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"I will wear no chain!" : a social history of African American males

This volume traces the social history of African American men from the days of slavery to the present, focusing on their achievements, their changing image, and their role in American society.
Print Book, English, 2000
Praeger, Westport, Conn., 2000
History
xii, 254 pages ; 24 cm
9780275956370, 0275956377
43286968
Slavery and the development of black masculinity, 1619-1860
The context of black masculine development during the antebellum era
The development of African American masculinity among free black males, 1619-1861
The Civil War and the black male
African American males and the challenge of emancipation, 1865-1895
Booker T. Washington, accommodationism, and black masculinity
Black males, race riots, and the scourge of lynching
Marcus Garvey and the new negro man
The emergence of the urban black male : increasing black power, 1945-1972
African American males in contemporary society, 1972-present