Before the Mayflower: A History of Black America

The black experience in America-- starting from its origins in western Africa up to the present day-- is examined in this seminal study from a prominent African American figure. The entire historical timeline of African Americans is addressed, from the Colonial period through the civil rights upheavals of the 1960s and 1970s. The most recent scholarship on the geographic, social, economic, and cultural journeys of African Americans, together with vivid portraits of key black leaders, complete this comprehensive reference.Bennett, Lerone, Jr. is the author of 'Before the Mayflower: A History of Black America', published 1993 under ISBN 9780140178227 and ISBN 0140178228.