More than any other text, The African-American Odyssey The, Combined Volume (Subscription), 7/e illuminates the central place of African Americans in U.S. history ? not only telling the story of what it has meant to be black in America, but also how African-American history is inseparably weaved into the greater context of American history and vice versa. ? Told through a clear, direct, and flowing narrative by leading scholars in the field, The African-American Odyssey draws on recent research to present black history within broad social, cultural, and political frameworks.? From Africa to the Twenty-First Century, this book follows their long, turbulent journey, including the rich culture that African Americans have nurtured throughout their history and the many-faceted quest for freedom in which African Americans have sought to counter oppression and racism.? This text also recognizes the diversity within the African-American sphere ? providing coverage of all class and of women and balancing the lives of ordinary men and women with the accounts and actions of black leaders and individuals.African-American Odyssey, The, Combined Volume 7th Edition by Darlene Clark Hine; William C. Hine; Stanley C. Harrold and Publisher Pearson. ISBN: 9780134485379, 0134485378. The print version of this textbook is ISBN: 9780134490908, 0134490908.