African American Experience, The: The American Mosaic • ABC-CLIO

An education in American history would not be complete without an understanding of African American history and its relation to that of the greater U.S. The contributions of African Americans to American history are many, comprising those of individuals from the Black community who have achieved success in politics, sports, business, the arts and sciences, and the military, but also those of nameless others who endured the travails of slavery and institutionalized discrimination.

The African American Experience: The American Mosaic provides a comprehensive survey of African American history and its heartbreaking struggles, major movements—political, social, artistic, and literary—and most notable events and legislative reform. Featuring articles and essays from African American authors and contributors, it gives voice to the experience of African Americans from their arrival in the Americas through to the present day, including the influence of the Black community on popular culture and the aspirations of African Americans, as well as their struggles.

Africa and the Atlantic, 500–1550 • Ancient African Civilizations, 500–1550 • Africa and the Atlantic World, 1441–1550	Rise of Jim Crow, 1877–1895 • Rebuilding the South, 1877–1905 • Westward Ho!, 1878–1890	Black Power Movement, 1965–1979 • Civil Rights Reignites, 1965–1968 • African Americans and the Vietnam Era, 1968–1973 • Backlash to Progress, 1973–1979
Africans in Colonial North America, 1550s–1760 • The English North American Colonies, 1619–1760 • The Spanish Colonies, 1560s–1760	The Progressive Era, 1895–1917 • Diverse Political Strategies, 1895–1915 • The Great Migration, 1910–1917	Urban Politics and the Shifting Landscape, 1979–1991 • New Leadership and Urban Change, 1979–1988 • Conservatism and the Politics of Power, 1988–1991
Hopes for a New Nation, 1763–1816 • The American Revolution, 1763–1787 • The Constitution, 1787–1800 • The Emergence of Free Black Communities, 1800–1816	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	The Close of the 20th Century, 1992–2000 • The Clinton Era, 1992–2000
Antebellum, 1816–1846 • The Expansion of Slavery, 1816–1846 • Abolitionism and Reform, 1816–1846	World War II and Post–War America, 1939–1950 • World War II, 1939–1945 • Post-War America, 1945–1950	New Millennium, 2001–Present • New Leadership, 2001–2008 • President Obama and Beyond, 2008–present
Civil War and Emancipation, 1846–1877 • Prelude to War, 1846–1861 • The Civil War, 1861–1865 • Reconstruction, 1865–1877	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

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