The Columbia guide to African American history since 1939

This book is a multifaceted approach to understanding the central developments in African American history since 1939.

It combines a historical overview of key personalities and movements with essays by leading scholars on specific facets of the African American experience, a chronology of events, and a guide to further study.Marian Anderson's famous 1939 concert in front of the Lincoln Memorial was a watershed moment in the struggle for racial justice.

Beginning with this event, the editors chart the historical efforts of African Americans to address racism and inequality.

They explore the rise of the Civil Rights and Black Power movements and the national and international contexts that shaped their ideologies and methods; consider how changes in immigration patterns have complicated the conventional