Bibliograph

The Black book, Middleton A. Harris, with the assistance of Morris Levitt, Roger Furman, Ernest Smith ; with a new foreword by Toni Morrison ; including the original introduction by Bill Cosby

Type

Label

The Black book, Middleton A. Harris, with the assistance of Morris Levitt, Roger Furman, Ernest Smith ; with a new foreword by Toni Morrison ; including the original introduction by Bill Cosby

Language

eng

Illustrations

portraitsillustrationsfacsimilesphotographs

Index

no index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

The Black book

Responsibility statement

Middleton A. Harris, with the assistance of Morris Levitt, Roger Furman, Ernest Smith ; with a new foreword by Toni Morrison ; including the original introduction by Bill Cosby

Summary

A testament to the legendary wisdom, strength, and perseverance of black men and women intent on freedom. Includes transcripts of fugitive slaves’ trials and proclamations by Frederick Douglass and other celebrated abolitionists, chilling images of cross burnings and lynchings, patents registered by black inventors throughout the early twentieth century, and vibrant posters from Black Hollywood films from the 1930s and 1940s

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