Pan-African chronology

Library Journal

Jenkins here continues his epic account of the African diaspora begun in the first volume (LJ 2/15/96) of his chronology. The second volume covers the period from the end of the American Civil War through World War I. Its format is the same as its precursor, moving year by year to outline significant political, social, economic, and cultural events for Africans throughout the world. Thus, we see that as Europe divided Africa in the race for empire, African Americans built colleges, newspapers, and businesses and planted the seeds for the Civil Rights Movement. As with the first volume, a good bibliography and index are included. Unfortunately, the work suffers from the same poor writing style of the original. At times, Jenkins repeats word for word entries found in different parts of the text. That aside, this reference source contains valuable information and is recommended for all libraries.--Stephen L. Hupp, Univ. of Pittsburgh at Johnstown Lib., PA

Booknews

Chronicles the most significant events in the African diaspora from the end of the Civil War through the pre-WWI years, with year-by-year entries arranged geographically by continent. For the US, there are additional divisions by categories such as the Labor Movement, the Ku Klux Klan, notable legal cases, the arts, and black enterprise. Emphasis is on positive developments and examples of endurance, intelligence, and hope. Along with subjects customarily covered in texts pertaining to African and African American history, this volume reports on arcane topics such as the Lost Colony of the Confederacy in Brazil, and the 1909 liberation of black eunuches of Seraglio. Annotation c. by Book News, Inc., Portland, Or.