Before We Were Black
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Before We Were Black
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Author : Eric A. McMiller
language : en
Publisher: Xlibris Corporation
Release Date : 2008-11-11
Before We Were Black written by Eric A. McMiller and has been published by Xlibris Corporation this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2008-11-11 with History categories.
This book adds the missing pages of history and restores the original first family to their rightful place by weaving together discoveries from the past thirty years with common knowledge about Africans and their descendants into a complete story. Written in the twenty-first century, this book is the first of its kind that asks its reader to think outside the box. The author takes on the challenge presented to Americans by Senator Barack Obama during his speech in Philadelphia on March 2008 when he addressed the issue of race relations in America. Before We Were Black looks at old history from a different angle with a fresh pair of eyes. The reader will be asked to participate and take a ride with the author; suspend some of their own preconceived notions; and for the moment, look through the lens of the twenty-first century. The purpose of this book is not to accuse but to take a judicial approach where the facts complete the story. Before We Were Black does not bog its reader down with demagoguery. Instead, the reader will feel like they are on an amusement park ridesometimes flying so high that it takes their breath away and other times falling so low that it brings them to tears; but when the reader has finished the book, they will look back and say, I want to read it again! A book of this kind comes along once every twenty years. Its a book rendered in the same genre as Why We Cant Wait by Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.; As a Man Thinketh by James Allen; The Fire Next Time by James Baldwin; and The Greatest Salesman in the World by Og Mandino. All relatively small books, yet they leave their reader with a life-long impression. This book is for everyone, young and old, and is a catalyst to the nations ongoing discussion about race relations. The time has come for a new model on race relations. Finally, the full story about world history is presentedare you ready?
When We Were Black
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Author : Blakk Jack Samm
language : en
Publisher: AuthorHouse
Release Date : 2016-06-25
When We Were Black written by Blakk Jack Samm and has been published by AuthorHouse this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2016-06-25 with Social Science categories.
The book is called When We Were Black. I came up with the book, or the book came up to me several years ago. It was during one Christmas holiday spent time with children and grandchildren, while I was relating to my familys diverse tree, when one of my daughters informed me that her children did not consider themselves a color, speaking of black. Initially, I was insulted because black was never a color but was a very serious movement during the 1960s and 1970s. Well, I had to consider whether I had impressed this point to my own children and spoke to others who were having similar conversations with the younger generation. I felt serious enough about it to write a book diagramming my road to being black because back then you were a Negro or Colored on your birth certificate. Being that this was on your birth certificate, the parents continued calling themselves that. It was a big thing, radical, to tell your parents that you were black because, for many, it was revolutionary. A revolution is nothing but change, and we were attempting to change the world. I would guess that I am embarking on changing the world now because many do not see the significance between African American and black. There is a significant difference, which the book explains.
Wake Up Black Man And Black Woman
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Author : Alpha Omega Riddick
language : en
Publisher: Xlibris Corporation
Release Date : 2010-07-08
Wake Up Black Man And Black Woman written by Alpha Omega Riddick and has been published by Xlibris Corporation this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2010-07-08 with Self-Help categories.
Black people of America, we need to stop reading books about thug life and street life. We need to read books that will open our minds to ideas and issues that will help us and our families and the future of black generations of this country. Black people of America, we were here before most of the other nationalities that are here now. We should be in a much better financial situation than we are in now. Most of us are at the bottom or near the bottom of the economic scale as a whole. We have to learn from the foreigners that stick together and open up businesses in our community. Plus we have to stop giving our hard-earned money to other nationalities and none to ourselves; in a way, we are still slaves. I wrote this book to inspire Black Americans to open there eyes to the positive changes we need to make to help our families and future black generations in America. This book shows how we are living compared to other nationalities in America, as well as the factors that are holding us back as a whole. We must remember our ancestors and the sacrifices they made when they were slaves. They were the strongest people in the world, and we are their descendants. I feel they were superhuman beings to make that trip from Africa to America. We as black Americans have that same ability in us to survive. Remember, we are the alpha race. We need to wake up and stop hitting the snooze button. May God bless this book and everyone that reads it.
Black No More
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Author : George S. Schuyler
language : en
Publisher: Courier Corporation
Release Date : 2012-03-08
Black No More written by George S. Schuyler and has been published by Courier Corporation this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2012-03-08 with Fiction categories.
