Marcy S Sacks: 2 books
Before Harlem
The Black Experience in New York City Before World War I
Language: English
Release Date: March 1, 2013
In the years between 1880 and 1915, New York City and its environs underwent a tremendous demographic transformation with the arrival of millions of European immigrants, native whites from the rural countryside, and people of African descent from both the American South and the Caribbean. While all...
Joe Louis
Sports and Race in Twentieth-Century America
Language: English
Release Date: April 17, 2018
This insightful study offers a fresh perspective on the life and career of champion boxer Joe Louis. The remarkable success and global popularity of the "Brown Bomber" made him a lightning rod for debate over the role and rights of African Americans in the United States. Historian Marcy...