Nationwide — Color ‘n America by Roy Wyatt is an illustrated guide to the African-American pursuit of freedom and history in the United States of America. The book is a must-have for anyone wanting to know the African-American experience. An excellent source of information, it makes a great addition to any household, church, museum, or institution teaching African-American studies.
With years of research, Color ‘n America is one of the most complete African-American history books written; beginning with the Rise and Fall of African Empires, ancient and American slavery, Atlantic Slave Trade and its effect on the global economy, North and South differences – inciting the Civil War, the assassination of President Abraham Lincoln, Black Wall Street, African Americans participation in the Armed Forces, Martin Luther King Jr. rise to fame and assassination, slave rebellions and resistance, the strength of the Civil Rights movement – including the Montgomery Bus Boycott, Selma to Montgomery, Freedom Summer, Little Rock Nine, March on Washington, Birmingham Campaign, and much more. Color ‘n America closes with Civil Rights Activists (photos and their stories) and the many inventions of African-Americans often untold and heard of.
Color ‘n America captures those events and more. Through memorable words and stirring photographs, readers can experience and examine the time period as it unfolded and see how African-Americans viewed the world and how their struggles and achievements shaped American history.
