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Record Nr.

UNINA9910795325703321

Autore

Hodges Graham Russell <1946->

Titolo

Black New Jersey : 1664 to the present day / / Graham Russell Gao Hodges

Pubbl/distr/stampa

New Brunswick, Camden ; ; Newark, New Jersey ; ; London, England : , : Rutgers University Press, , 2018

©2019

ISBN

0-8135-9519-3

0-8135-9521-5

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (x, 365 pages) : illustrations, photos

Disciplina

305.896/0730749

Soggetti

African Americans - New Jersey - History

New Jersey Race relations History

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

From initial Euro-African settlement to the pre Revolution, 1625-1763 -- From Revolution to gradual emancipation, 1764-1804 -- Slavery, freedom and struggle, 1804-1860 -- The Civil War and Reconstruction to World War I -- Black New Jersey battles Jim Crow, 1918-1940 -- World War II and its aftermath, 1940-1960 -- The 1960s-2014 -- Present and future.

Sommario/riassunto

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.