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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... writer and teacher, whose insights and suggestions make me a better writer. And to my children, Max and Harper, who made me want to write this book with the hope that it would provide more shoulders to stand on so they could see farther ...
... writer and teacher, whose insights and suggestions make me a better writer. And to my children, Max and Harper, who made me want to write this book with the hope that it would provide more shoulders to stand on so they could see farther ...
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... Writers Influenced My Life 117 “Fairness Creeps out of the Soul”: Basketball Comes to Harlem 137 “Hoping Against Hope”: How the Rens Basketball Team Influenced My Life 177 “Musical Fireworks”: Jazz Lights Up the Heavens of Harlem 193 ...
... Writers Influenced My Life 117 “Fairness Creeps out of the Soul”: Basketball Comes to Harlem 137 “Hoping Against Hope”: How the Rens Basketball Team Influenced My Life 177 “Musical Fireworks”: Jazz Lights Up the Heavens of Harlem 193 ...
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... writers, actors, and athletes were engaged in a cultural revolution that would change America forever. This time was called the Harlem Renaissance because, like the sixteenth-century Italian Renaissance of Michelangelo and Raphael, it ...
... writers, actors, and athletes were engaged in a cultural revolution that would change America forever. This time was called the Harlem Renaissance because, like the sixteenth-century Italian Renaissance of Michelangelo and Raphael, it ...
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... Writers like Langston Hughes and Zora Neale Hurston encouraged me to love the written word and inspired me to write books of my own. Such as this one. So, how did I come up with the idea for this book and its unique structure? Aside ...
... Writers like Langston Hughes and Zora Neale Hurston encouraged me to love the written word and inspired me to write books of my own. Such as this one. So, how did I come up with the idea for this book and its unique structure? Aside ...
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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