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In search of our roots : how 19 extraordinary African Americans reclaimed their past
Title:
In search of our roots : how 19 extraordinary African Americans reclaimed their past
ISBN:
9780307382405

9781510720701
Edition:
1st ed.
Publication Information:
New York : Crown Publishers, c2009.
Physical Description:
viii, 438 p. : ill. ; 25 cm.
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.
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.
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