TA 2131: Fundamentals of Stage Design (Professor Andre Harrington): Act 2: United States & Black History Sources

A Companion to African American History is a collection of original and authoritative essays arranged thematically and topically, covering a wide range of subjects from the seventeenth century to the present day.

The story of Christine Jorgensen, America's first prominent transgender person, famously narrated trans embodiment in the postwar era. Her celebrity, however, has obscured other mid-century trans narratives--ones lived by African Americans such as Lucy Hicks Anderson and James McHarris. Their erasure from trans history masks the profound ways race has figured prominently in the construction and representation of transgender subjects.

A 10-VOLUME SET of books Intended as a reference source for American social history. It discusses the people, events and ideas of the decades from 1900 - 1999.

ON THE FIRST screen, click on Table of Contents to access a detailed chronology and much more.

Brief articles address the Black involvement in and perspective on the historical events. Illustrations and primary sources (letters, statements, etc., from people who witnessed the historical events) are included.