American Founders: How People of African Descent Established Freedom in the New World.

Proenza-Coles, a scholar of sociology and history of the African Diaspora and transatlantic world, reframes the traditional narratives of American history in I American Founders i . Proenza-Coles chooses to focus on the plethora of ways in which Black Americans shaped our national history, acknowledging that her account may obscure the ways in which these Afro-Americans and countless others faced relentless violence and opposition. [Extracted from the article]