BLACK ODYSSEY - Softcover
This classic work of scholarship and empathy tells the story of the self-creation of the African-American people. It assesses the full impact of the Middle Passage -- "the most traumatizing mass human migration in modern history" -- and of North American slavery both on the enslaved and on those who enslaved them. It explores the ways in which a nominally free society perverted its own freedoms and denied the fact that an inhuman institution lies at the heart of the American experience. The authority and eloquence of this work make it essential reading for all who want to understand the American past and present.
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This classic work of scholarship and empathy tells the story of the self-creation of the African-American people. It assesses the full impact of the Middle Passage...and of North American slavery both on the enslaved and on those who enslaved them.
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Nathan Irvin Huggins was W.E.B. Du Bois Professor of History and Afro-American Studies at Harvard University at the time of his death in 1989. He was Professor of History at Columbia when he wrote Black Odyssey and traveled through West Africa and the American South to research it. He is the author of Harlem Renaissance (1971) and Slave and Citizen: The Life of Frederick Douglass (1980) and the editor of Voices from the Harlem Renaissance (1976). He also edited the biographical series, Black Americans of Achievement.
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- PublisherVintage
- Publication date1978
- ISBN 10 0394726871
- ISBN 13 9780394726878
- BindingPaperback
- Number of pages252
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Book Description Soft cover. Condition: Very Good. First Paperback Printing. (xiv) 252 pp. Edge and corner wear with a flat uncreased spine; no interior markings. The Chapters are: African Beginnings: The Seamless Web; The Rupture and the Ordeal; Strange New World: Afro-Americanization; The Changing Context; Master and Slave; The Slave Community; Nominal Freedom; and Adaptation Resistance and Virtue; followed by an epilogue: Sic Semper Tyrannis. Book. Seller Inventory # 222149
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Book Description Paperback. Condition: As New. As New - An Unread Copy. May Have Minor Shelf Wear To Edges. - For More Information On Condition. Please See All Photos. - This Classic Work Of Scholarship And Empathy Tells The Story Of The Self-Creation Of The African-American People. It Assesses The Full Impact Of The Middle Passage -- "The Most Traumatizing Mass Human Migration In Modern History" -- And Of North American Slavery Both On The Enslaved And On Those Who Enslaved Them. It Explores The Ways In Which A Nominally Free Society Perverted Its Own Freedoms And Denied The Fact That An Inhuman Institution Lies At The Heart Of The American Experience. The Authority And Eloquence Of This Work Make It Essential Reading For All Who Want To Understand The American Past And Present. Seller Inventory # 005410
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