Milestone documents in African American history exploring the essential primary sources

Contributor(s):

Finkelman, Paul, 1949-

Material type: Text

TextSeries: Milestone documentsPublication details: Dallas Schlager Group 2010Description: in 4V (xvii,1841p.) ill. ; 29 cmISBN:

9781935306054 (set)
9781935306115 (v1)
9781935306122 (v.2)
9781935306139 (v3)
9781935306146 (v4)

Subject(s):

DDC classification:

973 22 MI-

LOC classification:

E184.6 .M55 2010

Contents:

v.1. 1619-1852 -- v. 2. 1853-1900 -- v.3. 1901-1964 -- v.4. 1965-2009.

Summary: The four-volume set covers more than 130 iconic primary source documents from the Revolutionary era to the present day. Each entry offers the full text of the document in question as well as an in-depth, analytical essay that places the document in its historical context. Among the documents included in the set are Revolutionary era standards such as Patrick Henry's "Liberty or Death" speech, the Declaration of Independence, and the Constitution. Important presidential sources include Thomas Jefferson's first inaugural address, Abraham Lincoln's Gettysburg Address, Franklin Roosevelt's speech following the attack on Pearl Harbor, John F. Kennedy's 1963 address on integration, and George W. Bush's address on September 11, 2001. Influential decisions of the Supreme Court are also included, from Marbury v. Madison to Brown v. Board of Education to Bush v. Gore. Critical documents related to minority rights are also present: Andrew Jackson's message "On Indian Removal," the Seneca Falls Declaration, Martin Luther King Jr.'s "I Have a Dream Speech," and the Equal Rights Amendment.--Publisher's website

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Holdings
Item type	Home library	Collection	Call number	Status	Barcode
Print	OPJGU Sonepat- Campus Central Library	Reference Books	973 MI- (Browse shelf(Opens below))	Not For Loan	116207
Print	OPJGU Sonepat- Campus Central Library	Reference Books	973 MI- V2 (Browse shelf(Opens below))	Not For Loan	116865
Print	OPJGU Sonepat- Campus Central Library	Reference Books	973 MI- V3 (Browse shelf(Opens below))	Not For Loan	116866
Print	OPJGU Sonepat- Campus Central Library	Reference Books	973 MI- V4 (Browse shelf(Opens below))	Not For Loan	116867

Errata slip inserted in v.2.

Includes bibliographical references.

v.1. 1619-1852 -- v. 2. 1853-1900 -- v.3. 1901-1964 -- v.4. 1965-2009.

The four-volume set covers more than 130 iconic primary source documents from the Revolutionary era to the present day. Each entry offers the full text of the document in question as well as an in-depth, analytical essay that places the document in its historical context. Among the documents included in the set are Revolutionary era standards such as Patrick Henry's "Liberty or Death" speech, the Declaration of Independence, and the Constitution. Important presidential sources include Thomas Jefferson's first inaugural address, Abraham Lincoln's Gettysburg Address, Franklin Roosevelt's speech following the attack on Pearl Harbor, John F. Kennedy's 1963 address on integration, and George W. Bush's address on September 11, 2001. Influential decisions of the Supreme Court are also included, from Marbury v. Madison to Brown v. Board of Education to Bush v. Gore. Critical documents related to minority rights are also present: Andrew Jackson's message "On Indian Removal," the Seneca Falls Declaration, Martin Luther King Jr.'s "I Have a Dream Speech," and the Equal Rights Amendment.--Publisher's website

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