Perseverance /

Perseverance / by the editors of Time-Life Books ; with a foreword by Henry Louis Gate, Jr. - Alexandria, Va. : Time-Life Books, 1993 - 256 p. : ill. (some col.) 27 cm.

Songhai Empire, slavery & abolition, surge westward, soldiers in the shadows, advocates for change.--Cover.

Includes bibliographical references (p. 239-249) and index.

A third volume in the history of African-American contributions to U.S. culture explores the seminal role of African-American music, storytelling traditions, and love of drama in transforming American film, music, literature, and the visual arts. www.shelfari.com

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African Americans
African Americans pioneers--United States.
African Americans--United States.
Civil rights movements
Slavery--West (U.S.)

E 185 / .P43 1993