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Freedom on My Mind: The Columbia Documentary History of the African American Experience

By Manning Marable , John McMillian , Nishani Frazier (eds.)

Book information

Publisher
Columbia University Press
Year
2003
ISBN
0231108907, 9780231108904
Language
english
Format
PDF
Filesize
108 MB (113179762 bytes)
Pages
640\758
Library
Internet Archive
Time added
2022-07-21 18:55:15

Description

Freedom on My Mind reveals the richly diverse and complex experience of black people in America in their own words, from the Colonial era of Benjamin Banneker to the present world of Kweisi Mfume and Clarence Thomas. Personal correspondence, excerpts from slave narratives and autobiographies, leaflets, significant addresses and speeches, oral histories and interviews, political manifestos, and important statements of black institutions and organizations are brought together to form a volume that testifies to the boundless creative potential of black Americans in indefatigable pursuit of the dream of freedom. Arranged thematically, the selections illustrate the politics of resistance―as reflected through gender and sexuality, kinship and community, work and leisure, faith and spirituality. They also highlight the contributions of women to black identity, history, and consciousness, and offer excerpts from the work of some of the finest stylists in the African American canon. A general introduction as well as short introductions and bibliographies for each document further enhance the usefulness of the book for students and researchers.

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