By Darlene Clark Hine, William C. Hine, and Stanley C Harrold. The African-American Odyssey, Vol. 2. This work is the first comprehensive survey of the African-American experience. It draws on recent research to present black history in a clear and direct manner, within a broad social, cultural, and political framework. Life in sixteenth-century Africa, slavery, the antislavery movement, The Civil War, emancipation, and reconstruction. For anyone who is interested in an in-depth exploration of African-American history as it relates to U.S. history. Prentice Hall (2007), English, Paperback: 480 pages.