"Although African Americans have lived in cities since the colonial era, the transformation of rural blacks into a predominantly urban people is largely a twentieth century phenomenon. Only during World War I did African Americans move into cities in large numbers, and only during World War II did more blacks reside in cities than in the countryside. In their quest for full citizenship rights, economic democracy, and release from an opp ..."
" This landmark guide covers research into every aspect of African-American life and work, offering a compendium of information and interpretation about almost 400 years of African-Americans' experiences as an ethnic group and as Americans. The first part of the Guide contains 12 essays on historical research aids, from traditional archival and reference materials to the Internet. The second and largest part presents comprehensive a ..."
"Although African Americans have lived in cities since the colonial era, the transformation of rural blacks into a predominantly urban people is largely a twentieth century phenomenon. Only during World War I did African Americans move into cities in large numbers, and only during World War II did more blacks reside in cities than in the countryside. In their quest for full citizenship rights, economic democracy, and release from an opp ..."
"Documentary literature on African American history has largely neglected the significance of the industrial age in transforming the social, economic, and political patterns of black life in the United States. African Americans in the Industrial Age: A Documentary History, 1915-1945 fills that gap by providing a wide selection of documents that re-create the social history of African Americans during this watershed period. Oral life hist ..."
"Perspectives from the Colonial Period to the Present J. Trotter, E. Lewis, T.
Hunter. CH A P T E R 4 “THE ... She described the subterfuge used by shop
owners and garment and textile manufacturers to rebuff the employment of
African American women. Despite the ... This letter, though written during the era
of Reconstruction, could have easily been written twenty-five years later as
W. E. B. DuBois began his landmark social science ..."
"Introduction. Nancy. Cantor. U. Good learning is always catholic and generous. It
welcomes the humblest votary of science and bids him kindle his lamp freely at
the common shrine. It frowns on caste and bigotry. It spurns the artificial
distinctions of conventional society. It greets all comers whose intellectual gifts
entitle them to admission to the goodly fellowship of cultivated minds. It is
essentially democratic in the best s ..."
"Even as lawsuits challenging its admissions policies made their way through the courts, the University of Michigan carried the torch for affirmative action in higher education.In June 2003, the Supreme Court vindicated UM's position on affirmative action when it ruled that race may be used as a factor for universities in their admissions programs, thus confirming what the UM had argued all along: diversity in the classroom translates to ..."
How to Become an Engineer (Classic Reprint) by EarlLewis Hardcover, 20 Pages, Published 2017 by Forgotten Books ISBN-13: 978-0-265-35734-7, ISBN: 0-265-35734-9
"Excerpt from How to Become an EngineerExperience proves that a great many young men prepare for the engineering pro fessions who have no engineering ability, and who would do better in some other line. The fact that a boy displays an interest in the working of machinery or in the opera tion of a dynamo does not indicate that he is destined to become an engineer. If the same boy, however, has shown himself apt at mathematics, and is inte ..."
Our Compelling Interests The Value of Diversity for Democracy and a Prosperous Society by EarlLewis, Nancy Cantor 288 Pages, Published 2016 by Princeton University Press ISBN-13: 978-1-4008-8126-0, ISBN: 1-4008-8126-9
"The Value of Diversity for Democracy and a Prosperous Society Earl Lewis,
Nancy Cantor. INTRODUCTION The Value of Diversity for Democracy and a
Prosperous Society Earl Lewis and Nancy Cantor Stephanie, Cyarah, Sam,
Adedoke, Gifty, Ola, Justin, Christian, and Lovanie are a small sample of the
students who entered college in the fall of 2015. Their names reflect the currents
and cross currents of migration, history, aspirations, and ..."
How to Become an Engineer (Classic Reprint) by EarlLewis Paperback, Published 2016 by Forgotten Books ISBN-13: 978-1-333-44330-6, ISBN: 1-333-44330-7
"Excerpt from How to Become an Engineer Experience proves that a great many young men prepare for the engineering pro fessions who have no engineering ability, and who would do better in some other line. The fact that a boy displays an interest in the working of machinery or in the opera tion of a dynamo does not indicate that he is destined to become an engineer. If the same boy, however, has shown himself apt at mathematics, and is int ..."
