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Looking back at the revolution in democracy that began during the American Civil War and continued during Reconstruction, W.E.B. Du Bois, the preeminent black intellectual of the 20th century, lamented how short-lived the experiment turned out to be. Du Bois himself had been born less than three…
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Publications (8)
Faces of America: How 12 Extraordinary People Discovered their Pasts
By Henry Louis Gates Jr.
As a nation of immigrants, the American experience is vibrantly defined by the diverse racial, ethnic, cultural, and religious heritage of its people. Perhaps because so many of their ancestors migrated to this country relatively recently, Americans are especially concerned with their family trees, carving out personal histories by combing through documents such as wills and estate records, federal and state censuses, and private family papers, and mining the stories and tales handed down to them...
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100 Amazing Facts About the Negro
By Henry Louis Gates Jr.
From One Of Our Premier Writers, Scholars, And Public Intellectuals: A Surprising, Inspiring, Often Boldly Infuriating, Highly Instructive And Entertaining Compendium Of Curiosities Regarding African Americans. In 1934, 100 Amazing Facts About The Negro With Complete Proof: A Short Cut To The World History Of The Negro Was Published By Joel A. Rogers, A Largely Self-educated Black Journalist And Historian. Now With élan And Erudition--and Winning Enthusiasm--henry Louis Gates, Jr., Gives Us A Corrective...
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The African Americans: Many Rivers to Cross
By Henry Louis Gates Jr., Yacovone
A Companion To The Six-part Documentary Of The Same Name Chronicles 500 Years Of African-american History From The Origins Of Slavery On The African Continent Through Barack Obama's Second Presidential Term, Examining Contributing Political And Cultural Events While Tracing The Significant Influence Of Eminent Historical Figures. Movie Tie-in. 30,000 First Printing.
The Signifying Monkey: A Theory of African-American Literary Criticism
By Henry Louis Gates Jr.
The Signifying Monkey is the first book of literary criticism to trace the roots of contemporary Black literature to Afro-American folklore and to the traditions of African languages. As the author examines the ancient poetry of the Ifa Oracle (found in Nigeria, Benin, Brazil, Cuba, and Haiti), he uncovers the origins of a sacred system of divination, brought to America by black slaves who felt it to be the very heart-beat of their souls. Gates demonstrates how a heroic and popular character...
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Wonders of the African World
By Henry Louis Gates Jr.
the Companion Volume To The Pbs Television Serieswonders Of The African World Is An Exuberant, Visually Stunning Journey Across Africa And Through The History Of Its Glorious But Forgotten Civilizations.traveling By Camel, By Dhow, By Land Cruiser, And On Foot, The Renowned Scholar Henry Louis Gates, Jr., Takes Us To Twelve Countries In Search Of Africa's Magnificent Past, The Now Neglected Civilizations That In Their Day Were As Grand And Sophisticated As Any On The Face Of The...
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COLORED PEOPLE: A Memoir. (1994)
By Henry Louis Jr. GATES
From an American Book Award-winning author comes a pungent and poignant masterpiece of recollection that ushers readers into a now-vanished "colored" world and extends and deepens our sense of African-American history, even as it entrances us with its bravura storytelling.
Publishers Weekly
The two preeminent black American scholars address the legacy of W.E.B. Du Bois and community service in a series of brief essays. (Jan.)
