SuitabookLandmarks of African American history
James Oliver Horton
- Reading
- Read a section at a time, using each place as a starting point to talk about its historical events and people; pause when the themes of slavery or racial tension need discussion.
- Themes
- Slavery and freedom: The book begins with the first Africans brought to Jamestown and the start of slavery in the colonies that became the United States. This is presented as historical subject matter, rather than as a fictional situation; the overview does not establish how individual episodes are evaluated.
- Racial segregation and civil rights: The book addresses racial segregation and civil rights; the detail of how it is developed remains unclear. The overview places the protest within a wider struggle for civil rights, but does not establish the chapter's fuller treatment or perspective.
- African American contributions and racial tensions in military service: The USS Arizona Memorial and Boston's Old State House are linked to African American contributions to national defence and racial tensions within the military. The overview brings contributions and tensions into the same historical account, without establishing further evaluative treatment.
- Worth knowing
- The historical coverage includes slavery, a fatal episode in the Boston Massacre, racial segregation and conflict. You may wish to check in as you read about these subjects together.