{"product_id":"9781444339413","title":"African American Voices A Documentary Reader from Emancipation to the Present","description":"\u003ch3\u003eUncovering the Past: Documentary Readers in American History\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003ch1\u003eAfrican American Voices\u003c\/h1\u003e\u003ch2\u003eA Documentary Reader from Emancipation to the Present\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003ch3\u003eLeslie Brown\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cb\u003eHistory \/ United States \/ General\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eCompelling and enlightening, this collection of primary source documents allows twenty-first century students to 'direct dial' key figures in African-American history. It includes concise and perceptive commentary along with engaging suggestions for discussion and project work.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003eExamines key themes from multiple perspectives\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eFeatures a diverse range of voices that cut across class and political affiliations as well as across regions and generations\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eChronological and thematic coverage from emancipation to the current day\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003ePrimary source documents include everything from letters and speeches to photographs, rap lyrics and newspaper reports\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eIncorporates recent as well as traditional historical interpretations\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eClassroom-ready text which includes keynotes on documents, differentiated material and engaging discussion questions\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eLeslie Brown\u003c\/b\u003e is Associate Professor of History at Williams College. An award-winning author and editor, her books include \u003ci\u003eUpbuilding Black Durham: Gender, Class, and Black Community Development in the Jim Crow South\u003c\/i\u003e (2008), which won the Organization of American Historians' 2009 Frederick Jackson Turner Award. Brown also co-edited \u003ci\u003eLiving with Jim Crow: African American Women and Memories of the Segregated South\u003c\/i\u003e (2010), which was awarded the 2011 Oral History Association Book Award.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ctable\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublication Date: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e03 February 2014\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublisher: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eWiley\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eImprint: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eWiley-Blackwell\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eISBN-13: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e9781444339413\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eFormat: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePaperback \/ softback\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePage Count: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e352\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eWeight (oz): \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e15.68\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e","brand":"Wiley","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44312955682956,"sku":"9781444339413","price":45.86,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0710\/9545\/1788\/files\/9781444339413.jpg?v=1780165849","url":"https:\/\/fh90cf-fv.myshopify.com\/products\/9781444339413","provider":"Late Knight Books and Services, LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}