Mark R. Schneider is the author of We Return Fighting: The Civil Rights Movement in the Jazz Age and Boston Confronts Jim Crow: 1890–1920. He received his Ph.D. from Boston College.

• Introduction: What the War WroughtChapter 1: Black Hopes, White Fears, Red SummerChapter 2: Migrants NorthChapter 3: Changing Institutions in Changing TimesChapter 4: Civil RightsChapter 5: Expressions of PrideEpilogueDocumentsBibliographic Essay

African Americans in the Jazz Age is a compelling portrait of the complexities of African-American life and the fight for equal rights during the decade of the 1920s. The first complete synthesis of one of the most critical eras in African-American history, Schneider's work demonstrates that the era known for the Harlem Renaissance was an exciting time of activism and creativity that extended throughout black communities across America. This is a readable and engaging account with primary documents that are intensely moving and will provoke thoughtful classroom discussion.