A satirical approach to debunking the myths of white supremacy and racial purity, this 1931 novel recounts the consequences of a mysterious scientific process that transforms black people into whites.
Between The World And Me
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Author : Ta-Nehisi Coates
language : en
Publisher: One World
Release Date : 2015-07-14
Between The World And Me written by Ta-Nehisi Coates and has been published by One World this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2015-07-14 with Biography & Autobiography categories.
#1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • NATIONAL BOOK AWARD WINNER • NAMED ONE OF TIME’S TEN BEST NONFICTION BOOKS OF THE DECADE • PULITZER PRIZE FINALIST • NATIONAL BOOK CRITICS CIRCLE AWARD FINALIST • ONE OF OPRAH’S “BOOKS THAT HELP ME THROUGH” • NOW AN HBO ORIGINAL SPECIAL EVENT Hailed by Toni Morrison as “required reading,” a bold and personal literary exploration of America’s racial history by “the most important essayist in a generation and a writer who changed the national political conversation about race” (Rolling Stone) NAMED ONE OF THE MOST INFLUENTIAL BOOKS OF THE DECADE BY CNN • NAMED ONE OF PASTE’S BEST MEMOIRS OF THE DECADE • NAMED ONE OF THE TEN BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR BY The New York Times Book Review • O: The Oprah Magazine • The Washington Post • People • Entertainment Weekly • Vogue • Los Angeles Times • San Francisco Chronicle • Chicago Tribune • New York • Newsday • Library Journal • Publishers Weekly In a profound work that pivots from the biggest questions about American history and ideals to the most intimate concerns of a father for his son, Ta-Nehisi Coates offers a powerful new framework for understanding our nation’s history and current crisis. Americans have built an empire on the idea of “race,” a falsehood that damages us all but falls most heavily on the bodies of black women and men—bodies exploited through slavery and segregation, and, today, threatened, locked up, and murdered out of all proportion. What is it like to inhabit a black body and find a way to live within it? And how can we all honestly reckon with this fraught history and free ourselves from its burden? Between the World and Me is Ta-Nehisi Coates’s attempt to answer these questions in a letter to his adolescent son. Coates shares with his son—and readers—the story of his awakening to the truth about his place in the world through a series of revelatory experiences, from Howard University to Civil War battlefields, from the South Side of Chicago to Paris, from his childhood home to the living rooms of mothers whose children’s lives were taken as American plunder. Beautifully woven from personal narrative, reimagined history, and fresh, emotionally charged reportage, Between the World and Me clearly illuminates the past, bracingly confronts our present, and offers a transcendent vision for a way forward.
Afropean
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Author : Johny Pitts
language : en
Publisher: Penguin UK
Release Date : 2019-06-06
Afropean written by Johny Pitts and has been published by Penguin UK this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2019-06-06 with Social Science categories.
Winner of the Jhalak Prize 'A revelation' Owen Jones 'Afropean seizes the blur of contradictions that have obscured Europe's relationship with blackness and paints it into something new, confident and lyrical' Afua Hirsch A Guardian, New Statesman and BBC History Magazine Best Book of 2019 'Afropean. Here was a space where blackness was taking part in shaping European identity ... A continent of Algerian flea markets, Surinamese shamanism, German Reggae and Moorish castles. Yes, all this was part of Europe too ... With my brown skin and my British passport - still a ticket into mainland Europe at the time of writing - I set out in search of the Afropeans, on a cold October morning.' Afropean is an on-the-ground documentary of areas where Europeans of African descent are juggling their multiple allegiances and forging new identities. Here is an alternative map of the continent, taking the reader to places like Cova Da Moura, the Cape Verdean shantytown on the outskirts of Lisbon with its own underground economy, and Rinkeby, the area of Stockholm that is eighty per cent Muslim. Johny Pitts visits the former Patrice Lumumba University in Moscow, where West African students are still making the most of Cold War ties with the USSR, and Clichy Sous Bois in Paris, which gave birth to the 2005 riots, all the while presenting Afropeans as lead actors in their own story.
The Negro Motorist Green Book
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Author : Victor H. Green
language : en
Publisher: Colchis Books
Release Date :
The Negro Motorist Green Book written by Victor H. Green and has been published by Colchis Books this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on with History categories.
