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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... later, Australian John Landy ran it in 3:57.9. The current record is held by Moroccan Hicham El Guerrouj, who ran it in 3:43.13. Every time someone does something remarkable like that, we all have to acknowledge that we have the same ...
... later, Australian John Landy ran it in 3:57.9. The current record is held by Moroccan Hicham El Guerrouj, who ran it in 3:43.13. Every time someone does something remarkable like that, we all have to acknowledge that we have the same ...
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... later known as the Father of Colored Harlem. If anyone was the quintessential example of a Harlem Renaissance man, it was Payton. 1 2 K A R E E M A B D U L - J A B B A R Abdul-Jabbar_OnShoulders_i-xii-262_4P.jlp 12/5/06 3:13 PM Page 12.
... later known as the Father of Colored Harlem. If anyone was the quintessential example of a Harlem Renaissance man, it was Payton. 1 2 K A R E E M A B D U L - J A B B A R Abdul-Jabbar_OnShoulders_i-xii-262_4P.jlp 12/5/06 3:13 PM Page 12.
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... later recounted the early struggle: The hardships that my wife and I went through before things broke for us would fill a book. If I have gained any success, to my wife belongs the major portion of the credit. ... My customary amount of ...
... later recounted the early struggle: The hardships that my wife and I went through before things broke for us would fill a book. If I have gained any success, to my wife belongs the major portion of the credit. ... My customary amount of ...
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... later, Jim Crow laws had virtually wiped out most gains Southern black Americans had earned. Though the Jim Crow laws were harsh, Southern blacks had even more to fear from those acting outside the law. Black farmers were sometimes ...
... later, Jim Crow laws had virtually wiped out most gains Southern black Americans had earned. Though the Jim Crow laws were harsh, Southern blacks had even more to fear from those acting outside the law. Black farmers were sometimes ...
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... later he would express his outrage at the violence of the Atlanta riots in a poem, “Litany of Atlanta (Done at Atlanta, in the Day of Death, 1906).” But more effectively, he would express his outrage at the causes of the Atlanta riots ...
... later he would express his outrage at the violence of the Atlanta riots in a poem, “Litany of Atlanta (Done at Atlanta, in the Day of Death, 1906).” But more effectively, he would express his outrage at the causes of the Atlanta riots ...
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 |
On the Shoulders of Giants: My Journey Through the Harlem Renaissance Kareem Abdul-Jabbar Vista de fragmentos - 2007 |
On the Shoulders of Giants: My Journey Through the Harlem Renaissance Kareem Abdul-Jabbar Sin vista previa disponible - 2010 |
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