Autobiography of a people: three centuries of African American history told by those who lived it
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Published:
New York : Doubleday, 2000.
Format:
Book
Edition:
1st ed.
ISBN:
0385492782
Physical Desc:
xviii, 549 pages ; 25 cm
Status:
Pitkin County Library
973 A939
Description
Autobiography of a People is an insightfully assembled anthology of eyewitness accounts that traces the history of the African American experience. From the Middle Passage to the Million Man March, editor Herb Boyd has culled a diverse range of voices, both famous and ordinary, to creat a unique and compelling historical portrait: Benjamin Banneker on Thomas Jefferson Old Elizabeth on spreading the Word Frederick Douglass on life in the North W.E.B. Du Bois on the Talented Tenth Matthew Henson on reaching the North Pole Harriot Jacobs on running away James Cameron on escaping a mob lyniching Alvin Ailey on the world of dance Langston Hughes on the Harlem Renaissance Curtis Morriw on the Korean War Max ROach on "jazz" as a four-letter word LL Cool J on rap Mary Church Terrell on the Chicago World's Fair Rev. Bernice King on the future of Black America And many others.
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English
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Includes bibliographical references (pages [544]-545).
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Boyd, H. (2000). Autobiography of a people: three centuries of African American history told by those who lived it. New York, Doubleday.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation (style guide)Boyd, Herb, 1938-. 2000. Autobiography of a People: Three Centuries of African American History Told By Those Who Lived It. New York, Doubleday.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities Citation (style guide)Boyd, Herb, 1938-, Autobiography of a People: Three Centuries of African American History Told By Those Who Lived It. New York, Doubleday, 2000.
MLA Citation (style guide)Boyd, Herb. Autobiography of a People: Three Centuries of African American History Told By Those Who Lived It. New York, Doubleday, 2000.
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