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Book

In search of our roots : how 19 extraordinary African Americans reclaimed their past

Call Numbers

  • 973.0496 G2593.5 (CEN)
  • H 973.0496 G2593.5 (CEN)

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Edition

Second Skyhorse Publishing edition

Publication Information

New York : Skyhorse Publishing, 2024.

Physical Description

xi, 438 pages : illustrations, map, portraits ; 23 cm

Summary

The distinguished scholar examines the origins and history of African-American ancestry as he profiles nineteen noted African Americans and illuminates their individual family sagas throughout U.S. history.

Contents

  • Introduction: Family matters
  • Prefatory notes on the African slave trade
  • Maya Angelou
  • Quincy Jones
  • Morgan Freeman
  • Tina Turner
  • Peter J. Gomes
  • Sara Lawrence-Lightfoot
  • Tom Joyner
  • Benjamin Carson
  • Oprah Winfrey
  • Whoopi Goldberg
  • Mae Jemison
  • T.D. Jakes
  • Linda Johnson Rice
  • Kathleen Henderson
  • Jackie Joyner-Kersee
  • Don Cheadle
  • Chris Rock
  • Bliss Broyard
  • Chris Tucker
  • How to trace your own roots.

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