"I, Too, Am America": Archaeological Studies of African-American Life
Book Description: The moral mission archaeology set in motion by black activists in the 1960s and 1970s sought to tell the story of Americans, particularly African Americans, forgotten by the written record. Today, the archaeological study of African-American life is no longer simply an effort to capture unrecorded aspects of black history or to exhume the heritage of a neglected community. Archaeologists now recognize that one cannot fully comprehend the European colonial experience in the Americas without understanding its African counterpart.
This collection of essays reflects and extends the broad spectrum of scholarship arising from this expanded definition of African-American archaeology, treating such issues as the analysis and representation of cultural identity, race, gender, and class; cultural interaction and change; relations of power and domination; and the sociopolitics of archaeological practice. "I, Too, Am America" expands African-American archaeology into an inclusive historical vision and identifies promising areas for future study.
Subjects: Black studies, Sociology, Social Studies, Social Science, Archaeology / Anthropology, Sociology, USA, Archaeology, Ethnic Studies - African American Studies - Histor, Ethnic Studies - African American Studies - General, African Americans, Africans, America, Antiquities, Social life and customs,
Historical Truth
Finally a book that will tell it like it was. When you read this book you begin to realize the miseducation that is dished out in American public high schools and that this country was not built culturally by the Thomas Jeffersons or the George Washingtons, but by the working folk, poor white artisans and African captives. I learned more about the history of this country during the 17th, 18th and 19th centuries from this book then from my entire pre-college scholastic career. My Prof. (Warren Perry)and I, as well as our entire class, love this book. Archaeology is truth, and so is this book.
