{"product_id":"daily-life-of-african-americans-herbert-c-covey-9781440866647","title":"Daily Life of African Americans in Primary Documents: [2 Volumes]","description":"\u003cp\u003eThis two-volume set provides readers with a balanced collection of materials that captures the wide-ranging experiences of African American people over the history of North America. Volume 1 begins with the enslavement and transportation of slaves to North America and ends with the Civil War; Volume 2 continues with the beginning of Reconstruction through the election of Barack Obama to the U.S. presidency. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eEach volume provides a chronology of major events, a historic overview, and sections devoted to domestic, material, economic, intellectual, political, leisure, and religious life of African Americans for the respective time spans. Volume 1 covers a wide variety of topics from a multitude of perspectives in such areas as enslavement, life during the Civil War, common foods, housing, clothing, political opinions, and similar topics. Volume 2 addresses the civil rights movement, court cases, life under Jim Crow, Reconstruction, busing, housing segregation, and more.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eEach volume includes 100-110 primary sources with suggested readings from government publications, court testimony, census data, interviews, newspaper accounts, period appropriate letters, Works Progress Administration interviews, sermons, laws, diaries, and reports.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Herbert C. Covey\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1440866643\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781440866647\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Greenwood\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 11\/24\/2020\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 760\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 4.35lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 10.20h x 7.20w x 2.10d","brand":"Herbert C. Covey","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":44126930174207,"sku":"9781440866647","price":214.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_489fba79-188c-4ab6-92eb-e70676cb5c30.jpg?v=1687450939","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/daily-life-of-african-americans-herbert-c-covey-9781440866647","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}