100 Amazing Facts About The Negro

Author : J. A. Rogers
Publisher : Wesleyan University Press
Page : 74 pages
File Size : 54,6 Mb
Release : 2012-07-25
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9780819575494

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100 Amazing Facts About the Negro with Complete Proof by J. A. Rogers Pdf

White supremacy-busting facts that ran in the black publication the Pittsburgh Courier, written by the renowned African American author and journalist. First published in 1934 and revised in 1962, this book gathers journalist and historian Joel Augustus Rogers’ columns from the syndicated newspaper feature titled Your History. Patterned after the look of Ripley’s popular Believe It or Not the multiple vignettes in each episode recount short items from Rogers’s research. The feature began in the Pittsburgh Courier in November 1934 and ran through the 1960s. “I have been intrigued by this book, and by its author, since I first encountered it as a student in an undergraduate survey course in African-American history at Yale . . . Sometimes, [Rogers] was astonishingly accurate; at other times, he seems to have been tripping a bit, shall we say.” —Henry Louis Gates, Jr., The Root “Rogers made great contribution to publishing and distributing little know African history facts through books and pamphlets such as 100 Amazing Facts About the Negro with Complete Proof and The Five Negro Presidents . . . The common thread in Roger’s research was his unending aim to counter white supremacist propaganda that prevailed in segregated communities across the United States against people of African descent.” —Black History Heroes

Author : Joel A. Rogers
Publisher : Ravenio Books
Page : 58 pages
File Size : 51,9 Mb
Release : 1957
Category : History
ISBN : 8210379456XXX

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100 Amazing Facts About the Negro by Joel A. Rogers Pdf

Author : J.A. Rogers
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 46,9 Mb
Release : 1987
Category : Electronic
ISBN : OCLC:1420380939

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100 Amazing Facts About The Negro: With Complete Proof by J.A. Rogers Pdf

Author : Joel Augustus Rogers
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 58 pages
File Size : 46,7 Mb
Release : 198?
Category : Black race
ISBN : OCLC:11384229

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100 Amazing Facts about the Negro, with Complete Proof by Joel Augustus Rogers Pdf

Author : J. A. Rogers
Publisher : www.bnpublishing.com
Page : 22 pages
File Size : 47,5 Mb
Release : 2017-11-15
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 1684114527

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The Five Negro Presidents by J. A. Rogers Pdf

Historian Joel Augustus Rogers provides his evidence that there have been nineteenth- and twentieth-century presidents of the United States who had partial black ancestry, including Harding, Jefferson, Jackson and Lincoln.

Author : Joel Rogers,Willie Lynch
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 100 pages
File Size : 46,7 Mb
Release : 2017-08-29
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 1975882857

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100 Amazing Facts About the Negro With Complete Proof and the Willie Lynch Letter and the Making of a Slave by Joel Rogers,Willie Lynch Pdf

100 Amazing Facts About the Negro with complete proof by J. A. Rogers and The Willie Lynch Letter and The Making of a Slave by Willie Lynch

Author : J. A. Rogers
Publisher : Lushena Books Incorporated
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 55,9 Mb
Release : 2014-03
Category : History
ISBN : 1639232524

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100 Amazing Facts About The Negro: With Complete Hardcover by J. A. Rogers Pdf

First published in 1934 and revised in 1962, this book gathers journalist and historian Joel Augustus Rogers' columns from the syndicated newspaper feature titled Your History. Patterned after the look of Ripley's popular Believe It or Not the multiple vignettes in each episode recount short items from Rogers's research. The feature began in the Pittsburgh Courier in November 1934 and ran through the 1960s.

Author : Joel Rogers
Publisher : Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 45,9 Mb
Release : 2014-11-23
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 1503354113

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100 Amazing Facts about the Negro with Complete Proof by Joel Rogers Pdf

First published in 1934 and revised in 1962, this book gathers journalist and historian Joel Augustus Rogers' columns from the syndicated newspaper feature titled Your History. Patterned after the look of Ripley's popular Believe It or Not the multiple vignettes in each episode recount short items from Rogers's research. The feature began in the Pittsburgh Courier in November 1934 and ran through the 1960s.

Author : J.A. Rogers
Publisher : Ravenio Books
Page : 69 pages
File Size : 52,8 Mb
Release : 2024-05-21
Category : History
ISBN : 8210379456XXX

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The Real Facts About Ethiopia by J.A. Rogers Pdf

This work is organized as follows— Of What Race Are the Ethiopians? General History of Ethiopia Other Highlights of Ethiopian History The Story of Italian Aggression Against Ethiopia Slavery in Ethiopia Geography, Economic Conditions, Etc. The Ethiopian Man The Ethiopian Woman The Sex Lure of Ethiopia Britain’s Bond to Ethiopia What the Ethiopians Might Expect Under Italian Rule Haile Selassie I How Do the Ethiopians Feel Towards the Aframericans? Haile Selassie and Mussolini Contrasted What Are Ethiopia’s Chances of Victory Ethiopia’s Chief Need

Author : Molefi Kete Asante
Publisher : Prometheus Books
Page : 345 pages
File Size : 49,9 Mb
Release : 2010-06-28
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9781615924233

