The A Constant Struggle: Documents and Readings in African American History volumes provide essential primary source documents and informative essays for the study of African American history from its African origins to contemporary times. The volumes assist in building critical thinking skills for the analysis of the historical record based on the sources pertinent to the topics under discussion and the interpretation of noted historians. A Constant Struggle functions as the primary or supplementary text in African American history, United States history, or Black/ Africana studies courses.