African History – Bücher, CDs, DVDs und mehr, Seite 8

Jennifer Stark-Blumenthal

Poles and Jews

Poles and Jews: A Call for Myth Reconstruction confronts the anti-Polonism deeply embedded among American Jews and Poland's enduring relationship with antisemitism. With two decades of research and in-dep…

César Brioso

Havana Hardball

1947 Cuba, where the most memorable season in the history of the Cuban League coincided with Jackie Robinson's spring training on the island before he made his major-league debut with the Brooklyn Dodgers

Brian Kwoba

Hubert Harrison

"The significance of Hubert Henry Harrison (1883-1927) -as a journalist, activist, and educator- lies in his innovation of radical solutions to grave injustices, especially the staggering luxury for …

Korey Garibaldi

Impermanent Blackness

Revisiting an almost-forgotten American interracial literary culture that advanced racial pluralism in the decades before the 1960sIn Impermanent Blackness , Korey Garibaldi explores interracial collabora…

American History X (Blu-ray)

Nach der Ermordung seines Vaters sucht Derek Vergeltung, er beteiligt sich an rassistischen Anschlägen. Eines Tages enden diese mit einem brutalen Mord. Derek kommt für drei Jahre ins Gefängnis, als er en…

Kim Chandler Vaccaro

Mura Dehn

This book tells the relatively unknown story of Mura Dehn (1902- 1987) a white, Jewish dancer from Russia, once deemed among the most beautiful classical dancers in Europe, who emigrated to the United Sta…

We Rode the Rhythms as One

We Rode the Rhythms as One offers readers an immersive journey into the life and legacy of one of America's most unorthodox and inspiring poets. More than just a literary analysis, this book captures the …

Kim Chandler Vaccaro

Mura Dehn

This book tells the relatively unknown story of Mura Dehn (1902- 1987) a white, Jewish dancer from Russia, once deemed among the most beautiful classical dancers in Europe, who emigrated to the United Sta…

A'Lelia Bundles

Joy Goddess

"Dubbed the "joy goddess of Harlem's 1920s" by poet Langston Hughes, A'Lelia Walker, daughter of millionaire entrepreneur Madam C.J. Walker and the author's great-grandmother and namesake, …

David Greenberg

John Lewis

New York Times Book ReviewTop 100 Books of 2024Explore the "comprehensive and compelling" (Jon Meacham) biography of civil rights leader John Lewis, celebrated as "the conscience of Congres…

Ma Carmen África Vidal Claramonte

Translating His-Stories

Following Hayden White and the critical historiography of the 1960s, the idea underlying this Element is that a historical text is a translation of past events. This implies that retelling stories can var…

Jannah Handy, Kiyanna Stewart

Blk Mkt Vintage

"BLK MKT Vintage: Reclaiming Our Things is a visual exploration into the world and work of the highly successful vintage/antique concept shop and growing brand, BLK MKT Vintage, that expands upon the…

Marlee S Bunch

Unlearning the Hush

Listening to Black women share their life experiences as educatorsDespite significant challenges and historical opposition, Black female teachers stood at the forefront of advocating for and providing edu…

Barnaby Phillips

The African Kingdom of Gold

Empire. Plunder. Resistance.The forgotten history of Britain and the Asante gold.'A fascinating and timely book... brilliant.' William Boyd on LootKumasi, the Asante capital, burns. British soldiers prowl…

Ma Carmen África Vidal Claramonte

Translating His-Stories

Following Hayden White and the critical historiography of the 1960s, the idea underlying this Element is that a historical text is a translation of past events. This implies that retelling stories can var…

History Of American Fol

Race and Resistance in Boston

Race and Resistance in Boston reconstructs the history of Black sport in Boston, from amateur to professional, reimagining the crucial role it played in shaping the city's racial identity.

Maurice J Hobson, Eddie R Cole, Jim C Harper, Derrick P Alridge

With Faith in God and Heart and Mind

When Edgar A. Love, Oscar J. Cooper, Frank Coleman, and Ernest Everett Just founded the historically Black fraternity Omega Psi Phi on November 7, 1911, at Howard University, they could not have known how…

Eisa Davis

The Essentialisn't

Can you be Black and not perform?This is the question of The Essentialisn't, a conceptual art installation with award-winning writer and performer Eisa Davis singing for her life in a tank of water, or at…