History
16 books
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All Men Free and Brethren
Author: Peter P. Hinks and Stephen David Kantrowitz
In early March 1775, an Irish soldier initiated a dozen or more black Bostonian men into a lodge of Freemasons, making them probably the first people of African descent formally admitted into Freemasonry in the Atlantic world. Prince Hall, a freedman, would emerge as the leader of this group as they worked together to establish a tradition of African American Freemasonry that has persisted ever since—a tradition that still carries his name. All Men Free and Brethren is the first in-depth hi- Published on 2013
- 262 pages
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The Warmth of Other Suns
Author: Isabel Wilkerson
NATIONAL BOOK CRITICS CIRCLE AWARD WINNER • NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • In this beautifully written masterwork, the Pulitzer Prize–winnner and bestselling author of Caste chronicles one of the great untold stories of American history: the decades-long migration of black citizens who fled the South for northern and western cities, in search of a better life. From 1915 to 1970, this exodus of almost six million people changed the face of America. Wilkerson compares this epic migration to the migra- Published on 2011
- 642 pages
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African American Achievement Stamped Through History
Author: Otha Sullivan
Dr. Sullivan and Dr. Patrick have completed the first compendium of African Americans depicted on U.S. Postage stamp from 1940 to 2015. ( Dr. Sullivan started collecting stamps as a child, which encouraged him to become an educator. He was inspired by the work of Booker T, Washington, George Washington Carver, and W. E . B. Du Bois.) The extraordinary and innumerable achievements of African Americans have shaped the story of America by the roles they have played and continue to bestow in the dev- Published on 2015
- 554 pages
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General History of Africa
Author: Djibril Tamsir Niane and Unesco. International Scientific Committee for the Drafting of a General History of Africa
V.1. Methodology and African prehistory -- v.2. Ancient civilizations of Africa -- v.3. Africa from the seventh to the eleventh century -- v.4. Africa from the twelfth to the sixteenth century -- v.5. Africa from the sixteenth to the eighteenth century -- v.6. The nineteenth century until the 1880s -- v.7. Africa under foreign domination 1880-1935 -- v.8. Africa since 1935.- Published on 1981
- 751 pages
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Africa from the Sixteenth to the Eighteenth Century
Author: Unesco. International Scientific Committee for the Drafting of a General History of Africa
SPECIAL COMMENDATION in Africa's 100 Best Books of the Twentieth Century. The series is illustrated throughout with maps and black and white photographs.- Published on 1999
- 491 pages
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UNESCO General History of Africa, Vol. VII, Abridged Edition
Author: Unesco. International Scientific Committee for the Drafting of a General History of Africa
Explores how the different peoples of Africa view their civilizations and shows the historical relationships between the various parts of the continent, historical connections with other continents, and Africa's contribution to the development of human civilization.- Published on 1990
- 357 pages
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UNESCO General History of Africa, Vol. VI, Abridged Edition
Author: J. F. Ade Ajayi
Volume VI of this acclaimed series is now available in an abridged paperback edition. The result of years of work by scholars from all over the world, The UNESCO General History of Africa reflects how the different peoples of Africa view their civilizations and shows the historical relationships between the various parts of the continent. Historical connections with other continents demonstrate Africa's contribution to the development of human civilization. Each volume is lavishly illustrated an- Published on 1998
- 356 pages
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UNESCO General History of Africa, Vol. III, Abridged Edition
Author: Unesco. International Scientific Committee for the Drafting of a General History of Africa
"The book first places Africa in the context of world history at the opening of the seventh century, before examining the general impact of Islamic penetration, the continuing expansion of the Bantu-speaking peoples, and the growth of civilizations in the Sudanic zones of West Africa"--Back cover.- Published on 1992
- 398 pages
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UNESCO General History of Africa, Vol. I, Abridged Edition
Author: Joseph Ki-Zerbo
Volume I of this acclaimed series is now available in an abridged paperback edition. The result of years of work by scholars from all over the world, The UNESCO General History of Africa reflects how the different peoples of Africa view their civilizations and shows the historical relationships between the various parts of the continent. Historical connections with other continents demonstrate Africa's contribution to the development of human civilization. Each volume is lavishly illustrated and- Published on 1989
- 368 pages
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Ancient Civilizations of Africa
Author: Unesco. International Scientific Committee for the Drafting of a General History of Africa
SPECIAL COMMENDATION in Africa's 100 Best Books of the Twentieth Century. The series is illustrated throughout with maps and black and white photographs.- Published on 1990
- 420 pages
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African Europeans
Author: Olivette Otele
A dazzling history of Africans in Europe, revealing their unacknowledged role in shaping the continent Conventional wisdom holds that Africans are only a recent presence in Europe. But in African Europeans, renowned historian Olivette Otele debunks this and uncovers a long history of Europeans of African descent. From the third century, when the Egyptian Saint Maurice became the leader of a Roman legion, all the way up to the present, Otele explores encounters between those defined as "Africans"- Published on 2021
- 272 pages
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African Europeans
Author: Olivette Otele
Africans or African Europeans are widely believed to be only a recent presence in Europe, a feature of our 'modern' society. But as early as the third century, St Maurice--an Egyptian-- became the leader of a legendary Roman legion. Ever since, there have been richly varied encounters between those defined as 'Africans' and those called 'Europeans', right up to the stories of present-day migrants to European cities. Though at times a privileged group that facilitated exchanges between continents- Published on 2019
- 288 pages
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The Sacred Language of the Abakuá
Author: Lydia Cabrera
In 1988, Lydia Cabrera (1899–1991) published La lengua sagrada de los Ñáñigos, an Abakuá phrasebook that is to this day the largest work available on any African diaspora community in the Americas. In the early 1800s in Cuba, enslaved Africans from the Cross River region of southeastern Nigeria and southwestern Cameroon created Abakuá societies for protection and mutual aid. Abakuá rites reenact mythic legends of the institution’s history in Africa, using dance, chants, drumming, symbolic writin- Published on 2020
- 462 pages
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La lengua sagrada de los ñáñigos
Author: Lydia Cabrera
Estudios del vocabularfio Abaku . In 1988, Lydia Cabrera (1899–1991) published La lengua sagrada de los Ñáñigos, an Abakuá phrasebook that is to this day the largest work available on any African diaspora community in the Americas. In the early 1800s in Cuba, enslaved Africans from the Cross River region of southeastern Nigeria and southwestern Cameroon created Abakuá societies for protection and mutual aid. Abakuá rites reenact mythic legends of the institution’s history in Africa, using dance,- Published on 1988
- 530 pages
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The Rise and Fall of Jim Crow
Author: Richard Wormser
Traces the African-American experience from emancipation to the Civil Rights era, discussing the contributions of top African-American leaders and heroes, the emergence of the black middle class and the intellectual elite, and the origins of the NAACP. 50,000 first printing.- Published on 2003
- 203 pages
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The Mis-Education of the Negro
Author: Carter G. Woodson
The Mis-Education of the Negro is one of the most important books on education ever written. Carter G. Woodson shows us the weakness of Euro-centric based curriculums that fail to include African American history and culture. This system mis-educates the African American student, failing to prepare them for success and to give them an adequate sense of who they are within the system that they must live. Woodson provides many strong solutions to the problems he identifies. A must-read for anyone- Published on 2008
- 108 pages
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