The Burden: African Americans and the Enduring Impact of Slavery

by Leonard Pitts Jr., Allyson Johnson, Rochelle Riley

Book Overview

Examines the continued emotional, economic, and cultural enslavement of African Americans in the twenty-first century.

The Burden: African Americans and the Enduring Impact of Slavery is a plea to America to understand what life post-slavery remains like for many African Americans, who are descended from people whose unpaid labor built this land, but have had to spend the last century and a half carrying the dual burden of...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0814348319
• ISBN13: 9780814348314
• Release Date: July 2020
• Publisher: Wayne State University Press
• Length: 192 Pages
• Weight: 0.44 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 5.0" x 8.0"