Download or read book Black Atlanta in the Roaring Twenties written by Herman Mason and published by Arcadia Publishing. This book was released on 1997 with total page 132 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Black Atlanta in the Roaring Twenties written by Herman Mason, Jr. and published by . This book was released on 1997-02-01 with total page 128 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Long before it came to prominence as the model city of the New South, as well as earning the title "the new Motown," Atlanta was a hotbed of entertainment, bus., and civic life for African Americans (AA) At the same time that Harlem was undergoing its acclaimed renaissance, Atlanta could boast of excellent colleges, a thriving social environment, and an entertainment scene that could rival those of much larger cities. From Auburn Ave., the hub of the city's AA activity, a spirit of change and excitement radiated out to reach people across America. Here, Herman Mason, Jr. draws from his extensive collection of photographs and memorabilia, as well as private and public sources, to create a thorough look at a memorable era of glamour, progress, and achievement. Photos.
Download or read book Black Atlanta in the Roaring Twenties written by Herman Jr. Mason and published by Arcadia Library Editions. This book was released on 1997-11-01 with total page 130 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Long before it came to prominence as the model city of the New South, as well as earning the title "the new Motown," Atlanta was a hotbed of entertainment, business, and civic life for African Americans. At the same time that Harlem was undergoing its acclaimed renaissance, Atlanta could boast of excellent colleges, a thriving social environment, and an entertainment scene that could rival those of much larger cities. From Auburn Avenue, the hub of the city's African-American activity, a spirit of vibrant change and excitement radiated out to reach people across America.
Download or read book African American Entertainment in Atlanta written by Herman Mason and published by Arcadia Publishing (SC). This book was released on 1998 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: For many years, Atlanta, considered to be the Harlem of the South, received virtually every well-known entertainer and musician in the country. African-American Entertainment in Atlanta, written and compiled by noted historian and author Herman "Skip" Mason, Jr., is a fascinating and lively look at the individuals and institutions that comprised the entertainment industry in Atlanta from the post-Civil War era to 1970. The many night clubs, musicians, managers, promoters, and performers of Atlanta's African-American community are well represented, from the Roof Garden to the Magnolia Ballroom, from Blind Willie McTell to Aretha Franklin, from Barbecue Bob Hicks to Louis Armstrong. Elegant jazz musicians such as Count Basie and Ella Fitzgerald star alongside raucous rock stars Jackie Wilson and Little Richard. Mr. Mason's work documents the people who made a career out of traveling the "chittling circuit" and came to Atlanta to perform on its many stages, as well as the hundreds of local musicians, singers, and dancers. Most of the venues at which these performers appeared were owned and operated by African-American managers, promoters, and booking agents. These behind-the-scenes key figures are also well represented. Much like the other two Images of America works by Mr. Mason, Black Atlanta in the Roaring Twenties and African-American Life in Jacksonville, African-American Entertainment in Atlanta is a lovingly crafted look at a fascinating people and their time. Book jacket.
Download or read book Black Georgia in the Progressive Era 1900 1920 written by John Dittmer and published by University of Illinois Press. This book was released on 1980 with total page 260 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "This is the best treatment scholars have of black life in a southern state at the beginning of the twentieth century." -- Howard N. Rabinowitz, Journal of American History "The author shows clearly and forcefully the ways in which this [white] system abused and controlled the black lower caste in Georgia." -- Lester C. Lamon, American Historical Review. "Dittmer has a faculty for lucid exposition of complicated subjects. This is especially true of the sections on segregation, racial politics, disfranchisement, woman's suffrage and prohitibion, the neo-slavery in agriculture, and the racial violence whose threat and reality hung like a pall over all of Georgia throughout the period." -- Donald L. Grant, Georgia Historical Quarterly.
Download or read book The Atlanta Urban League 1920 2000 written by Alton Hornsby and published by . This book was released on 2005 with total page 160 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Hornsby (history, Morehouse College) and Henderson (history, Clark Atlanta U.) examine the history of the Atlanta Urban League, the first and most prominent of the southern affiliates of the National Urban League. With that alliance in 1920 came ongoing concerns about how "political" the Atlanta affiliate could be without jeopardizing its important work in securing employment opportunities and providing social services. Although the city was a major education and commercial center for African Americans, and had a successful middle class, it also was home to many without opportunities other than those offered by the League. Hornsby and Henderson describe the successes and controversies of the Atlanta branch from the interwar period through World War II, during the civil rights revolution, and into the post civil rights era, and the startling changes wrought by two of its leaders, Grace Towns Hamilton and Lyndon Wade.
Download or read book Atlanta as Seen Through Oral Interviews with Eight Selected Black Women 1920 1954 written by Gay Francine Banks and published by . This book was released on 1978 with total page 182 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book A Short History of Black Atlanta 1847 1993 written by Jr. Alton Hornsby and published by . This book was released on 2015-06 with total page 302 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A comprehensive, scholarly work. The first of its kind on the unique African American population of a major American city.
