barriers in US sports, the origins of the BLM movement, and much moreStunning illustrations, graphics, timelines, historic photographs, and other insightful visualsProfiles of notable icons including Harriet Tubman, Frederick Douglas, Jesse Owens, Rosa Parks, Martin Luther King Jr., Malcolm X, Jimi Hendrix, Maya Angelou, and othersThe perfect gift for history buffs and students of Black historyFrom the story of the first enslaved Africans brought to the Colonies by the Spanish in 1526 through 500 years to the election of Vice President Kamala Harris in 2020, here is the history of Black America told through striking photographs and a compelling narrative that captures many of the key joys, struggles, and milestones.Learn about the first Black Americans including Harriet Tubman, Frederick Douglas, Phillis Wheatley, and Harriet Beecher Stowe, the author of Uncle Tom's Cabin. Discover the most famous uprising against the US's brutal slave system, Nat Turner's Rebellion. Explore the origins of slavery, the Civil War, and the Emancipation Proclamation. Follow along with the long fight for freedom through Black Codes, Jim Crow, the Tulsa Massacre, and Brown v. Board of Education. Learn how Booker T. Washington and W.E. Du Bois empowered Black Americans through education, the story behind Martin Luther King Jr's iconic "I Have a Dream" speech, the rise of Malcolm X, the Civil Rights Movement of the 1960s, and the Black Power movement, including the Black Panthers.Discover the joys of the Harlem Renaissance, Jimi Hendrix at Woodstock, and how hip hop went from the streets of New York to take over the world. Find out the story behind Muhammad Ali's Rumble in the Jungle, the desegregation of professional sports, and how black sports stars from Hank Aaron to Lebron James have fought to make their voices heard.Relive iconic moments in modern history, from the debut of The Oprah Winfrey Show to the election of Barack Obama, the growth of the Black Lives Matter movement, and the George Floyd protests.The perfect gift for any history aficionado or student of Black history, Black America will take you through the heartache, the resilience, and the innovation of the Black American story! Read more