America Is Me: Most Asked and Least Understood Questions about Black American History, the

by Kennell Jackson

Book Overview

Arranged in a dynamic question-and-answer format, this engaging reference addresses the most asked and least understood questions about Black history, ranging through such topics as African culture, slavery and the Black resistance, important Black inventors, the origins of jazz and rap music and more. Written with wit and candor, using the most up-to-date scholarship and research available, and featuring timelines and a bibliography for further reading,...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0060927852
• ISBN13: 9780060927851
• Release Date: January 1997
• Publisher: PerfectBound
• Length: 464 Pages
• Weight: 0.80 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.1" x 6.1" x 9.0"

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Award Winner

The Black Caucus of the American Library Association (BCALA) chose this book as a 1997 Nonfiction Honor Book. The awards recognize excellence in adult fiction and nonfiction by African American authors