Race and Ethnicity in America: A Concise History
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Featuring essays by leading historians including Carol Berkin Andrew Heinze Earl Lewis and Mai M. Ngai Race and Ethnicity in America is a timely introduction to the interrelated themes of race ethnicity and immigration in American history and a first-stop resource for students and others exploring the historical roots of todays identity politics. Spanning from 1600 to 2000 and covering everything from the Trail of Tears to the Black Power movement the book is comprehensive both chronologically and in terms of ethnic groups addressed: It examines not only the history of black-white relations in America but also the experiences of Irish Catholics Native Americans Latinos Jews and many others. Topics covered include anti-Catholicism and nativism slavery and abolitionism Indian removal assimilation and scientific racism the National Origins Act the civil rights movement and contemporary debates over affirmative action and bilingualism.
