{"product_id":"before-the-mayflower-a-history-of-the-negro-in-america-1619-1962-paperback-3","title":"Before the Mayflower: A History of the Negro in America, 1619-1962 - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eLerone Bennett\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e2016 Reprint of 1962 Edition. Full facsimile of the original edition, not reproduced with Optical Recognition Software. Reprint of the first edition of this landmark title. The black experience in America--starting from its origins in western Africa up to 1961--is examined in this seminal study from a prominent African American figure. The entire historical timeline of African Americans is addressed, from the Colonial period through the civil rights upheavals of the late 1950s to 1961, the time of publication. \"\u003cem\u003eBefore the Mayflower\"\u003c\/em\u003e grew out of a series of articles Bennett published in Ebony magazine regarding \"the trials and triumphs of a group of Americans whose roots in the American soil are deeper than the roots of the Puritans who arrived on the celebrated \u003cem\u003eMayflower\u003c\/em\u003e a year after a 'Dutch man of war' deposited twenty Negroes at Jamestown.\" Bennett's history is infused with a desire to set the record straight about black contributions to the Americas and about the powerful Africans of antiquity. While not a fresh history, it provides a solid synthesis of current historical research and a lively writing style that makes it accessible and engaging reading.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAfter discussing the contributions of Africans to the ancient world, \"\u003cem\u003eBefore the Mayflower\"\u003c\/em\u003e tells the history of \"the other Americans,\" how they came to America, and what happened to them when they got here. The book is comprehensive and detailed, providing little-known and often overlooked facts about the lives of black folks through slavery, Reconstruction, America's wars, the Great Depression, and the civil rights movement. The book includes a useful time line and some fascinating archival images.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 418\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.93 x 9.21 x 6.14 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e October 19, 2016\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47420024455346,"sku":"9781684220403","price":22.07,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0770\/3891\/1666\/files\/eb38ec7120e31354d564ed25e7f62e43.webp?v=1778481951","url":"https:\/\/box.dadyminds.org\/products\/before-the-mayflower-a-history-of-the-negro-in-america-1619-1962-paperback-3","provider":"DADYMINDS BOX","version":"1.0","type":"link"}