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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... record of what their forebears have accomplished lose the inspiration which comes from the teaching of biography and history.” One time and place in his- tory provided a powerful inspiration to me. Between 1920 and 1940, in the Harlem ...
... record of what their forebears have accomplished lose the inspiration which comes from the teaching of biography and history.” One time and place in his- tory provided a powerful inspiration to me. Between 1920 and 1940, in the Harlem ...
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... 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 spark within us. Maybe it won't be a four-minute mile, maybe ...
... 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 spark within us. Maybe it won't be a four-minute mile, maybe ...
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... records in the history of the game. There is no doubt that they made it possible for me to be as successful as I was. “'Musical Fireworks': Jazz Lights Up the Heavens of Harlem” follows the evolution of jazz from its modest birth in the ...
... records in the history of the game. There is no doubt that they made it possible for me to be as successful as I was. “'Musical Fireworks': Jazz Lights Up the Heavens of Harlem” follows the evolution of jazz from its modest birth in the ...
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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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