Picture 1 of 1

Stock photo

Black Genius by Maura Russell: New - Picture 1 of 1

Black Genius and the American Experience by Dick Russell (1997, Hardcover)

AlibrisBooks (479631)

98.9% positive feedback

Price:

$99.73

Free shipping

Estimated delivery Wed, Oct 15 - Tue, Oct 21

Returns:

30 days returns. Buyer pays for return shipping. If you use an eBay shipping label, it will be deducted from your refund amount.

Condition:

Brand New

New Hard cover

About this product

Product Identifiers

PublisherAvalon Publishing

ISBN-100786704551

ISBN-139780786704552

eBay Product ID (ePID)592445

Product Key Features

Book TitleBlack Genius and the American Experience

Number of Pages512 Pages

LanguageEnglish

TopicAmerican / African American, General, African American, Ethnic Studies / African American Studies

Publication Year1997

IllustratorYes

GenreArt, Social Science, Psychology, History

AuthorDick Russell

FormatHardcover

Dimensions

Item Weight33.9 Oz

Item Length9.2 in

Item Width6.1 in

Additional Product Features

Intended AudienceTrade

LCCN97-034048

Dewey Edition21

Dewey Decimal973/.0496073/00922 B

SynopsisThe findings from wide-ranging interviews and careful historical research, Black Genius explores the roots of black achievement in America. The results are surprising and inspiring. Interweaving past and present, beginning with this country's inception, Russell covers the importance of continuity and tradition in nurturing black artists, scientists, and leaders.Here are memorable portraits of Wynton Marsalis, Ralph Ellison, Louis Armstrong, Toni Morrison, Duke Ellington, James Baldwin, Paul Robeson, Muhammad Ali, Lois Mailou-Jones, and other black notables. Through their eyes, we see how they were inspired, fostered, and encouraged by their mentors, how the creative tradition was passed from one generation to the next. This great theme of interconnectedness is played out, for example, in Wynton Marsalis's links to not only Ellington and Armstrong, but also, through the venerable author Albert Murray, to Ellison and the artist Romare Bearden. In addition to these well-known figures, Russell also rediscovers less familiar ones: writers, activists, scientists, and artists whose reputations may be underrecognized, whose courage and ach

LC Classification NumberE185.86.R88 1998