Download or read book The Black Colleges of Atlanta written by Rodney T. Cohen and published by Arcadia Publishing. This book was released on 2012-09-18 with total page 132 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: By 1865, although Atlanta and the Confederacy still lay wounded in the wake of the Union victory, black higher education began its thrust for recognition. Some of the first of the American colleges formed specifically for the education of black students were founded in Atlanta, Georgia. These schools continue, over a century later, to educate, train and inspire. Through an engaging collection of images and informative captions, their story begins to unfold. Atlanta University was the pioneer college for blacks in the state of Georgia. Founded in 1865, it was followed by Morehouse College in 1867, Clark University in 1869, and Spelman and Morris Brown Colleges in 1881. By 1929, Atlanta University discontinued undergraduate work and affiliated with Morehouse and Spelman in a plan known as the "Atlanta University System." A formal agreement of cooperation including all of the Atlanta colleges occurred in 1957, solidifying the common goal and principles each school was founded upon-to make literate the black youth of America. Today, the shared resources of each institution provide a unique and challenging experience for young Africa Americans seeking higher education. The schools boast a long and distinguished list of alumni and scholars, including W.E.B. DuBois, James Weldon Johnson, Martin Luther King, Henry O. Tanner, and C. Eric Lincoln.
Download or read book America s Black Capital written by Jeffrey O. G. Ogbar and published by Basic Books. This book was released on 2023-11-14 with total page 478 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The remarkable story of how African Americans transformed Atlanta, the former heart of the Confederacy, into today’s Black mecca Atlanta is home to some of America’s most prominent Black politicians, artists, businesses, and HBCUs. Yet, in 1861, Atlanta was a final contender to be the capital of the Confederacy. Sixty years later, long after the Civil War, it was the Ku Klux Klan’s sacred “Imperial City.” America’s Black Capital chronicles how a center of Black excellence emerged amid virulent expressions of white nationalism, as African Americans pushed back against Confederate ideology to create an extraordinary locus of achievement. What drove them, historian Jeffrey O. G. Ogbar shows, was the belief that Black uplift would be best advanced by forging Black institutions. America’s Black Capital is an inspiring story of Black achievement against all odds, with effects that reached far beyond Georgia, shaping the nation’s popular culture, public policy, and politics.
Download or read book Atlanta written by Best of Images of America and published by Arcadia Publishing. This book was released on 2000 with total page 136 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book The New Negro written by Alain Locke and published by . This book was released on 1925 with total page 508 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Benjamin Elijah Mays Schoolmaster of the Movement written by Randal Maurice Jelks and published by UNC Press Books. This book was released on 2012-05-15 with total page 346 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In this first full-length biography of Benjamin Mays (1894-1984), Randal Maurice Jelks chronicles the life of the man Martin Luther King Jr. called his "spiritual and intellectual father." Dean of the Howard University School of Religion, president of Morehouse College, and mentor to influential black leaders, Mays had a profound impact on the education of the leadership of the black church and of a generation of activists, policymakers, and educators. Jelks argues that Mays's ability to connect the message of Christianity with the responsibility to challenge injustice prepared the black church for its pivotal role in the civil rights movement. From Mays's humble origins in Epworth, South Carolina, through his doctoral education, his work with institutions such as the National Urban League, the NAACP, and the national YMCA movement, and his significant career in academia, Jelks creates a rich portrait of the man, the teacher, and the scholar. Benjamin Elijah Mays, Schoolmaster of the Movement is a powerful portrayal of one man's faith, thought, and mentorship in bringing American apartheid to an end.
Download or read book The Black Side written by Edward R. Carter and published by Hardpress Publishing. This book was released on 2012-01 with total page 498 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Unlike some other reproductions of classic texts (1) We have not used OCR(Optical Character Recognition), as this leads to bad quality books with introduced typos. (2) In books where there are images such as portraits, maps, sketches etc We have endeavoured to keep the quality of these images, so they represent accurately the original artefact. Although occasionally there may be certain imperfections with these old texts, we feel they deserve to be made available for future generations to enjoy.
Download or read book African American Life in DeKalb County 1823 1970 written by Herman Mason and published by Arcadia Publishing. This book was released on 1998 with total page 132 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: DeKalb County, Georgia, is much more than just another of the suburban areas around the city of Atlanta. African Americans have long lived, worked, played, and worshiped in the area. In African-American Life in DeKalb County: 1823-1970, Herman "Skip" Mason Jr., author, professor, and historian, has compiled a lovingly crafted look at the county's rich African-American heritage. With images from the Georgia Department of Archives and History, the DeKalb Historical Society, and his own extensive archives, Mason couples fascinating images with illuminating text to create a unique look at the area and its people. Within these pages, discover little-known facts about the county's past residents, including Bukumbo, the young girl who was brought from Africa to Decatur to serve as a nurse, who quickly became a beloved member of the family and died only a short while later. Learn about the great impact that the Clark and Oliver families had on Decatur, and view famous sections and landmarks of the county, including Lithonia, Ellenwood, Stone Mountain, Doraville, Tucker, Chamblee, Clarkston, Lynwood Park, Scottdale, and South DeKalb.
Download or read book Going Against the Wind written by Herman Mason and published by . This book was released on 1992 with total page 254 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Photographs trace the history of Atlanta and its African-American population
Download or read book Generations of Black Life in Kennesaw and Marietta Georgia written by Patrice Shelton Lassiter and published by Arcadia Publishing. This book was released on 1999-10 with total page 132 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Generations of Black Life in Kennesaw and Marietta, Georgia is the first documented pictorial history of two rich and diverse black communities during the nineteenth and early twentieth centuries. Through carefully preserved vintage images and informative captions, Lassiter tells a story that is unique, but at the same time recognizable to black communities everywhere.
