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Africans in America: America's Journey Through Slavery

Name: Africans in America: America's Journey Through Slavery
Brand: Amistad Press
SKU: 9780156008549
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Contributors:

Charles Johnson, Patricia Smith, Wgbh Series Research Team

Publisher:

Amistad Press

Binding:

Paperback

Book Category:

Social Science, History

Book Subcategory:

Cultural & Ethnic Studies, Death & Dying, United States

Book Topic:

American, State & Local

Series:

Harvest Book

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Release Date:

12/27/2011

ISBN 13:

9780156008549

Weight:

1.05 lbs

Size:

8.80 x 6.00 x 1.60 inches

Pages:

512

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A riveting narrative history of America, from the 1607 landing in Jamestown to the brink of the Civil War, Africans in America tells the shared history of Africans and Europeans as seen through the lens of slavery. It is told from the point of view of the Africans who arrived in shackles and endured the terrible dichotomy of this new land founded on the ideal of liberty but dedicated to the perpetuation of slavery. Meticulously researched, this book weaves together the experiences of the colonists, slaves, free and fugitive blacks, and abolitionists to present an utterly original document, a startling and moving drama of the effects of slavery and racism on our conflicted national identity. The result transcends history as we were taught it and transforms the way we see our past.

About the Author
Johnson, Charles: - Charles Johnson, recipient of a 1998 MacArthur Foundation Award, is the author of five works of fiction, including the recently published Dreamer. He has received many honors and awards, including the National Book Award. He is the S. Wilson and Grace M. Pollock Professor of Creative Writing at the University of Washington.Johnson, Charles: - Charles Johnson, recipient of a 1998 MacArthur Foundation Award, is the author of five works of fiction, including Dreamer. He has received many honors and awards, including the National Book Award. He is Professor Emeritus at the University of Washington.

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