| There Is a River: The Black Struggle for Freedom in America Contributor(s): Harding, Vincent (Author) |
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ISBN: 0156890895 ISBN-13: 9780156890892 Publisher: Mariner Books OUR PRICE: $28.49 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: January 1993 Annotation: A great black river surges in opposition to the powerful currents of slavery and racism: This is black history--American history--boldly and triumphantly redefined by Vincent Harding. From an unflinchingly black perspective, Harding writes of the well-known members of the struggle--Nat Turner, Frederick Douglass, Sojourner Truth, Harriet Tubman--and the anonymous as well. 24 pages of photos. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Social Science | Ethnic Studies - African American Studies - Political Science | Civil Rights - History | United States - General |
| Dewey: 323.1 |
| LCCN: 81047304 |
| Lexile Measure: 1410 |
| Series: Harvest Book |
| Physical Information: 1.23" H x 5.95" W x 8.93" (1.38 lbs) 472 pages |
| Themes: - Ethnic Orientation - African American |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: From an unflinchingly black perspective, Harding writes of the struggle of heroic African americans to achieve freedom from slavery. Index; photographs. |
Contributor Bio(s): Harding, Vincent: - Civil rights activist Vincent Harding was a friend and colleague of King and worked with Coretta Scott King to establish the King Center in Atlanta, serving as its first director. A distinguished theologian and historian, he is the award-winning author of several books and lives in Denver, Colorado. |