The Negro Motorist Green Book was a groundbreaking guide that provided African American travelers with crucial information on safe places to stay, eat, and visit during the era of segregation in the United States. This essential resource, originally published from 1936 to 1966, offered a lifeline to black motorists navigating a deeply divided nation, helping them avoid the dangers and indignities of racism on the road. More than just a travel guide, The Negro Motorist Green Book stands as a powerful symbol of resilience and resistance in the face of oppression, offering a poignant glimpse into the challenges and triumphs of the African American experience in the 20th century.
History Or Our Story
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Author : Shemuel Sam King
language : en
Publisher: Sp Publishing
Release Date : 2015-04-15
History Or Our Story written by Shemuel Sam King and has been published by Sp Publishing this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2015-04-15 with categories.
Thought Provoking Questions This Book Answers: Black history, what do you know about black history? Let me ask you a question. Prior to the trans-Atlantic slave trade in the 1600's, what was YOUR nationality? What did you call yourself? Some may say African. Well, Africa is a continent and there are over 47 different countries in Africa. Which country do YOU come from? What language did YOU speak prior to the 1600's? There are over 1,500 different dialects being spoken in Africa, pick one. What clothing did YOU wear? Was it high heels and stilettos? Was it skinny jeans and wrist bands? What food did YOU eat? Hamburgers and hot dogs? French fries and spaghetti O's? What religion did YOU partake in? Was it Christianity or Catholicism? Who was YOUR God? What was His Name? How did YOU worship Him? Most of you have no idea of the answers to any of these questions? You have no recollection of any of your history prior to the trans-Atlantic slave trade. Now is that a coincidence or by random chance? I don't think so. Have you ever asked yourself, why is it that in the public school system that every time the subject of black history is taught it always begins in the 1600's and with slavery? Why is that? Doesn't that raise some antennas and spark inquiry? Why is it that the public school system is so committed to relegating black history solely to the past 396 years? Why is that? Is it because there is some deficiency in historical data? Or maybe it's because there is no black history at all, prior to the 1600's? Maybe black people just poofed out of thin air, sporadically landed on slave ships and said "hey, we got a new species here"; and start importing and exporting us all around the world? Maybe that's what happened? The question arises, what is the drawback on this history? Why does it keep being withheld? What's the big idea about it? Why is it being held hostage, that's the question? Why can't it be expounded on, one hundred years prior to the 1600s? Three hundred years, five hundred years, one thousand years, why is that information not being revealed? What's the big secret? What's the mysticism about it? What you're going to come to realize is that your identity is THE BIGGEST KEPT SECRET ON THE PLANET EARTH!! Oh you thought NASA and the space station and the secret missions being conducted by them, were the biggest kept secrets on earth? No, this is BIGGER than that! You thought that the government, the C.I.A. and the F.B.I. were hiding information about UFO's, Planet X, Nibiru, and aliens, you thought that was the biggest kept secret? No, this is bigger than that. The elite confederate have spent billions of dollars and constructed an innumerable amount of psychological strategy to insure that you never receive and acquire this information. Well now, the "secret" is out. You are about to receive pertinent information from some of the most reputable biblical scholars, historians, and archaeologists. They all know something that you don't know! And that is YOUR IDENTITY!!
Homegoing
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Author : Yaa Gyasi
language : en
Publisher: Penguin UK
Release Date : 2016-06-07
Homegoing written by Yaa Gyasi and has been published by Penguin UK this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2016-06-07 with Fiction categories.
THE SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER Selected for Granta's Best of Young American Novelists 2017 Winner of the National Book Critics Circle Award for Best First Book Shortlisted for the PEN/Robert W. Bingham Prize for Debut Fiction Effia and Esi: two sisters with two very different destinies. One sold into slavery; one a slave trader's wife. The consequences of their fate reverberate through the generations that follow. Taking us from the Gold Coast of Africa to the cotton-picking plantations of Mississippi; from the missionary schools of Ghana to the dive bars of Harlem, spanning three continents and seven generations, Yaa Gyasi has written a miraculous novel - the intimate, gripping story of a brilliantly vivid cast of characters and through their lives the very story of America itself. Epic in its canvas and intimate in its portraits, Homegoing is a searing and profound debut from a masterly new writer.
Passing
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Author : Nella Larsen
language : en
Publisher: Alien Ebooks
Release Date : 2022
Passing written by Nella Larsen and has been published by Alien Ebooks this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2022 with Fiction categories.
Harlem Renaissance author Nella Larsen (1891 –1964) published just two novels and three short stories in her lifetime, but achieved lasting literary acclaim. Her classic novel Passing first appeared in 1926.