The African-American Odyssey

For the second semester of a two-semester sequence or for a one semester, undergraduate course focusing on African-American History and African-American Studies commencing with the Nineteenth Century through to the present. More than any other text, The African-American Odyssey illuminates the central place of African Americans in American history with clear, direct writing by leading scholars and an in-depth exploration of African-American history from its African roots to the 21st century. This text places African-American history at the center, and in the context, of American History.