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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... POEMS OF LANGSTON HUGHES by Langston Hughes, copyright © 1994 by The Estate of Langston Hughes. Used by permission of Alfred A. Knopf, a division of Random House, Inc. This book is dedicated to those who had the courage Abdul ...
... POEMS OF LANGSTON HUGHES by Langston Hughes, copyright © 1994 by The Estate of Langston Hughes. Used by permission of Alfred A. Knopf, a division of Random House, Inc. This book is dedicated to those who had the courage Abdul ...
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... poem or painting or a hook shot you never thought you were capable of doing. Until you saw others do it. The Harlem Renaissance contributed to the man I am today— O N T H E S H O U L D E R S O F G I A N T S 3 Abdul-Jabbar_OnShoulders_i ...
... poem or painting or a hook shot you never thought you were capable of doing. Until you saw others do it. The Harlem Renaissance contributed to the man I am today— O N T H E S H O U L D E R S O F G I A N T S 3 Abdul-Jabbar_OnShoulders_i ...
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... 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 by helping to create the Harlem Renaissance. Meantime, the violence continued ...
... 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 by helping to create the Harlem Renaissance. Meantime, the violence continued ...
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... poetic about the new road ahead: “But by the God of heaven, we are cowards and jackasses if now that the war is over we do not marshal every ounce of our brain and brawn to fight a sterner, longer, more unbending battle against the ...
... poetic about the new road ahead: “But by the God of heaven, we are cowards and jackasses if now that the war is over we do not marshal every ounce of our brain and brawn to fight a sterner, longer, more unbending battle against the ...
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... poem “If We Must Die,” a call to action to every African-American: If we must die, let it not be like hogs Hunted and penned in the inglorious spot, While round us bark the mad and hungry dogs, Making their mock at our accursed lot. If ...
... poem “If We Must Die,” a call to action to every African-American: If we must die, let it not be like hogs Hunted and penned in the inglorious spot, While round us bark the mad and hungry dogs, Making their mock at our accursed lot. If ...
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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 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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