Download or read book The African-American Atlas written by Molefi Kete Asante and published by Macmillan Reference USA. This book was released on 1998 with total page 272 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The African-American Atlas is a revised edition of the 1991 Historical and Cultural Atlas of African Americans. Significantly revised and updated, this definitive work is a visual and narrative portrait of the African-American culture, heritage, and people. Comprehensive in scope, this Atlas chronicles important periods in African-American history that have shaped the outlook, lives, and hopes of African Americans today. From the origins in Africa to the transatlantic journey, from slavery to the Civil Rights Movement, this highly illustrated reference work presents a well-balanced account of the diverse African-American culture and its people who struggled and continue to struggle to overcome obstacles and achieve success.