From there, the book tells the engaging 400-year history of Black America.Īn excellent overview of black history from Africa to the arrival in the Americas. The story continues with the first Africans to arrive in the future United States, in Jamestown one year before the Mayflower landed at Plymouth Rock. The stories of my ancestors have shown me that I come from a strong stock that can survived the worst of times so that I may have the best of times.īefore the Mayflower tells the History of Black America begins with Ancient Egypt and the sub-Saharan African Kingdoms while Europe languished in the Middle Ages. I was inspired by this book to continue to strive for progress and thus success. Even with all of the hardships people of color tried again and again to be the best that society would not let them.

I knew that people of color in this country had it rough but this truly shows just how bad. Highly readable and enormously enlightening. I found it later when I had the luxury of being able to read what I wanted, rather than that which was assigned, and have used it to some degree in home schooling my son (though it is too difficult for most high school students). This book was published and available at almost the same time I finished my degree. Through impeccable research, he has uncovered history and culture that was not readily available those many years ago. Bennett gives voice to Black Americans, and to the cultures they brought with them. My students liked it so much most of them went out and bought their own copies. When I taught our school African American History class this was my text. If you are wanting to know more about the story of African Americans this book is very readable and accurate. This a great introduction, if not then the best introduction, to African American History. ebooks_logoĪ sample of the more than 72 reviews on where the average rating by readers is 4.45 out of 5. See our titles on Amazon at .Ĭomments or questions to (202) 464-9126. See our other biographies, novels and popular history at. It is also free of digital rights management protection so you can distribute copies to your students, their parents, and other prospective readers. This ebook is in the public domain, and is free of all copyright restrictions.

Grade Level is 9.2 using the Flesch-Kincaid readability test with sample chapters.įirst edition published by Johnson Publishing Company, Inc., 1962.Įlectronic edition published by Ebooks for Students, Ltd., 2021.

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