Paul Finkelman, Editor in Chief
This remarkable work traces the transition from the Reconstruction Era to the age of Jim Crow, the Harlem Renaissance, the Civil Rights Movement, and the ascendant influence of African Americans on the American cultural landscape. With coverage up to and including the 2008 election of Barack Obama as the 44th President of the United States, the
Encyclopedia contains approximately 1,200 fully cross-referenced entries all signed by leading scholars and experts, offering the most reliable and extensive treatment to be found on African American history in this era.
Print edition ISBN: 9780195167795
e-reference edition ISBN: 9780195397680
Print edition publication date: 2009
Copyright: © Oxford University Press 2009
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