African American Women Confront the West, 1600-2000.African American Women Confront the West, 1600-2000. Edited by Quintard Taylor and Shirley Ann Wilson Moore. (Norman: University of Oklahoma Press The University of Oklahoma Press is the publishing arm of the University of Oklahoma. It has been in operation for over seventy-five years, and was the first university press established in the American Southwest. , c. 2003. Pp. [x], 390. $34.95, ISBN ISBN abbr. International Standard Book Number ISBN International Standard Book Number ISBN n abbr (= International Standard Book Number) → ISBN m 0-8061-3524-7.) With this volume of historical essays and primary source documents, Quintard Taylor and Shirley Ann Wilson Moore successfully reverse the "near-invisibility" that once characterized African American women's place in histories of the western United States Noun 1. western United States - the region of the United States lying to the west of the Mississippi River West Santa Fe Trail - a trail that extends from Missouri to New Mexico; an important route for settlers moving west in the 19th century (p. 22). Taken as a whole, the book effectively analyzes complicated intersections of race, gender, and place as it recovers long-overlooked stories of individual black women and black communities in the West. Historians of the U.S. South will find pertinent essays dealing with themes of slavery, black migration, and civil rights activism, suggesting the interconnectedness of the two regions. Dual introductory essays provide a helpful survey of research trends in western African American history African American history is the portion of American history that specifically discusses the African American or Black American ethnic group in the United States. Most African Americans are the descendants of African slaves held in the United States from 1619 to 1865. . The remaining articles cover a great deal of geographic, chronological, and topical terrain, ranging from Dedra S. McDonald's discussion of free and enslaved Enslaved may refer to:
U.S. African American revolutionary party founded in 1966 by Huey Newton and Bobby Seale (b. 1936) in Oakland, Calif. Its original purpose was to protect African Americans from acts of police brutality. (p. 49). Social, cultural, legal, economic, and biographical perspectives all receive attention. Scholars will appreciate the collection's breadth, though they may also wish for more interpretation of the particular significance of the West. [ANN K. ZIKER, Rice University] |
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