To Make Our World Anew A History of African Americans by EarlLewis 400 Pages, Published 2005 by Oxford University Press ISBN-13: 978-0-19-983893-6, ISBN: 0-19-983893-3
"Volume II: A History of African Americans Since 1880 Robin D. G. Kelley, Earl
Lewis ... Jessie Fauset's genteel aristocrats, every bit as proper as their white
counterparts but not nearly as affluent, posed a different challenge. ... owned and
operated by whites, employed black musicians and chorus girls to entertain
mainly white audiences who saw Harlem and its ... The appeal of ghetto glitz
reached its apex at Harlem's Savoy Ball ..."
To Make Our World Anew Volume I: A History of African Americans to 1880: Volume I: A History of African Americans to 1880 by EarlLewis 320 Pages, Published 2005 by Oxford University Press ISBN-13: 978-0-19-804006-4, ISBN: 0-19-804006-7
"To Make Our World Anew tells the story of the nation but places the struggles and
achievements of black people in a larger international framework. The history of
African Americans begins on the African continent, a huge and varied land
bounded by the Atlantic and Indian Oceans. It was home to people with different
languages, traditions, histories, and religions. They called themselves Twi,
Yoruba, Ethiopian, Zulu, Ashanti, and Kum ..."
To Make Our World Anew Volume I: A History of African Americans to 1880 by EarlLewis 320 Pages, Published 2005 by Oxford University Press ISBN-13: 978-0-19-983982-7, ISBN: 0-19-983982-4
"Besides serving at the state and local levels, African Americans were also
elected to national office. ... Robert P. Elliot was a delegate to the South Carolina
constitutional convention and served in the South Carolina House of
Representatives, becoming speaker ... John R. Lynch, the son of a slave woman
and a white man, became free during the Civil War. ... He supported African-
American male suffrage, education for freed people, ..."
To Make Our World Anew Volume II: A History of African Americans Since 1880 by EarlLewis 400 Pages, Published 2005 by Oxford University Press ISBN-13: 978-0-19-983901-8, ISBN: 0-19-983901-8
"It was Roy Innis, who took over CORE in 1968, who linked black
selfdetermination and black capitalism, that is, getting a fair share of the
economic pie, especially control of businesses in urban ghettos. ... By 1972, he
had thrown his support behind conservative Republican Richard Nixon and
promoted a limited strategy of black enterprise and assimilation. ... it is interesting
to note that the first Black Power conference was orga ..."
Love on Trial(1st Edition) An American Scandal in Black and White by EarlLewis, Heidi Ardizzone Paperback, 320 Pages, Published 2002 by W. W. Norton & Company ISBN-13: 978-0-393-32309-2, ISBN: 0-393-32309-9
""Too important to be ignored....A fascinating look at America's obsession with race, pride, and privilege."―Essence When Alice Jones, a former nanny, married Leonard Rhinelander in 1924, she became the first black woman to be listed in the Social Register as a member of one of New York's wealthiest families. Once news of the marriage became public, a scandal of race, class, and sex gripped the nation―and forced the couple into an annulm ..."
Love on Trial An American Scandal in Black and White by EarlLewis, Heidi Ardizzone 320 Pages, Published 2002 by W. W. Norton & Company ISBN-13: 978-0-393-24746-6, ISBN: 0-393-24746-5
"Alma Sioux Scarberry, an occasional contributor to the New York Daily Mirror,
seemed to have a special ability to gain access to private interviews with the
major players of this case. She reported a conversation with Leon Jacobs that
suggested that even Leonard's counsel believed he was trying to save his
marriage somehow. Jacobs reportedly told Scarberry that there was no doubt his
client was still in love with his wife "or he wo ..."
Love on Trial(1st Edition) An American Scandal in Black and White by EarlLewis, Heidi Ardizzone, Heidi Arizzone Hardcover, 320 Pages, Published 2001 by W W Norton & Co Inc ISBN-13: 978-0-393-05013-4, ISBN: 0-393-05013-0
"Upon marrying Leonard Rhinelander in 1924, Alice Jones, a former nanny, became the first black woman to be listed in the Social Register as a member of one of New York's wealthiest families. When their marriage became a national scandal, Alice and Leonard found themselves thrust into the glare of public scrutiny-and into a Westchester courtroom. Earl Lewis and Heidi Ardizzone tell the story of the marriage and the annulment trial that o ..."
"With three killers free after beating the rap, their victim's drug empire is up for grabs and the cops are relying on less conventional methods to do their job."