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The African Texans.

By: Material type: TextTextPublisher: College Station : Texas A&M University Press, 2004Copyright date: ©2004Edition: 1st edDescription: 1 online resource (138 pages)Content type:
  • text
Media type:
  • computer
Carrier type:
  • online resource
ISBN:
  • 9781603446259
Subject(s): Genre/Form: Additional physical formats: Print version:: The African TexansDDC classification:
  • 976.4/00496073
LOC classification:
  • E185.93.T4 -- B36 2004eb
Online resources:
Contents:
Intro -- Contents -- Illustrations -- Foreword -- Introduction -- Chapter 1 Free African Americansbefore the Civil War -- Chapter 2 Enslaved African Americansbefore the Civil War -- Chapter 3 Life after Emancipation -- Chapter 4 From Discrimination to Participationduring the Twentieth Century -- Chapter 5 Voting, Desegregation, andEconomic Opportunity in the LateTwentieth Century -- Conclusion -- Notes -- Bibliographic Essay -- Index.
Summary: This five-volume set, published in collaboration with the Institute of Texan Cultures at San Antonio, explores the social and cultural contributions made to the Lone Star State by five distinctive cultural groups and is excellent for school libraries and classroom use by seventh-grade levels. Features include: · a wealth of illustrations · boxed biographical sketches · excerpts from vintage publications · English translations of ethnic poetry and prose · recipes for traditional dishes · immigration statistics. Barr examines the contributions that African Texans have made to the Lone Star State over the past several centuries.
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Intro -- Contents -- Illustrations -- Foreword -- Introduction -- Chapter 1 Free African Americansbefore the Civil War -- Chapter 2 Enslaved African Americansbefore the Civil War -- Chapter 3 Life after Emancipation -- Chapter 4 From Discrimination to Participationduring the Twentieth Century -- Chapter 5 Voting, Desegregation, andEconomic Opportunity in the LateTwentieth Century -- Conclusion -- Notes -- Bibliographic Essay -- Index.

This five-volume set, published in collaboration with the Institute of Texan Cultures at San Antonio, explores the social and cultural contributions made to the Lone Star State by five distinctive cultural groups and is excellent for school libraries and classroom use by seventh-grade levels. Features include: · a wealth of illustrations · boxed biographical sketches · excerpts from vintage publications · English translations of ethnic poetry and prose · recipes for traditional dishes · immigration statistics. Barr examines the contributions that African Texans have made to the Lone Star State over the past several centuries.

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Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, Michigan : ProQuest Ebook Central, 2024. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest Ebook Central affiliated libraries.

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