THE AFRICAN AMERICAN EXPERIENCE

An education in American history would only be complete with an understanding of the African American experience and its impact on the overall story of America. ABC-CLIO’s The African American Experience: The American Mosaic is a comprehensive survey of the history and contributions of African Americans in the United States.

Learn about the many individuals from the Black community who succeeded in business, the arts, politics, sciences, sports, and the military, but also those nameless others who suffered and endured the travails of slavery and institutionalized discrimination like the Jim Crow laws. 

From heartbreaking struggles and significant political, social, artistic, and literary movements to its notable events and legislative reforms, The African American Experience: The American Mosaic thoroughly studies African American history. Essays and articles from African American authors and contributors give voice to the experience of African Americans from their arrival in the New World to the present-day United States, including the influence of the Black community on pop culture and the struggles and aspirations of African Americans.

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Africa and the Atlantic, 500-1550

  • Ancient African Civilizations, 500-550
  • Africa and the Atlantic World, 1441-1550

Africans in Colonial North America, 1550-1760

  • The English North American Colonies, 1619-1760
  • The Spanish Colonies, 1560s-1760

Hopes for a New Nation, 1763-1816

  • The American Revolution, 1763-1787
  • The Constitution, 1787-1800
  • The Emergence of Free Black Communities, 1800-1816

Antebellum, 1816-1846

  • The Expansion of Slavery, 1816-1846
  • Abolitionism and Reform, 1816-1846

Civil War and Emancipation, 1846-1877

  • Prelude to War, 1846-1861
  • The Civil War, 1861-1865
  • Reconstruction, 1865-1877

Rise of Jim Crow, 1877-1895

  • Rebuilding the South, 1877-1905
  • Westward Ho!, 1878-1890

The Progressive Era, 1895-1917

  • Diverse Political Strategies, 1895-1915
  • The Great Migration, 1910-1917

World War I to the Great Depression, 1917-1939

  • World War I and Racial Tensions, 1917-1921
  • The Harlem Renaissance, 1920-1939
  • The Great Depression, 1929-1939

World War II and Post-War America, 1939-1950

  • World War II, 1939-1945
  • Post-War America, 1945-1950

Civil Rights Movement, 1950-1965

  • The Fight Against Segregation, 1950-1956
  • New Forms of Protest, 1957-1961
  • The Apex of the Civil Rights Movement, 1962-1965

Black Power Movement, 1965-1979

  • Civil Rights Reignites, 1965-1968
  • African Americans and the Vietnam Era, 1968-1973
  • Backlash to Progress, 1973-1979

Urban Politics and the Shifting Landscape, 1979-1991

  • New Leadership and Urban Change, 1979-1988
  • Conservatism and the Politics of Power, 1988-1991

The Close of the 20th Century, 1992-2000

  • The Clinton Era, 1992-2000

New Millennium, 2001-Present

  • New Leadership, 2001-2008
  • President Obama and Beyond, 2008-Present

Created explicitly for middle and high school students, each database includes:

  • A comprehensive reference library from more than 230,000 primary sources, including audio, video, photographs, illustrations, maps, and rich media
  • A standards-based curriculum updated every day by a team of subject matter experts and supported by an exhaustive range of instructional material
  • An expansive library of model commentaries from noted scholars to help foster critical thinking by exposing students to multiple points of view
  • An educator support center with helpful, professional development tools plus educational resources like discussion points, activities, and lesson plans

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