The burden : African Americans and the enduring impact of slavery /

This book is a plea to America to understand what life post-slavery remains like for many African Americans, who are descended from people whose unpaid labor built this land, but have had to spend the last century and a half carrying the dual burden of fighting racial injustice and rising above the...

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Other Authors: Riley, Rochelle (Editor)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Detriot : Wayne State University Press, [2018]
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Summary:This book is a plea to America to understand what life post-slavery remains like for many African Americans, who are descended from people whose unpaid labor built this land, but have had to spend the last century and a half carrying the dual burden of fighting racial injustice and rising above the lowered expectations and hateful bigotry that attempt to keep them shackled to that past.
Physical Description:xiv, 178 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm.
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references.
ISBN:9780814345146
081434514X