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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... Influenced My Life 177 “Musical Fireworks”: Jazz Lights Up the Heavens of Harlem 193 “Everything Was Mostly Fun”: How Jazz Influenced My Life 239 Photo Credits 256 Bibliography 257 Acknowledgments 261 Index 263 F OREWORD : C ' MON ...
... Influenced My Life 177 “Musical Fireworks”: Jazz Lights Up the Heavens of Harlem 193 “Everything Was Mostly Fun”: How Jazz Influenced My Life 239 Photo Credits 256 Bibliography 257 Acknowledgments 261 Index 263 F OREWORD : C ' MON ...
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... influenced his own values, motivated his own accomplishments, and still guide his dreams for his 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 ...
... influenced his own values, motivated his own accomplishments, and still guide his dreams for his 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 ...
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... influence their development. Usually it's parents, grandparents, teachers, and religious leaders. Same thing holds true for me. My father taught me to have passion for jazz and basketball, and my mother taught me to have compassion for ...
... influence their development. Usually it's parents, grandparents, teachers, and religious leaders. Same thing holds true for me. My father taught me to have passion for jazz and basketball, and my mother taught me to have compassion for ...
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... influential works and accomplishments in American history. The Harlem Renaissance was like a tidal wave washing through history, especially African-American history, and as a teenager, I was caught up in that massive wave. It swept me ...
... influential works and accomplishments in American history. The Harlem Renaissance was like a tidal wave washing through history, especially African-American history, and as a teenager, I was caught up in that massive wave. It swept me ...
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... influential black-owned newspaper in the country (for whom Harlem Renaissance poet Langston Hughes was a columnist). The weekly's subscription was 125,000, but two-thirds of the readers lived outside Chicago. The paper relentlessly ...
... influential black-owned newspaper in the country (for whom Harlem Renaissance poet Langston Hughes was a columnist). The weekly's subscription was 125,000, but two-thirds of the readers lived outside Chicago. The paper relentlessly ...
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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