Black Americans A History in Their Own Words 1619-1983

This is a collection of personal accounts of the experiences of African Americans. There are excerpts from the memoirs of slaves, from educator Charlotte Forten while observing a regiment of young freedmen, from Fannie Lou Hamer during unofficial hearings on brutality in Mississippi, & from Maya Angelou on being a black female artist. Issues from slavery to the Ku Klux Klan, to marches, boycotts, & political power, are presented. Source note & index.Meltzer, Milton is the author of 'Black Americans A History in Their Own Words 1619-1983' with ISBN 9780064460552 and ISBN 006446055X.