Cover; Half-title; Series-title; Title; Copyright; Contents; Acknowledgments; 1 Cultural trauma and collective memory; 2 Re-membering and forgetting; 3 Out of Africa: the making of a collective identity; 4 The Harlem Renaissance and the heritage of slavery; 5 Memory and representation; 6 Civil rights and black nationalism: the post-war generation; Notes; References; Index
Summary
In this book, Ron Eyerman explores the formation of the African-American identity through the cultural trauma of slavery. He offers insights into the intellectual and generational conflicts of identity-formation which have a truly universal significance, as well as providing a new and compelling account of the birth of African-American identity
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (pages 286-298) and index
