On the Shoulders of Giants: My Journey Through the Harlem RenaissanceSimon and Schuster, 2007 M02 5 - 288 páginas New York Times bestselling author and living legend Kareem Abdul-Jabbar shares how the power of the Harlem Renaissance led him to become the man he is today—basketball superstar, jazz enthusiast, historian, and Black American icon. In On the Shoulders of Giants, Kareem Abdul-Jabbar invites us on an extraordinarily personal journey back to his birthplace of Harlem through one of the greatest political, cultural, literary, and artistic movements in history. He reveals the tremendous impact the Harlem Renaissance had on both American culture and his own life. Travel deep into the soul of the Renaissance—the night clubs, restaurants, basketball games, and fabulous parties that have made footprints in Harlem’s history. Meet the athletes, jazz musicians, comedians, actors, politicians, entrepreneurs, and writers who not only inspired Kareem’s rise to greatness but an entire nation. |
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... cause of the Great Black Migration was the Jim Crow laws, named after a popular character in minstrel shows, a demeaning caricature portraying Southern blacks as dumb and lazy (see the chapter “'Musical Fireworks': Jazz Lights Up the ...
... cause of the Great Black Migration was the Jim Crow laws, named after a popular character in minstrel shows, a demeaning caricature portraying Southern blacks as dumb and lazy (see the chapter “'Musical Fireworks': Jazz Lights Up the ...
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... Causes for being lynched included everything from homicide to theft to “insult to a white person.” In 1906, Atlanta, Georgia, was the site of one of the most violent race riots in history. The local press had begun publishing ...
... Causes for being lynched included everything from homicide to theft to “insult to a white person.” In 1906, Atlanta, Georgia, was the site of one of the most violent race riots in history. The local press had begun publishing ...
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... causes of the Atlanta riots by helping to create the Harlem Renaissance. Meantime, the violence continued; the lynchings continued. In 1901, George Henry White, a former slave and the only AfricanAmerican in the House of Representatives ...
... causes of the Atlanta riots by helping to create the Harlem Renaissance. Meantime, the violence continued; the lynchings continued. In 1901, George Henry White, a former slave and the only AfricanAmerican in the House of Representatives ...
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... cause of the Great Black Migration was World War I (1914–18). America's entry into the war in 1917 had a twofold ... caused just by people escaping, some were being actively recruited. Representatives from Northern companies came South ...
... cause of the Great Black Migration was World War I (1914–18). America's entry into the war in 1917 had a twofold ... caused just by people escaping, some were being actively recruited. Representatives from Northern companies came South ...
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... cause to question their original patriotic “close ranks” stance as well as their optimism about the road ahead. A series of twentyfive major race riots broke out across the country resulting in eighty-three blacks being lynched, and ...
... cause to question their original patriotic “close ranks” stance as well as their optimism about the road ahead. A series of twentyfive major race riots broke out across the country resulting in eighty-three blacks being lynched, and ...
Contenido
How Harlem Influenced My Life | 47 |
Jazz Lights Up the Heavens of Harlem | 193 |
Photo Credits | 256 |
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On the Shoulders of Giants: My Journey Through the Harlem Renaissance Kareem Abdul-Jabbar Vista previa limitada - 2007 |
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