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Ties That BindTiya MilesBooks |
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Black Culture and Black Consciousnessthe late Lawrence W. LevineAfro American |
Black Culture and Black Consciousness When Black Culture and Black Consciousness first appeared thirty years ago, it marked a revolution in our understanding of African American history. Contrary to prevailing ideas at the time, which held that African culture disappeared quickly under slavery and that black Americans had little group pride, history, or cohesiveness, Levine uncovered a cultural treasure trove, illuminating a rich and complex African American oral tradition, including songs, proverbs, jokes, folktales, and long narrative poems called toasts--work that dated from before and after emancipation. The fact that these ideas and sources seem so commonplace now is in large part due this book and the scholarship that followed in its wake. A landmark work that was part of the "cultural turn" in American history, Black Culture and Black Consciousness profoundly influenced an entire generation of historians and continues to be read and taught. For this anniversary reissue, Levine wrote a new preface reflecting on the writing of the book and its place within intellectual trends in African American and American cultura... |
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Forging DiasporaFrank Andre GuridyBooks |
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In Daddy's Arms I Am TallJavaka SteptoeBooks |
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Afro-American FolksongsHenry Edward KrehbielBooks |
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A Treasury of Afro-American FolkloreHarold CourlanderBooks |
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Step It Down Bessie Jones
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Malcolm X on Afro-American History (Malcolm X Speeches and Writings)Malcolm XBooks |
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Advice Among MastersJames O. BreedenBooks |
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No LyeTulani KinardBooks |
Digging For almost half a century, Amiri Baraka has ranked among the most important commentators on African American music and culture. In this brilliant assemblage of his writings on music, the first such collection in nearly twenty years, Baraka blends autobiography, history, musical analysis, and political commentary to recall the sounds, people, times, and places he's encountered. As in his earlier classics, Blues People and Black Music, Baraka offers essays on the famous--Max Roach, Charlie Parker, Miles Davis, John Coltrane--and on those whose names are known mainly by jazz aficionados--Alan Shorter, Jon Jang, and Malachi Thompson. Baraka's literary style, with its deep roots in poetry, makes palpable his love and respect for his jazz musician friends. His energy and enthusiasm show us again how much Coltrane, Albert Ayler, and the others he lovingly considers mattered. He brings home to us how music itself matters, and how musicians carry and extend that knowledge from generation to generation, providing us, their listeners, with a sense of meaning and belonging. |
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DiggingAmiri BarakaAfro American |
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Black Fire Amiri Baraka
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