Essays by leading voices in African-American history and literature, including Henry Louis Gates, Jr., John Hope Franklin, Amiri Bakara, Annette Gordon-Reed, and Gail Buckley explore topics such as abolition and emancipation … Essays by leading voices in African-American history and literature, including Henry Louis Gates, Jr., John Hope Franklin, Amiri Bakara, Annette Gordon-Reed, and Gail Buckley explore topics such as abolition and emancipation, changes in family life and social development, religion, and the evolution of language, literacy, and education through the end of Reconstruction. This illuminating text is surrounded by more than 200 stunning illustrations, pulled from the Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture's collection of more than 5 million items. From slave ship manifests, manumission papers, and some of the earliest photographs of slaves to carved items that echo African sculpture and freedom quilts with African motifs, the book is richly illustrated in an interactive way that brings to life this crucial transition from slavery to freedom.
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Jubilee is written by Howard Dodson, chief of the Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture … Jubilee is written by Howard Dodson, chief of the Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture—one of the most prominent institutions of black scholarship in the world.
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"Never before have the economic and cultural histories of slavery come together so concisely and accessibly. This is an explosive, necessary … "Never before have the economic and cultural histories of slavery come together so concisely and accessibly. This is an explosive, necessary book."—Publishers Weekly
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