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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... successful—so for me, history is like my extended family. Aunt Harriet Tubman. Uncle Frederick Douglass. Cousin Miles Davis. Sir Isaac Newton, one of history's most significant scientists, put his own world-changing accomplishments in a ...
... successful—so for me, history is like my extended family. Aunt Harriet Tubman. Uncle Frederick Douglass. Cousin Miles Davis. Sir Isaac Newton, one of history's most significant scientists, put his own world-changing accomplishments in a ...
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... successful African-Americans who, because we know exactly where we came from, also know exactly where we want to go. We proudly and humbly acknowledge the shoulders we have stood upon to see our future road, and we now stand ready to be ...
... successful African-Americans who, because we know exactly where we came from, also know exactly where we want to go. We proudly and humbly acknowledge the shoulders we have stood upon to see our future road, and we now stand ready to be ...
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... successful as I was. “'Musical Fireworks': Jazz Lights Up the Heavens of Harlem” follows the evolution of jazz from its modest birth in the slave songs of the South to its adoption as the music of choice of the Jazz Age. The unique ...
... successful as I was. “'Musical Fireworks': Jazz Lights Up the Heavens of Harlem” follows the evolution of jazz from its modest birth in the slave songs of the South to its adoption as the music of choice of the Jazz Age. The unique ...
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... successful black real estate agent in New York City, and the black families of the Tenderloin had a new home— and new hope. But the black residents of the Tenderloin weren't the only ones in search of hope. M. OVIN. ' O N. U. P. : J. I M. C.
... successful black real estate agent in New York City, and the black families of the Tenderloin had a new home— and new hope. But the black residents of the Tenderloin weren't the only ones in search of hope. M. OVIN. ' O N. U. P. : J. I M. C.
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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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