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Madison Avenue and the Color Line
Until now, most works on the history of African Americans in advertising have focused on the depiction of blacks in advertisements. As the first comprehensive examination of African American participation in the industry, Madison Avenue and the Color Line breaks new ground by examining the history o... More
Language: ENGCopyright: 2008 -
Building the Black Metropolis: African American Entrepreneurship in Chicago
From Jean Baptiste Point DuSable to Oprah Winfrey, black entrepreneurship has helped define Chicago. Robert E. Weems Jr. and Jason P. Chambers curate a collection of essays that place the city as the center of the black business world in the United States. Ranging from titans like Anthony Overton an... More
Language: ENGCopyright: 2017 -
Remembering Brown at Fifty: The University of Illinois Commemorates Brown v. Board of Education
by Constance Curry • Juan Williams • George Lipsitz • John Hope Franklin • David O'Brien • Julian Bond • Lani Guinier • Darlene Clark Hine • John Jennings • Christopher Benson • Mary L. Dudziak • Ralph Lemon • Orville Vernon Burton • Jason Chambers • Freeman A. Hrabowski • Kathryn H. Anthony • Joe Feagin • Carrie Mae Weems • Kal Alston • Margaret L Andersen • Nathaniel C Banks • Bernice McNair Barnett • Ed Blankenheim • Joseph A. De Laine • Ophelia De Gona • Jim Loewen • Laughlin McDonald • James C. Onderdonk • Sekou Sundiata • Christopher Teal • Nicholas Watkins • Joy Ann WIlliamsonInspired by the University of Illinois's celebration of the Brown v. Board of Education decision's fiftieth anniversary in 2004, this collection addresses the significance of the Brown decision in the contributors' lives or work in education and civil rights. The book stands as a historic document i... More
Language: ENGCopyright: 2009