Description: Historian Lerone Bennett, Jr., chronicles American history through the experiences of African-Americans, from their earliest arrival through key epochs in their history. BEFORE THE MAYFLOWER is a groundbreaking book that has become a cla...
Synopsis Historian Lerone Bennett, Jr., chronicles American history through the experiences of African-Americans, from their earliest arrival through key epochs in their history. BEFORE THE MAYFLOWER is a groundbreaking book that has become a classic in both history and Black Studies for its in-depth look at the essential presence of African American in the building of the nation and the shaping of its destiny.
Details
Publication Date:
1993-07-01
Edition Description:
Reprint; Subsequent
Size
Length:
713 pages
Height:
7.8 in
Width:
5.3 in
Thickness:
1.2 in
Weight:
17.6 oz
Publisher's Note A vivid, passionate history of black Americans--from their roots in Africa to their lives in contemporary America. In this newly revised edition of an established classic, Bennett relates with clarity and vision the experiences of "the other Americans".