Four hundred souls : a community history of African America, 1619-2019
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Published
New York : One World, [2021].
Format
Book
Edition
First edition.
ISBN
9780593134047, 0593134044
Physical Desc
xvii, 504 pages ; 25 cm
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Florham Park Library - Adult Nonfiction
973.049 KENDI
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973.049 KENDI
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Published
New York : One World, [2021].
Edition
First edition.
Language
English
ISBN
9780593134047, 0593134044
Notes
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (pages 397-442) and index.
Description
A chorus of extraordinary voices tells one of history's great epics: The four-hundred-year journey of African Americans from 1619 to the present. The story begins in 1619 - a year before the Mayflower dropped anchor off Cape Cod - when the White Lion disgorges "some 20 and odd Negroes" onto the shores of Virginia, inaugurating the African presence in what would become the United States. It takes us to the present, when African Americans, descendants of those on the White Lion and a thousand other routes to this country, continue a journey defined by inhuman oppression, visionary struggles, stunning achievements, and millions of ordinary lives passing through extraordinary history. Four Hundred Souls is a unique one-volume "community" history of African Americans. The editors, Ibram X. Kendi and Keisha N. Blain, have assembled ninety brilliant writers, each of whom takes on a brief period of that four-hundred-year-span. The writers explore their periods through a variety of techniques: historical essays, short stories, personal vignettes, and fiery polemics. They approach history from various perspectives: though the eyes of towering historical icons or the untold stories of ordinary people; through places, laws, and objects. While themes of resistance and struggle, of hope and reinvention, course though the book, this collection of diverse pieces from ninety different minds, reflecting ninety different perspectives, fundamentally deconstructs the idea that Africans in America are a monolith - instead it unlocks the startling range of experiences and ideas that have always existed within the community of Blackness. This is a history that illuminates our past and gives us new ways of thinking about our future, written by the most vital and essential voices of our presrnt. --,From dust jacket.
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APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)
Kendi, I. X., & Blain, K. N. (2021). Four hundred souls: a community history of African America, 1619-2019 (First edition.). One World.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Kendi, Ibram X. and Keisha N. Blain. 2021. Four Hundred Souls: A Community History of African America, 1619-2019. One World.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Kendi, Ibram X. and Keisha N. Blain. Four Hundred Souls: A Community History of African America, 1619-2019 One World, 2021.
MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)Kendi, Ibram X.,, and Keisha N. Blain. Four Hundred Souls: A Community History of African America, 1619-2019 First edition., One World, 2021.
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