Middle Passages : African American Journeys to Africa, 1787-2005

English

ISBN: 0143111981

EAN: 9780143111986

Category: Social Science / Ethnic Studies / African American Studies/Social Science / Discrimination & Race Relations/Travel / Africa / General/

Publisher: Penguin Group (USA) Incorporated

Release Date: 04/01/2007

Age Range: 18-UP

Synopsis: Penguin announces a prestigious new series under presiding editor Arthur Schlesinger, Jr. Many works of history deal with the journeys of blacks in bondage from Africa to the United States along the middle passage,? but there is also a rich and little examined history of African Americans traveling in the opposite direction. In Middle Passages, award-winning historian James T. Campbell vividly recounts more than two centuries of African American journeys to Africa, including the experiences of such extraordinary figures as Langston Hughes, W.E.B. DuBois, Richard Wright, Malcolm X, and Maya Angelou. A truly groundbreaking work, Middle Passagesoffers a unique perspective on African Americans? ever-evolving relationship with their ancestral homeland, as well as their complex, often painful relationship with the United States.

Awards: Mark Lynton History Prize – null  Mark Lynton History Prize – null  Mark Lynton History Prize – null 

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Middle Passages : African American Journeys to Africa, 1787-2005

Illustrated: Yes

Format: UK-B Format Paperback

Height: 1.28 inches

Width: 5.52 inches

Length: 8.44 inches

Weight: 17.64 oz

Pages: 544