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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... that it would provide more shoulders to stand on so they could see farther than I have. RAYMOND. OBSTFELD. C ONTENTS Foreword by Quincy Jones xi Introduction: Our Future Abdul-Jabbar_OnShoulders_i-xii-262_4P.jlp 12/5/06 3:13 PM Page vii.
... that it would provide more shoulders to stand on so they could see farther than I have. RAYMOND. OBSTFELD. C ONTENTS Foreword by Quincy Jones xi Introduction: Our Future Abdul-Jabbar_OnShoulders_i-xii-262_4P.jlp 12/5/06 3:13 PM Page vii.
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... Future or Our Fate 1 “Some Technicolor Bazaar”: How Harlem Became the Center of the Universe 7 “Mad Medley”: How Harlem Influenced My Life 47 “Master Intellects and Creative Giants”: The “Talented Tenth” Paint the World Black 65 “The ...
... Future or Our Fate 1 “Some Technicolor Bazaar”: How Harlem Became the Center of the Universe 7 “Mad Medley”: How Harlem Influenced My Life 47 “Master Intellects and Creative Giants”: The “Talented Tenth” Paint the World Black 65 “The ...
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... future and the future of his community. In other words, Kareem shows us why we should feel gratitude and humility. I NTRODUCTION : O U R F UTURE O R X I I F O R E W O R D Abdul-Jabbar_OnShoulders_i-xii-262_4P.jlp 12/5/06 3:13 PM Page xii.
... future and the future of his community. In other words, Kareem shows us why we should feel gratitude and humility. I NTRODUCTION : O U R F UTURE O R X I I F O R E W O R D Abdul-Jabbar_OnShoulders_i-xii-262_4P.jlp 12/5/06 3:13 PM Page xii.
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... future in it simply by talking negative, then they are not our future; they are our fate. scholar, co-organizer of the Million Man March, and Kwanzaa founder RON KARENGA (quoted in BAKARI KITWANA'S The Hip Hop Generation) A reporter ...
... future in it simply by talking negative, then they are not our future; they are our fate. scholar, co-organizer of the Million Man March, and Kwanzaa founder RON KARENGA (quoted in BAKARI KITWANA'S The Hip Hop Generation) A reporter ...
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... future road, and we now stand ready to be those same strong shoulders for others. Hopefully, this book will act as a set of tall and mighty shoulders. American philosopher George Santayana once said, “Those who cannot remember the past ...
... future road, and we now stand ready to be those same strong shoulders for others. Hopefully, this book will act as a set of tall and mighty shoulders. American philosopher George Santayana once said, “Those who cannot remember the past ...
Contenido
How Harlem Influenced My Life | 47 |
Jazz Lights Up the Heavens of Harlem | 193 |
Photo Credits | 256 |
Otras ediciones - Ver todas
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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