Major Problems in African-American History, Volume I: From Slavery to Freedom, 1619-1877: Documents and Essays

Major Problems in American History

by Thomas C. Holt, Elsa Barkley Brown (Editor), Thomas Paterson (Editor)

This text introduces students to both primary sources and analytical essays and is designed to encourage critical thinking about the history and culture of African Americans. The book presents a carefully selected group of readings organized to allow students to evaluate primary sources, test the interpretations of distinguished historians, and draw their own conclusions.

Genres: Nonfiction

434 pages, Paperback

First published December 16, 1993

About the author

Professor Thomas Cleveland Holt taught at Howard University, Harvard University, the University of California, Berkeley, and the University of Michigan.

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