I began with shared interest and rather uneven knowledge of free people of color in the antebellum South, with the balance heavily in his favor. He encouraged my interest and expanded my knowledge, providing sage advice and an example that only a master craftsman could offer. Later, he became a dear friend as well as the archetype of what a scholar should be. He left this world as The Making of African America was in the final stages of completion. It is dedicated to him with respect, gratitude, and love. He is missed.
Index
Abbott, Robert
Abuza, Sophie
Africa
African Americansâ ignorance of
African Americansâ journeys to
as cultural catchall
fluidity of nationalities of
free blacksâ migration to
immigration from, late-twentieth-century. See fourth migration
Loyal Blacksâ return to
manumission in
Middle Passage from. See Middle Passage
political unrest in
slavery in
slave-trading states in
African American, shunning of name
African Americans
American born. See American-born blacks
as closed population
culture, creation and recreation of
as disproportionately at bottom of society
divisions among
elite. See elite blacks/Old Settlers
foreign-born proportion
free black. See free blacks
history of. See history, African American
idioms of pluralism and
migrations by. See migrations, African American
movement, importance to
native born. See American-born blacks
Northern. See Northern blacks
other Americans and
place, importance to
politics of
self-identity. See identity/self-identity
slavery-to-freedom narrative, relevance to
Southern. See Southerners, black
unification of
unique experience of
African descent, immigrants of . See also African immigrants; Caribbean immigrants; specific groups
age makeup of
American-born blacks, ignorance of
American-born blacks and, relationship between
Anglophone
childrenâsâ education
cities as destinations for
community formation by
diversity of
early
economic advancement of
educated professionals among
employment opportunities for
entrepreneurs
equality and
family sponsorship of
homeland contact maintained by
information sources for
institutions of
majority status as familiar to
national concentrations of
nationalism of
new identities of
numbers of
Obama and
political awareness of
racism and
reluctant
sexual makeup of
transnationalism of
violence against
visitors
white America as seen by
work ethic of
African immigrants
destinations for
diversity of
educational attainment of
numbers of
poverty of
returns to homeland by
African Methodist Episcopal Church
African National Congress
African National Union
Africans, as product of New World
African Union Society
Afro-Christian church
interior passage, effect on
Loyal Blacks and
Northern migrants and
spread of
agricultural system, Southern . See also plantation(s); specific crops
black landowners in
reduced need for labor in
Alabama
age and sex of slaves in
black depopulation of
black landowners in
movement of slaves from
movement of slaves to
slave laws in
slave population of
third migration, effect on
urban black population of
Allen, Richard
American-born blacks
African immigrants and, relationship between
African immigrantsâ ignorance of
racism as seen by
American Colonization Society
American revolution
migration following
weakening of slavery by
amnesty programs
Amsterdam News
Angelou, Maya
Angola/Angolans
animal sacrifice
Antigua
Appomattox Club
Arkansas
movement of blacks from
movement of slaves to
slave population of
armed forces, desegregation of
Armstrong, Louis
Asante
Asian immigrants
Association des Senegalais aux USA
Atlanta Black Shirts
Atlantic Creoles
Australasia
auto industry
Baline, Israel
Ball, Charles
Bambaataa, Afrika
Banneker, Benjamin
Baraka, Amiri
Barbados
Baruch, Bernard
Bennett, Lerone
Berlin, Irving
Bight of Biafra
black belt, passage to. See