Includes bibliographical references (p. 47) and index.
Contents:
Closer to equality -- Creating a new Africa -- U.S. after Dr. King -- Fighting racism in Great Britain -- Developing the Caribbean -- Meeting social challenges -- Artists and scholars -- Africa today -- Building the future.
Summary:
Examines black history from 1968 until 2008, discussing race relations around the world, apartheid in South Africa, genocide in Rwanda, the assassination of Martin Luther King, affirmative action programs, Hurricane Katrina, artists and important figures of the twentieth and twenty-first centuries, and more; and includes a time line.
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