{"product_id":"americans-from-africa-slavery-and-its-aftermath-9781412863285","title":"Americans from Africa: Slavery and its Aftermath","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eAmericans from Africa\u003c\/em\u003e seeks to convey varying perspectives on the \"Black Experience\" in the United States and its controversial history. This volume, \u003cem\u003eSlavery and Its Aftermath\u003c\/em\u003e, deals with four major issues: the extent of African influences on the lives of those enslaved and brought to America, beginning with an essay on \"Africanisms in Everyday Life\" by Melville J. Herskovits; the impact of slavery on personality and social structure, sometimes called \"The Elkins Debate;\" similarities and differences in life for African Americans in the South and in the North; and matters of community, class, and family, including the full text of the \"Moynihan Report\" and several pointed critiques.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn addition to the commentaries by and on the works of Herskovits, Elkins, and Daniel Patrick Moynihan, other contributors to Volume I include Kenneth B. Clark, Mina Caulfield Davis, E. Franklin Edwards, Eugene Genovese, Ulf Hannerz, Charles S. Johnson, Leroi Jones, and Charles Keil.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe second volume, \u003cem\u003eOld Memories, New Moods\u003c\/em\u003e, contains essays on the roots of black protest; the background and character of the Civil Rights Movement; interpretations of the impact and significance of Black Power, and varied views on changing self-images of being African American.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Rose, Peter I.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 01\/30\/1989\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Routledge\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781412863285\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 490\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.45lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.90h x 6.00w x 1.20d","brand":"Peter I. Rose","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":32748753387595,"sku":"9781412863285","price":58.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0021\/1697\/6715\/products\/img_1af7b997-59b6-49e6-ab47-0d9deed58544.jpg?v=1597772934","url":"https:\/\/blackbookstore.com\/products\/americans-from-africa-slavery-and-its-aftermath-9781412863285","provider":"Black Bookstore","version":"1.0","type":"link"}