Property ownership has been a traditional means for African Americans to gain recognition and enter the mainstream of American life. This landmark study documen
Drawing on the federal census, wills, mortgage bills of sale, tax returns, and newspaper advertisements, this authoritative study describes the nature of Africa
Today most Americans, black and white, identify slavery with cotton, the deep South, and the African-American church. But at the beginning of the nineteenth cen
Compiles information and interpretations on the past 500 years of African American history, containing essays on historical research aids, bibliographies, resou