1. Slavery and the development of Black masculinity, 1619-1860.
2. The context of Black masculine development during the Antebellum era.
3. The development of African American masculinity among free Black males, 1619-1861.
4. The Civil War and the Black male.
5. African American males and the challenge of emancipation, 1865-1895.
6. Booker T. Washington, accommodationism, and Black masculinity.
7. Black males, race riots, and the scourge of lynching.
8. Marcus Garvey and the new Negro man.
9. The emergence of the urban Black male: increasing Black power, 1945-1972.
10. African American males in contemporary society, 1972-present.