politalX Politics Store - Three Negro Classics: "Up from Slavery" by Booker T.Washington, "The Souls of Black Folk" by W.E.B.Du Bois, "An Autobiography of an Ex-colored Man" by James Weldon Johnson

	List Price: £5.99 Our Price: £5.99 Availability: Usually dispatched within 12 to 14 days Manufacturer: Avon Books
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Binding: Mass Market Paperback Dewey Decimal Number: 305 EAN: 9780380015818 ISBN: 0380015811 Label: Avon Books Manufacturer: Avon Books Number Of Items: 1 Number Of Pages: 512 Publication Date: 1999-07 Publisher: Avon Books Studio: Avon Books
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Spotlight customer reviews: Customer Rating: Summary: Cheap, durable, interesting Comment: This book encompasses a wide range of experiences and attitudes shared by African-Americans from Emanicipation through Reconstruction and into the 20th century as articulated by the greatest figures of the time. What's better, for the cheap amongst us (I include myself in this), it sells for a very low price given that includes 3 great classics. Plus, it's good to take traveling as it comes in a compact but durable paperback. Essential reading for anyone interested in African-American history. Up from Slavery however stands by itself as essential reading for everyone. Booker T. Washington writes not as a great 'Negro' American, or even simply as a great American, but as a great humanitarian. It is an inspiring text, outstanding even next to the culture bomb that is The Souls of Black Folks. The second book reads like poetry or classical literature because the author was such a well educated man and, unlike Up From Slavery, reads from a distinctly Negro standpoint. In my opinion, it is a little overwritten and drags in the middle but still a very good read. The last, Autobiography of an Ex-Coloured Man, puts a much more personal humanity into the volume. Its is much less political, focusing on the various incidents that make up a life lived in the shadow of the politics of colour, rather than a comment or analysis of such politics. All in all Three Negro Classics reaches for the breadth of African-American experience, and considering there are only 3 books, covers it very well. Customer Rating: Summary: Absolutely fantastic collection of books, couldn't be better Comment: I would recommend this book if you have any interest in American history. the variety of the stories is intense and it really opens your eyes to the events whcih really happened a century ago. More Reviews