From the shores of Africa to the urban centers of the United States, the voices of the people of color have echoed the declaration of the Apostle Paul: "We are troubled on every side, yet not distressed; we are perplexed but not in despair; persecuted, but not forsaken; cast down, but not destroyed." During the long night of slavery, African Americans sought liberty, resisted domination, and protested by leading mutinies on board slave ships, by running away, by working with the Underground Railroad, by leading uprisings, and by participating in work slow-downs. The dawn of freedom marshaled many to the quest for equality and full citizenship in the nation for which they had labored too long in involuntary servitude. Accompanying a 1998 exhibition at the Library of Congress, this catalog includes essays by six scholars that provide a brief history of African Americans from the Atlantic slave trade through the civil rights movement, illustrated with items from the Library's collections.

Description: Paper, 165 pages, 8 1/4 x 11 inches, 80 full-color and duotone illustrations

ISBN: 0844409545

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