Bartlett's familiar Black quotations / Retha Powers, general editor ; foreword by Henry Louis Gates, Jr.
Material type:
TextPublisher: Boston, New York, London : Little, Brown and Company, 2013Description: lvi, 764 pages ; 25 cmContent type: - text
- unmediated
- volume
- 0316010170 (hbk.)
- 9780316010177 (hbk.) :
- Black quotations
- Familiar Black quotations
| Item type | Home library | Collection | Call number | Materials specified | Status | Date due | Barcode | Item holds | |
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Main Library | NonFiction | 808.882 B291 | Available | 33111007484658 |
Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:
A comprehensive, all-new collection bringing together the most thoughtful, inspiring, and wisest voices from the Black diaspora across history.
Bartlett's Familiar Black Quotations paints a rich canvas of Black history through time. Five thousand quotes are culled from the time of Ancient Egypt through American slavery, Jim Crow, the Civil Rights Era, Apartheid, to the present day. With a foreword by Henry Louis Gates, Jr. and passages from authors, artists, scientists, philosophers, theologians, activists, politicians, and many others, Bartlett's Familiar Black Quotations will appeal not only to quote aficionados and researchers, but also to history buffs. Aesop's Fables and the Holy Bible are in the same company as Nelson Mandela and President Obama; Maya Angelou and Toni Morrison; Bob Marley and Jay-Z.
A wonderful reference tool and gift, Bartlett's Familiar Black Quotations is sure to follow in the footsteps of Bartlett's Familiar Quotations , becoming a beloved authority.
Includes bibliographical references and indexes.
Guide to the use of Bartlett's familiar black quotations. -- Index of authors. -- Familiar black quotations. -- Index.
"5,000 years of literature, lyrics, poems, passages, phrases, and proverbs from voices around the world"--Book jacket.