The Black Washingtonians: The Anacostia Museum Illustrated Chronology [Hardcover]

Anacostia Museum and Center for African American History and Culture (Author), Eleanor Holmes Norton (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: January 5, 2005 | ISBN-10: 0471402583 | ISBN-13: 978-0471402589 | Edition: 1

The Black Washingtonians

THE ANACOSTIA MUSEUM ILLUSTRATED CHRONOLOGY

A history of African American life in our nation's capital, in words and pictures

From the Smithsonian Institution's renowned Anacostia Museum and Center for African American History and Culture comes this elegantly illustrated, beautifully written, fact-filled history of the African Americans who have lived, worked, struggled, prospered, suffered, and built a vibrant community in Washington, D.C.

This striking volume puts the resources of the world's finest museum of African American history at your fingertips. Its hundreds of photographs, period illustrations, and documents from the world-famous collections at the Anacostia and other Smithsonian museums take you on a fascinating journey through time from the early eighteenth century to the present.

Featuring a thoughtful foreword by Eleanor Holmes Norton and an afterword by Howard University's E. Ethelbert Miller, The Black Washingtonians introduces you to a host of African American men and women who have made the city what it is today and explores their achievements in politics, business, education, religion, sports, entertainment, and the arts.

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Since the time of its founding in 1791, Washington, D.C., has been nurtured by its black population, both slave and free. Drawn by the progressive politics of Washington relative to politics in other southern cities, half of the black population of the U.S. lived in Washington. Indeed, one quarter of its population was black. As the center of national debate on issues of democracy and freedom, Washington also became the center of black aspirations for equality, attracting black leaders from Benjamin Banneker to Frederick Douglass to Mary McLeod Bethune. Charting the progress of blacks in Washington from 1791 to the current day, the book provides a remarkable chronology of the long, hard struggle from slavery through Reconstruction and Jim Crow to the civil rights movement to self-government, with the ever-present issue of nonrepresentation in Congress. A wealth of photographs and illustrations also records the achievements of black Washingtonians in education, business, politics, sports, the arts, and entertainment. A perspective that is usually beyond the view of a public accustomed to official and tourist Washington, D.C. Vernon Ford
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"...brings the rich history of black Washington to life, taking readers from the early 18th century to the present, exploring African-American achievements in politics, business, education, religion, sports, entertainment and the arts." (Publishers Weekly, December 8, 2003)

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Product Details

• Hardcover: 400 pages
• Publisher: Wiley; 1 edition (January 5, 2005)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0471402583
• ISBN-13: 978-0471402589
• Product Dimensions: 9.2 x 7.9 x 1.4 inches
• Shipping Weight: 2.2 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #213,648 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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5.0 out of 5 stars Beautiful Compilation, January 13, 2006

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This review is from: The Black Washingtonians: The Anacostia Museum Illustrated Chronology (Hardcover)

I was raised in Washington, DC so this book is particularly close to my heart. It chronicles more than 300 years of black history in the nation's capital. From stories about slavery to the March on Washington, DC has a strong and varied African American history. It is arranged chronologically, with interesting tidbits and mini profiles on the sides. The pictures alone tell a wonderful story. A great addition to any history buff's shelf!