South African History

Parlor Ladies and Ebony Drudges

Parlor Ladies and Ebony Drudges

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Focusing on the community of Orangeburg, South from 1880 Carolina to 1940, Parlor Ladies and Ebony Dredges explores the often sharp class divisions that developed among African American women in that small, semirural area. Kibibi Voloria C. Mack's...


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Lincoln and Chief Justice Taney

Lincoln and Chief Justice Taney

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Traces the political and personal clashes between the sixteenth president and his Chief Justice, profiling their disparate views about African-American rights, the South`s legal ability to secede, and presidential constitutional powers during wartim Copyr


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The Promised Land

The Promised Land

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A New York Times bestseller, the groundbreaking authoritative history of the migration of African-Americans from the rural South Copyright (C) Muze Inc. 2005. For personal use only. All rights reserved.


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Lay This Body Down

Lay This Body Down

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Through this retelling of a 1921 Georgia murder case, the history of peonage is revealed.


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The Jim Crow Laws and Racism in American History

The Jim Crow Laws and Racism in American History

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Covers African Americans from the end of slavery through segregation in the South, to the civil rights movement. Copyright (C) Muze Inc. 2005. For personal use only. All rights reserved.


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In the Footsteps of the Masters

The height of colonial rule on the African continent saw two prominent religious leaders step to the fore: Desmond Tutu in South Africa and Abel Muzorewa in Zimbabwe. This text examines their efforts to bring about governmental change.


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