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From slavery to freedom
A History of African Americans
Book • 1980
This book charts the journey of African Americans from their origins in Africa, through slavery in the Western Hemisphere, struggles for freedom in the West Indies, Latin America, and the United States, various migrations, and the ongoing quest for racial equality.
The ninth edition, rewritten by Evelyn Brooks Higginbotham, includes new chapters and updated information based on current scholarship, covering topics such as ancestral Africa, African American women, differing expressions of protest, local community activism, black internationalism, civil rights, and black power, as well as the election of the first African American president in 2008.
The ninth edition, rewritten by Evelyn Brooks Higginbotham, includes new chapters and updated information based on current scholarship, covering topics such as ancestral Africa, African American women, differing expressions of protest, local community activism, black internationalism, civil rights, and black power, as well as the election of the first African American president in 2008.
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Mentioned by Randall Kennedy as a book encapsulating the journey of African Americans from slavery to freedom.

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