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Book

The humanity archive : recovering the soul of Black history from a whitewashed American myth

Call Number

  • 973.0496 F786 (CEN)

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Edition

First edition.

Publication Information

[New Egypt, New Jersey] : Row House, [2022]

Physical Description

xxi, 390 pages ; 24 cm

Summary

"Using history as a foundation, The Humanity Archive uses storytelling techniques to make history come alive and uncover the truth behind America's whitewashed history. Challenging dominant perspectives, author Jermaine Fowler goes outside the textbooks to find recognizably human stories. Connecting current issues with the heroic struggles of those who have come before us, Fowler brings hidden history to light"--Provided by publisher.

Contents

  • Prologue
  • Buried truth. Whitewashing American history ; Who are you? ; Miseducated ; The search for truth
  • Foundational presence. Into Africa ; Scattered lives ; Appropriate(d) culture ; The fabric of America
  • Anti-Black American history. Resistance! Resistance! Resistance! ; Civil war ; Dawn to dusk ; A portrait of suffering ; Jim Crow took a road trip
  • Let's speak of possibilities. Excellence or equality ; Are we a democracy yet? ; The crossroads of history.

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