Let Nobody Turn Us Around: An African American Anthology

by Manning Marable

Book Overview

This anthology of black writers traces the evolution of African-American perspectives throughout American history, from the early years of slavery to the end of the twentieth century. The essays, manifestos, interviews, and documents assembled here, contextualized with critical commentaries from Marable and Mullings, introduce the reader to the character and important controversies of each period of black history. The selections represent a broad...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0742560570
• ISBN13: 9780742560574
• Release Date: April 2009
• Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield Publishers
• Length: 708 Pages
• Weight: 2.53 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.5" x 6.0" x 8.7"

Customer Reviews

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The importance of Primary Docs.

This text allows the reader to construct their own knowledge of the history of Blacks in America through the lens of the people themselves and their words and literature. Mullings and Marable have provided us with a rich document worth your time and money.

For those who think they know history!

This is an absolute must have. It is the cornerstone of my library collection. From "David Walker's Appeal" to Angela Davis' "I Am a Revolutionary Black Woman" to Mumia Abu-Jamal's "A Voice from Death Row" this book is pure genius. It is not a book to borrow but to be owned and cherished in any book collection!

A unique and exceptional contribution to Black Studies.

This Afro-American anthology provides accounts of civil rights reforms, history and resistance, gathering the most important political writings and testimonials from over three centuries. Activists like DuBois, Douglass and Malcolm X are joined by lesser-known names in this survey of how individual actions formed into a movement. Oral testimonies, interviews and essays blend in an important coverage.