History of African Americans in North Carolina - Paperback

by Jeffrey J. Crow (Author), Paul D. Escott (Author), Flora J. Hatley Wadelington (Author)

Originally published in 1992, A History of African Americans in North Carolina was the first one-volume survey of black history in the state. It traced the story of black North Carolinians from the colonial period into the 1990s. A revised edition was issued in 2002 that included a new chapter examining the expanding political influence of North Carolina's African Americans and the rise of effective black politicians.

Author Biography

Dr. Jeffrey J. Crow is Deputy Secretary of the North Carolina Office of Archives and History. Dr. Paul D. Escott is Reynolds Professor of History at Wake Forest University. Flora J. Hatley teaches history at St. Augustine's College.