Eyewitness : a living documentary of the African American contribution to American history / William Loren Katz.

By:

Katz, William Loren

Material type: Text

TextPublication details: New York : Simon & Schuster, 1995.Description: 735 p. : ill. ; 24 cmISBN:

068480199X
9780684801995

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Additional physical formats: Online version:: Eyewitness.DDC classification:

973/.0496073

LOC classification:

002 E 184.6 K19e 1995

Summary: Eyewitness features first-hand accounts of pivotal moments in African American history ranging from recollections of the slave trade, accounts of the Civil War, and impassioned words about the Civil Rights Movement to the current state of Black America. Presented here are the words of men and women who were witnesses to and participants in this turbulent history. There are familiar voices such as those of Frederick Douglass; Martin Luther King, Jr.; Sojourner Truth; and Jesse Jackson. There are lesser known, but no less powerful, voices that give insight and a personal look at the events and people that shaped this country. This fully revised and vastly expanded edition of Eyewitness includes new research, and both text and photographs that touch on today's news.

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Item type	Current library	Home library	Collection	Shelving location	Call number	Vol info	Copy number	Status	Date due	Barcode
Libro	Biblioteca Juan Bosch	Biblioteca Juan Bosch	Recursos Regionales	Recursos Regionales (2do. Piso)	002 E 184.6 K19e 1995 (Browse shelf(Opens below))	1	1	Available		00000081508

"Revised and updated."

"A Touchstone book."

Includes bibliographical references (p. [702]-704) and index.

Eyewitness features first-hand accounts of pivotal moments in African American history ranging from recollections of the slave trade, accounts of the Civil War, and impassioned words about the Civil Rights Movement to the current state of Black America. Presented here are the words of men and women who were witnesses to and participants in this turbulent history. There are familiar voices such as those of Frederick Douglass; Martin Luther King, Jr.; Sojourner Truth; and Jesse Jackson. There are lesser known, but no less powerful, voices that give insight and a personal look at the events and people that shaped this country. This fully revised and vastly expanded edition of Eyewitness includes new research, and both text and photographs that touch on today's news.

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