{"product_id":"americans-from-africa-slavery-and-its-aftermath-1","title":"Americans from Africa: Slavery and Its Aftermath","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eAmericans from Africa\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e seeks to convey varying perspectives on the \"Black Experience\" in the United States and its controversial history. This volume, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eSlavery and Its Aftermath\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\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\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\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\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe second volume, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eOld Memories, New Moods\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\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\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Peter I. Rose","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45457681514672,"sku":null,"price":260.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0528\/6821\/9056\/files\/51eeSywohfL._SL1360.jpg?v=1784194410","url":"https:\/\/www.umojabooks.com\/products\/americans-from-africa-slavery-and-its-aftermath-1","provider":"Umoja House ","version":"1.0","type":"link"}