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A review by seano
100 Amazing Facts About the Negro by Henry Louis Gates Jr.
5.0
Well, if you're looking for one book to read during Black History Month, you could to a lot worse than this fascinating collection of articles about black history by Henry Louis Gates Jr.
The book took us from Pushkin to Dumas, Argentina to Ethiopia, from Jack Johnson (the first black heavyweight champion) to Saint Maurice (the first black saint.)
It told us about Malcolm X at Oxford, John Brown at Harper's Ferry, and the only black family on the Titanic.
Gates does a fantastic job providing context and research and always fascinating stories.
It's my first 5 star book this year. Y'all should read it.
The book took us from Pushkin to Dumas, Argentina to Ethiopia, from Jack Johnson (the first black heavyweight champion) to Saint Maurice (the first black saint.)
It told us about Malcolm X at Oxford, John Brown at Harper's Ferry, and the only black family on the Titanic.
Gates does a fantastic job providing context and research and always fascinating stories.
It's my first 5 star book this year. Y'all should read it.