The African American Years: Chronologies of American History and Experience (Chronologies of American history & experience) - Tapa dura

"The first part is a timeline covering the sweep of African American history, pinpointing key years and recording significant events within them. The second contains essays, excerpts of primary documents, and sidebars to provide context as a background for understanding the significance of events and relating them to the larger story of African American history."
-- "Reference and Research Book News" (May 2002)

It is widely recognized that American history consists not of a single, unitary narrative, but of many narratives shaped by race, gender, and ethnic origins. "The African American Years" is a companion to Charles Scribner's Sons chronology of U.S. history "The American Years," second edition. Whereas that reference work examined U.S. history in its entirety, "The African American Years" focuses specifically on the history of African Americans from pre-colonial times to the present. This timeline is enriched by overview essays, sidebars, and primary sources - poems, memoirs, legal documents - and more than two hundred images that chronicle the story of African Americans and create a portrait encompassing its struggles, triumphs, complexity, and exuberance.

Features include a comprehensive index; sidebars spotlighting specific people and topics; approximately 250 images; and a bibliography.