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Black

A Celebration of a Culture

Black( )
Author: Gates, Henry Louis
Willis, Deborah
ISBN:978-1-59258-051-4
Publication Date:Dec 2003
Publisher:Hylas Publishing
Book Format:Hardback
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Book Description:

This book presents the vibrant panorama of 20th-century black culture in America and around the world in more than 500 photographs from the turn of the last century to the present day.

Book Details
Pages:320
Detailed Subjects: Social Science / Cultural & Ethnic Studies / American / African American & Black Studies
History / African American & Black
Physical Dimensions (W X L X H):10 x 11 x 1.02 Inches
Book Weight:4.16 Pounds
Author Biography
Gates, Henry Louis (Author)
Henry Louis Gates, Jr. was born on September 16, 1950, in Keyser, West Virginia. He received a degree in history from Yale University in 1973 and a Ph.D. from Clare College, which is part of the University of Cambridge in 1979. He is a leading scholar of African-American literature, history, and culture. He began working on the Black Periodical Literature Project, which uncovered lost literary works published in 1800s. He rediscovered what is believed to be the first novel published by an African-American in the United States. He republished the 1859 work by Harriet E. Wilson, entitled Our Nig, in 1983.

He has written numerous books including Colored People: A Memoir, A Chronology of African-American History, The Future of the Race, Black Literature and Literary Theory, and The Signifying Monkey: Towards a Theory of Afro-American Literary Criticism. In 1991, he became the head of the African-American studies department at Harvard University. He is now the director of the W.E.B. Du Bois Institute for African and African-American Research at the university.

He wrote and produced several documentaries including Wonders of the African World, America Beyond the Color Line, and African American Lives. He has also hosted PBS programs such as Wonders of the African World, Black in Latin America, and Finding Your Roots.

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