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Climbing Jacob's Ladder: The Enduring Legacies of African-American Families
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Climbing Jacob's Ladder: The Enduring Legacies of African-American Families Paperback - 1994

by Billingsley, Andrew

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To help the reader understand the African-American family in its broad historical, social, and cultural context, the author traces the rich history of the black family from its roots in Africa, through slavery, Reconstruction, the Depression, the Civil Rights Movement, and up to the present.

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  • Title Climbing Jacob's Ladder: The Enduring Legacies of African-American Families
  • Author Billingsley, Andrew
  • Binding Paperback
  • Edition 1st Printing
  • Condition Used - Good
  • Pages 528
  • Volumes 1
  • Language ENG
  • Publisher Touchstone, Old Tappan, NJ
  • Date 1994-01-25
  • Bookseller's Inventory # X06B-01100
  • ISBN 9780671677091 / 0671677098
  • Weight 1.13 lbs (0.51 kg)
  • Dimensions 9.25 x 6.11 x 1.15 in (23.50 x 15.52 x 2.92 cm)
  • Themes
    • Ethnic Orientation: African American
    • Religious Orientation: Christian
    • Topical: Family
  • Library of Congress subjects African American families
  • Library of Congress Catalog Number 92027967
  • Dewey Decimal Code 306.85

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For years the technological revolution has been driving American families to adopt new patterns for survival.

About the author

Andrew Billingsley, PhD is a sociologist, lecturer, college professor, and author of Climbing Jacob's Ladder​ and Might Like a River.