Freedom on My Mind, Volume 2
A History of African Americans, With Documents
by Deborah Gray White, Mia Bay, Waldo E. Martin, Jr.
3rd Edition
Publisher: Bedford/St. Martin's
Book Details
| Print ISBN | 9781319243036 |
| eText ISBN | 9781319265816 |
| Publisher | Bedford/St. Martin's |
| Publishing Year | 2021 |
| Edition | 3rd Edition |
| Language | English |
| Pages | 512 |
Freedom on My Mind, Volume 2: A History of African Americans, With Documents, 3rd Edition, is a textbook that surveys the Black freedom struggle within the wider framework of United States history. The volume explores how African Americans pursued freedom while confronting systematic exclusion from national opportunities.
The narrative addresses major historical transformations, from the political shifts of Reconstruction and community life during the Nadir to the cultural dynamism of the New Negro era. It also examines mobilization during the World War II era, the expansion of civil rights activism, and social change extending into the twenty-first century.
Primary historical documents are integrated throughout the text to support critical analysis of major events and perspectives.
Table of Contents
Chapter 9: Reconstruction: The Making and Unmaking of a Revolution, 1865–1877
Chapter 10: Black Life and Culture during the Nadir, 1880–1915
Chapter 11: The New Negro Comes of Age, 1915–1930
Chapter 12: Catastrophe, Recovery, and Renewal, 1930–1942
Chapter 13: Fighting for a Double Victory in the World War II Era, 1939–1950
Chapter 14: The Early Civil Rights Movement, 1945–1963
Chapter 15: Multiple Meanings of Freedom: The Movement Broadens, 1961–1976
Chapter 16: Racial Progress in an Era of Backlash and Change, 1967–2000
Chapter 17: African Americans in the 21st Century
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