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A History of the African American People The History, Traditions, and Culture of African Americans Edited by James Oliver Horton and Lois E. Horton

In their long history, African Americans have created a rich, complex, and highly diverse culture. A History of the African American People makes available more than a generation of scholarship written by some of the most distinguished historians in America. Their work examines the social and communal institutions that have sustained African Americans and strengthened their spiritual and cultural life. Specially commissioned photographs of artifacts reveal the richness of cultural traditions, and hundreds of historic photographs and paintings enhance the work still further, creating a magnificent illustrated history.

James Oliver Horton George Washington University Lois E. Horton George Mason University Daniel C. Littlefield University of Illinois Gary B. Nash University of California Ira Berlin University of Maryland Leslie M. Harris Emory University David W. Blight Amherst College James R. Grossman Newberry Library, Chicago Joe William Trotter, Jr. Carnegie Mellon University Clayborne Carson Stanford University Roger Wilkins George Mason University

African American Life Series $27.95s paper / ISBN 0-8143-2697-8 208 pages / 10 x 13 215 color and 135 black-and-white illustrations 1997 Distributed by Wayne State University Press For sale only in the United States, Canada, and the Philippines