Four Hundred Souls is an epoch-defining history of African America, the first to appear in a generation, told by ninety leading Black voices -- co-curated by Ibram X. Kendi, author of the million-copy bestseller How To Be an Antiracist, and Keisha N. Blain, author of Set the World on Fire.
In chronological chapters, each by a different author and spanning five years, the book charts the four-hundred-year journey of African Americans to the present - a journey defined by inhuman oppression, visionary struggles and stunning achievements.
Contributors include some of today's leading writers, historians, journalists, lawyers, poets and activists. Together - through essays and short stories, personal vignettes and fiery polemics - they redefine America and the way its history can be told.
| ISBN: | 9781529114676 |
| Publication date: | 17th February 2022 |
| Author: | Ibram X. Kendi, Keisha N. Blain |
| Publisher: | Vintage an imprint of Random House |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Pagination: | 528 pages |
| Primary Genre | Biographies & Autobiographies |
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Four Hundred Souls is an epoch-defining history of African America, the first to appear in a generation, told by ninety leading Black voices -- co-curated by Ibram X. Kendi, author of the million-copy bestseller How To Be an Antiracist, and Keisha N. Blain, author of Set the World on Fire.
In chronological chapters, each by a different author and spanning five years, the book charts the four-hundred-year journey of African Americans to the present - a journey defined by inhuman oppression, visionary struggles and stunning achievements.
Contributors include some of today's leading writers, historians, journalists, lawyers, poets and activists. Together - through essays and short stories, personal vignettes and fiery polemics - they redefine America and the way its history can be told.
Four Hundred Souls features in the following genres: Biographies & Autobiographies, History of the Americas, Ethnic groups and multicultural studies, Social and cultural history, Colonialism and imperialism, Slavery and abolition of slavery, Revolutions, uprisings, rebellions, True stories of heroism, endurance and survival, True stories of survival of abuse and injustice, Migration, immigration and emigration, Reportage, journalism or collected columns, Anthologies: general
Four Hundred Souls is available in Paperback, Hardback
Four Hundred Souls was written by Ibram X. Kendi, Keisha N. Blain and published by Vintage an imprint of Random House
Four Hundred Souls has 528 pages
£11.69
