02630nam 2200493 450 991079532570332120191112140922.00-8135-9519-30-8135-9521-510.36019/9780813595214(CKB)4970000000109323(DE-B1597)526385(OCoLC)1121056602(DE-B1597)9780813595214(Au-PeEL)EBL5963034(MiAaPQ)EBC5963034(EXLCZ)99497000000010932320191112h20182019 uy 0engurcnu||||||||txtrdacontentcrdamediacrrdacarrierBlack New Jersey 1664 to the present day /Graham Russell Gao HodgesNew Brunswick, Camden ;Newark, New Jersey ;London, England :Rutgers University Press,2018.©20191 online resource (x, 365 pages) illustrations, photos0-8135-9518-5 Includes bibliographical references and index.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.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.African AmericansNew JerseyHistoryNew JerseyRace relationsHistoryAfrican American, New Jersey, Garden State, black, American, race, history, middle class, Paul Robeson, Queen Latifah, Cory Booker, Jim Crow.African AmericansHistory.305.896/0730749Hodges Graham Russell1946-1477400MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910795325703321Black New Jersey3857018UNINA