BLACK SAGA BOOK
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Gregory Kane of The Baltimore Sun calls Black Saga "a milestone among guides to history" and "an indispensable resource." Kane goes further and declares Black Saga "arguably the most comprehensive history book about African Americans to date," Gregory Kane, The Baltimore Sun, February 28, 1996.
Henry Louis Gates, Jr. states "I read the pages of Black Saga with enormous pleasure. Never have I encountered a richer or more informative presentation of the demographic context of the history of African Americans in this country. Richly illustrated, Black Saga is essential reading for all students of African American history." (Henry Louis Gates, Jr., W.E.B. Du Bois Professor of the Humanities and chair of the African American Studies Department, Harvard University).
Dr. Charles M. Christian, a social geographer and author, says Black Saga is the culmination of more than seven years of intensive research into African American history in an attempt to uncover stories, so often misinterpreted, suppressed, or denied. From before slavery to the present, Dr. Christian has presented the experiences of people, places, and events that have shaped the culture and identity of African Americans in the United States.
This rich and complex history is more than a chronology of dates and events; it interweaves the history of famous figures with those of unsung heroes. With more than 230 illustrations, many of them rare, Black Saga also provides information on key issues and accomplishments: Black elected officials from Reconstruction to the present, Black-owned business and newspapers, and Black musicians, artists, politicians, religious figures, athletes, and recipients of the Congressional Medal of Honor.
Very little is left out of this 600-page book, and for those who want temporal, geographical, and cultural contexts of events in history, or in one's own family experiences, Black Saga is the book! According to Christian, "These were the parts missing in book after book as I searched for a deeper understanding of the African American experience." Black Saga combines demographic, economic, social, political, and cultural facts with compelling narratives of the tragic oppression and the extraordinary achievements of African Americans.
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