Black New Jersey: 1664 to the Present Day

Black New Jersey tells the rich and complex story of the African American community’s remarkable accomplishments and the colossal obstacles they faced along the way. Drawing from rare archives, historian Graham Russell Gao Hodges brings to life the courageous black men and women who fought for their...

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Main Author: Hodges, Graham Russell Gao (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: New Brunswick, NJ Rutgers University Press [2018]
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Summary:Black New Jersey tells the rich and complex story of the African American community’s remarkable accomplishments and the colossal obstacles they faced along the way. Drawing from rare archives, historian Graham Russell Gao Hodges brings to life the courageous black men and women who fought for their freedom and eventually built a sturdy and substantial middle class. He explores how the state’s unique mix of religious, artistic, and cultural traditions have helped to produce such world-renowned figures as Paul Robeson, Cory Booker, and Queen Latifah, as well as a host of lesser-known but equally influential New Jersey natives
Item Description:Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (publisher's Web site, viewed 04. Sep 2019)
Physical Description:1 online resource 21 b-w photographs
ISBN:9780813595214

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