{"product_id":"introduction-to-african-american-studies-a-reader-9798823334167","title":"Introduction to African American Studies: A Reader","description":"\u003cp\u003e • Author(s): Stephen Balkaran\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher: Cognella Academic Publishing\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher Imprint: Cognella Academic Publishing\u003cbr\u003e • BISAC: Cultural \u0026amp; Ethnic Studies - American - African American \u0026amp; Bl\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eIntroduction to African American Studies: A Reader \u003c\/em\u003echronicles the experience of African Americans in the United States from their first arrival in 1619 to present day. The reader demonstrates how African Americans and their experiences have shaped America's historical, political, economic, and cultural history.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn Part I, students read about the continued significance of race in America and receive a primer on Africana studies. Part II examines the arrival of Africans to America, the Atlantic Slave Trade, slavery and states' rights in the early republic, and the issue of democracy in Jeffersonian America. Part III contains readings about Jim Crow, its lasting impact on Black communities, and the Niagara Movement. In Part IV, students learn about the impact of African American artists on literature, arts, and culture from 1927 - 1940. Part V includes readings on the Civil Rights Movement. The final part speaks to post-racial America in the age of Barack Obama.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe second edition features new readings on Juneteenth, Jim Crow laws' impact on today's African American communities, female artists of the Harlem renaissance, African American women's roles in the Civil Rights Movement, Malcolm X, and what America would be like without Blacks.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eGathering thought-provoking and critical literature, \u003cem\u003eIntroduction to African American Studies \u003c\/em\u003eis an ideal resource for foundational courses within the discipline.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Atlantic Books","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":46444627656855,"sku":"9798823334167","price":12564.0,"currency_code":"INR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0666\/3471\/1191\/files\/9798823334167.webp?v=1769131234","url":"https:\/\/atlanticbooks.com\/products\/introduction-to-african-american-studies-a-reader-9798823334167","provider":"Atlantic Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}