African Americans in the West

Douglas Flamming

• Publisher: ABC-CLIO
• Year: 2009
• Print ISBN: 9781598840025
• eBook ISBN: 9781598840032
• Edition: 1
• Topic: Scienze sociali
• Subtopic: Riferimenti storici

Based on the latest research, this work provides a new look at the lives of African Americans in the Western United States, from the colonial era to the present. From colonial times to the present, this volume captures the experiences of the westward migration of African Americans. Based on the latest research, it offers a fresh look at the many ways African Americans influenced—and were influenced by—the development of the U.S. frontier. African Americans in the West covers the rise of the slave trade to its expansion into what was at the time the westernmost United States; from the post–Civil War migrations, including the Exodusters who fled the South for Kansas in 1879 to the mid–20th century civil rights movement, which saw many critical events take place in the West—from the organization of the Black Panthers in Oakland to the tragic Watts riots in Los Angeles.

Table of contents

• Cover
• Contents
• Series Introduction
• Preface
• Maps
• 1 The African American West: Getting Started
• 2 Frontiers of Slavery and Freedom, 1815–1865
• 3 Trailblazers in the New West, 1866–1890
• 4 Seeking Freedom in the West, 1890–1920
• 5 Between the World Wars, 1920–1940
• 6 World War II and the Great Transformation
• 7 The Era of Racial Liberalism, 1945–1965
• 8 The Era of Black Nationalism, 1965–1980
• 9 The African American West since 1980: Decline and Success
• 10 Historiography and Current Issues
• Chronology
• Glossary
• Selected Bibliography
• Index
• About the Author