Includes bibliographical references (pages 445-449) and index.
Blacks in colonial New York: 1613-1783 -- From the age of revolution to the civil war: 1784-1864 -- The making of the new negro: 1865-1916 -- War, renaissance, and depression: 1917-1934 -- World War II and the struggle for civil rights: 1935-1964 -- Mobilizing black power for the new millennium: 1965-1999