What forces transformed Africans into African Americans? How did they sustain themselves during centuries of captivity and oppression? In what way did their presence shape their attitudes - and fortunes - of White America? How did Black people become a nation within a nation? And what are the prospects for that nation in the 1990s? These are among the questions that Lerone Bennett Jr addresses in this companion volume to his "Before the Mayflower". It tells its story from a developmental perspective. Its first section; "Foundations"; encompasses Black slaves and White indentured servants; the Black founding fathers and the relationship between African-Americans and Indians. In the second section; "Directions"; Bennett traces the growth of Black labour and Black capital and their convergence into a separate economy.
#102806 in Books Penguin Books 1982-12-01 1991-12-01Original language:EnglishPDF # 1 9.20 x 1.40 x 6.10l; 2.19 #File Name: 0140157344928 pagesGreat product!
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6 of 7 people found the following review helpful. Important; but you had better like preparatory detailsBy DougpoundI wanted to really dig into this subject; but this was beyond what I expected. Let's put it this way: The bombing of Pearl Harbor didn't occur until 2/3rds of the way into the book. Most of it is about preparation--the best part of the book was an unbelievably detailed account of the Japanese effort. In fact; my big take-away wasn't the errors that the US made in not being prepared for Pearl Harbor--and they certainly made errors--but the utter audacious military brilliance of the Japanese in planning and executing this. That part of the book--6 stars. The rest of the book was ok; and to a large extent; highly repetitive. Of course that isn't Prange's fault entirely; in that there were three separate; full-blown investigations of the failures on the US side the caused Pearl Harbor. Oddly; after primarily focusing on the Japanese element pre-bombing; there was virtually no follow-up other than a couple of chapters discussing whether or not they should have returned and re-attacked.0 of 0 people found the following review helpful. At Dawn We SleptBy Nancy DrohanIt was a very detailed report on Pearl Harbor attack. Therefore; very hard to read; but for someone doing research on this; there are a lot of historical details. I recommend it if you need this type of information.0 of 0 people found the following review helpful. A good fairly fair and exhaustively complete history.By Customer arthurNot for the faint of heart; covers all sides; leaves one with questions; and the possibility thatthe Japanese caught us with our pants down. Written 20 years before 911.
