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The first edition of Joel Augustus Rogers's now legendary 100 Amazing Facts About the Negro with Complete Proof, published in 1934, was billed as "A Negro 'Believe It or Not.'" Rogers's little book was priceless because he was delivering enlightenment and pride, steeped in historical research, to a people too long starved on the lie that they were worth nothing. For African Americans of the Jim Crow era, Rogers's was their first black history teacher. But Rogers was not always shy about embellishing the "facts" and minimizing ambiguity; neither was he above shock journalism now and then. With lan and erudition--and with winning enthusiasm--Henry Louis Gates, Jr. gives us a corrective yet loving homage to Roger's work. Relying on the latest scholarship, Gates leads us on a romp through African, diasporic, and African-American history in question-and-answer format. Among the one hundred questions: Who were Africa's first ambassadors to Europe? Who was the first black president in North America? Did Lincoln really free the slaves? Who was history's wealthiest person? What percentage of white Americans have recent African ancestry? Why did free black people living in the South before the end of the Civil War stay there? Who was the first black head of state in modern Western history? Where was the first Underground Railroad? Who was the first black American woman to be a self-made millionaire? Which black man made many of our favorite household products better? Here is a surprising, inspiring, sometimes boldly mischievous--all the while highly instructive and entertaining--compendium of historical curiosities intended to illuminate the sheer complexity and diversity of being "Negro" in the world. (With full-color illustrations throughout.)

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Publisher
Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group
ISBN-10
0307908712
ISBN-13
9780307908711
eBay Product ID (ePID)
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Book Title
100 Amazing Facts about the Negro
Author
Henry Louis Gates Jr.
Format
Hardcover
Language
English
Topic
Minority Studies, Black Studies (Global), African American, Ethnic Studies / African American Studies
Publication Year
2017
Genre
History, Social Science
Number of Pages
496 Pages

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9.4in
Item Height
1.5in
Item Width
6.6in
Item Weight
47.8 Oz

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Cb235.G39 2017
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PRAISE FOR HENRY LOUIS GATES, JR. "From signifying monkeys to small-town West Virginia, from ancient Africa to the new New York, Skip Gates has described the American experience with force, with dignity, and most of all with color. " --Bill Clinton "Gates now stands in the spotlight of African American culture and literary scholarship. He got there through research, an instinct for attention-getting topics, and a driving vision of what African American studies should become." --Amy Lifson, National Endowment for the Humanities "Because of his generosity and example, we are living in an intellectual community that strives to understand more deeply the history, culture, social movements, and philosophical thought of black people all over the globe. Skip Gates is the teacher who brought me in--called me in--to the work I do. His own committed and prodigious work is ever animated by a true, deep, and abiding love for the creative beauty, brilliance, foibles, and all else of black people." --Elizabeth Alexander, Wun Tsun Tam Mellon Professor in the Humanities at Columbia University
Copyright Date
2017
Target Audience
Trade
Lccn
2016-024453
Dewey Decimal
973/.0496073
Dewey Edition
23
Illustrated
Yes

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by bookfreak98Jan 17, 2018
An Invaluable Book of History!
This is such a compelling book just filled with in depth research on history and amazing facts that most people don't even know of! It has 100 interesting 3-4 page chapters that tell you in-depth stories about said facts! It even includes some fantastic historical images! The layout and formatting of the book is fantastic as well! The binding is very good and the pages are glossy smooth! I would highly recommend this book to anyone interested not just in Black history, but history in general! It will leave you wanted to read more! Props to Henry Louis Gates Jr. for his tireless researching and consistently great content! Thanks, Chris
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Despite the of putting title, this fact filled history of African and African American people is inspirational and enlightening.
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