African American Historic Places

National Register of Historic Places (Autor)

Buch | Softcover

624 Seiten

1996
John Wiley & Sons Inc (Verlag)
978-0-471-14345-1 (ISBN)

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Culled from the records of the National Register of Historic Places, a roster of all types of significant properties across the United States, African American Historic Places includes over 800 places in 42 states and two U.S. territories that have played a role in black American history. Banks, cemeteries, clubs, colleges, forts, homes, hospitals, schools, and shops are but a few of the types of sites explored in this volume, which is an invaluable reference guide for researchers, historians, preservationists, and anyone interested in African American culture. Also included are eight insightful essays on the African American experience, from migration to the role of women, from the Harlem Renaissance to the Civil Rights Movement. The authors represent academia, museums, historic preservation, and politics, and utilize the listed properties to vividly illustrate the role of communities and women, the forces of migration, the influence of the arts and heritage preservation, and the struggles for freedom and civil rights. Together they lead to a better understanding of the contributions of African Americans to American history. They illustrate the events and people, the designs and achievements that define African American history. And they pay powerful tribute to the spirit of black America.

Beth L. Savage has served as the Director of the Center for Historic Buildings and Federal Preservation Officer in GSA's Public Buildings Service, Office of the Chief Architect since 2009. The National Register of Historic Places is the United States federal government's official list of districts, sites, buildings, structures, and objects deemed worthy of preservation for their historical significance.

Partial table of contents:

Social History and the African American Experience (J.Horton).

From Place to Place: African American Migration and Historic Sites(J. Grossman).

The African American Legacy Beneath Our Feet (T. Singleton).

Lifting as We Climb: African American Women and Social Activism(1800-1920) (C. Peterson).

The Preservation Movement Rediscovers America (E. Lyon & F.Williamson).

Alabama.

Arizona.

Colorado.

Delaware.

Florida.

Georgia.

Idaho.

Iowa.

Kansas.

Maine.

Maryland.

Montana.

New Jersey.

New York.

Ohio.

Puerto Rico.

Tennessee.

Texas.

Utah.

Virgin Islands.

West Virginia.

Further Reading.

Indexes.

Erscheint lt. Verlag	13.2.1996
Verlagsort	New York
Sprache	englisch
Maße	180 x 256 mm
Gewicht	1043 g
Themenwelt	Reiseführer ► Nord- / Mittelamerika ► USA
	Sozialwissenschaften ► Ethnologie
	Sozialwissenschaften ► Soziologie
ISBN-10	0-471-14345-6 / 0471143456
ISBN-13	978-0-471-14345-1 / 9780471143451
Zustand	Neuware