Christina Proenza-Coles
Author of AMERICAN FOUNDERS: How People of African Descent Established Freedom in the New World. I study, research, teach, and post American history.
American Founders: How People of African Descent Established Freedom in the New World
American Founders reveals men and women of African descent as key protagonists in the story of American democracy. It chronicles how black people developed and defended New World settlements, undermined slavery, and championed freedom throughout the hemisphere from the sixteenth thorough the twentieth centuries.
Review of American Founders in the Journal of African American History
C-Span Presents Author Discussions On Minority Contributions To America
92NY Center for Culture & Arts – Race, Racism, and the Making of American History
This is a fabulous, well-documented and densely detailed account of the history of people of African descent in North, Central, and South America.
The author writes that she hopes readers “will come away with a deeper appreciation for how complex, variegated, and integrated American history is. Multi-culturalism is not politically correct; it is historically accurate…” Absolutely, yes. Every history teacher and curious American needs to pick this book up, read it, and pass the information along.
5 star review, Goodreads