The Great American Mosaic: An Exploration of Diversity in Primary Documents

Author Gary Okihiro

Publisher Greenwood Publishing Group

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Author

Gary Okihiro

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Greenwood Publishing Group

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Copyright

2015

ISBN13

9781610696135

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Grade Level

9th Grade - College Senior

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This invaluable, four-volume compilation is a comprehensive source of documents that give voice to those who comprise the American mosaic, illustrating the experiences of racial and ethnic minorities in the United States. Each volume focuses on a major racial/ethnic group: African Americans, American Indians, Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders, and Latinos. Documents chosen by the editors for their utility and relevance to popular areas of study are organized into chronological periods from historical to contemporaryThe collection includes eyewitness accounts, legislation, speeches, and interviews. Together, they tell the story of America's diverse population and enable readers to explore historical concepts and contexts from multiple viewpoints. Introductions for each volume and primary document provide background and history that help students understand and critique the material. The work also features a useful primary document guide, bibliographies, and indices to aid teachers, librarians, and students in class work and research.
Front Cover.
Half Title Page.
Other Frontmatter.
Title Page.
Copyright Page.
Contents.
General Introduction.
Volume Introduction.
Brief Guide to Primary Sources.
1: Revolutionary War Era and the Early Republic (1760–1830).
2: A Narrative of the Uncommon Sufferings, and Surprizing Delieverance of Briton Hammon, a Negro Man… (1760).
3: A Narrative of the Most Remarkable Particulars in the Life of James Albert Ukawsaw Gronniosaw, an African Prince, Written by Himself (1774).
4: Thomas Jefferson, Notes on the State of Virginia (1782).
5: Jupiter Hammon, An Address to the Negroes in the State of New-York (1787).
6: The Interesting Narrative of the Life of Olaudah Equiano, or Gustavus Vassa, the African (1789).
7: Fugitive Slave Act of 1793.
8: A Narrative of the Life and Adventures of Venture: A Native of Africa, but Resident above Sixty Years in the United States of America, Related by Himself (1798).
9: An Act to Prohibit the Importation of Slaves (1807).
10: Missouri Compromise (1820).
11: John Quincy Adams, Diary Entry on Slavery and the Missouri Compromise (March 3, 1820).
12: Thomas Jefferson, Letter to John Holmes (April 22, 1820).
13: Antebellum Slavery (1830–1860).
14: The Confessions of Nat Turner, the Leader of the Late Insurrection in Southampton, Virginia (1832).
15: Illinois State Legislator Abraham Lincoln Opposes Slavery (March 3, 1837).
16: Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass, An American Slave, Written by Himself (1845).
17: Frederick Douglass, “Farewell to the British People: An Address Delivered in London, England” (March 30, 1847).
18: Narrative of the Life and Adventures of Henry Bibb, An American Slave, Written by Himself (1849).
19: The Life of Josiah Henson, Formerly a Slave, Now an Inhabitant of Canada, as Narrated by Himself (1849).
20: Francis Henderson, “Essay on Slavery Conditions” (1856).
21: Dred Scott v. John F. Sanford (March 6, 1857).
22: Abraham Lincoln, Speech on the Dred Scott
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