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100 Greatest African Americans by Molefi Kete Asante Pdf

Since 1619, when Africans first came ashore in the swampy Chesapeake region of Virginia, there have been many individuals whose achievements or strength of character in the face of monumental hardships have called attention to the genius of the African American people. This book attempts to distill from many wonderful possibilities the 100 most outstanding examples of greatness. Pioneering scholar of African American Studies Molefi Kete Asante has used four criteria in his selection: the individual''s significance in the general progress of African Americans toward full equality in the American social and political system; self-sacrifice and the demonstration of risk for the collective good; unusual will and determination in the face of the greatest danger or against the most stubborn odds; and personal achievement that reveals the best qualities of the African American people. In adopting these criteria Professor Asante has sought to steer away from the usual standards of popular culture, which often elevates the most popular, the wealthiest, or the most photogenic to the cult of celebrity. The individuals in this book - examples of lasting greatness as opposed to the ephemeral glare of celebrity fame - come from four centuries of African American history. Each entry includes brief biographical information, relevant dates, an assessment of the individual''s place in African American history with particular reference to a historical timeline, and a discussion of his or her unique impact on American society. Numerous pictures and illustrations will accompany the articles. This superb reference work will complement any library and be of special interest to students and scholars of American and African American history.

Author : Axsal Johnson
Publisher : Yusa Limited
Page : 124 pages
File Size : 50,7 Mb
Release : 2017-12-12
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 0993085970

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100 Amazing Facts About The Negro by Axsal Johnson Pdf

100 Amazing Facts About The Negro: With Complete Proof: The 2017 Edition Celebrating Black Excellence is as much of a tribute to the life and works of J. A Rogers as it is to the black African community of the world and the excellence they exhibit in every social, professional and academic field so naturally.

Author : Patrick Vernon,Angelina Osborne
Publisher : Robinson
Page : 414 pages
File Size : 55,7 Mb
Release : 2020-09-24
Category : History
ISBN : 9781472144294

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100 Great Black Britons by Patrick Vernon,Angelina Osborne Pdf

'An empowering read . . . it is refreshing to see somebody celebrate the role that black Britons have played in this island's long and complicated history' DAVID LAMMY, author of Tribes, in 'The best books of 2020', the Guardian 'Timely and so important . . . recognition is long overdue . . . I would encourage everyone to buy it!' DAWN BUTLER MP A long-overdue book honouring the remarkable achievements of key Black British individuals over many centuries, in collaboration with the 100 Great Black Britons campaign founded and run by Patrick Vernon OBE. 'Building on decades of scholarship, this book by Patrick Vernon and Dr Angelina Osborne brings the biographies of Black Britons together and vividly expands the historical backdrop against which these hundred men and women lived their lives.' From the Foreword, by DAVID OLUSOGA 'I am delighted to see the relaunch of 100 Great Black Britons. For too long the contribution of Britons of African and Caribbean heritage have been underestimated, undervalued and overlooked' SADIQ KHAN, Mayor of London Patrick Vernon's landmark 100 Great Black Britons campaign of 2003 was one of the most successful movements to focus on the role of people of African and Caribbean descent in British history. Frustrated by the widespread and continuing exclusion of the Black British community from the mainstream popular conception of 'Britishness', despite Black people having lived in Britain for over a thousand years, Vernon set up a public poll in which anyone could vote for the Black Briton they most admired. The response to this campaign was incredible. As a result, a number of Black historical figures were included on the national school curriculum and had statues and memorials erected and blue plaques put up in their honour. Mary Seacole was adopted by the Royal College of Nursing and was given the same status as Florence Nightingale. Children and young people were finally being encouraged to feel pride in their history and a sense of belonging in Britain. Now, with this book, Vernon and Osborne have relaunched the campaign with an updated list of names and accompanying portraits -- including new role models and previously little-known historical figures. Each entry explores in depth the individual's contribution to British history - a contribution that too often has been either overlooked or dismissed. In the wake of the 2018 Windrush scandal, and against the backdrop of Brexit, the rise of right-wing populism and the continuing inequality faced by Black communities across the UK, the need for this campaign is greater than ever.

Author : Henry Louis Gates, Jr.
Publisher : Pantheon
Page : 496 pages
File Size : 41,8 Mb
Release : 2017-10-24
Category : History
ISBN : 9780307908728

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100 Amazing Facts About the Negro by Henry Louis Gates, Jr. Pdf

The first edition of Joel Augustus Rogers’s now legendary 100 Amazing Facts About the Negro with Complete Proof, published in 1934, was billed as “A Negro ‘Believe It or Not.’” Rogers’s little book was priceless because he was delivering enlightenment and pride, steeped in historical research, to a people too long starved on the lie that they were worth nothing. For African Americans of the Jim Crow era, Rogers’s was their first black history teacher. But Rogers was not always shy about embellishing the “facts” and minimizing ambiguity; neither was he above shock journalism now and then. With élan and erudition—and with winning enthusiasm—Henry Louis Gates, Jr. gives us a corrective yet loving homage to Roger’s work. Relying on the latest scholarship, Gates leads us on a romp through African, diasporic, and African-American history in question-and-answer format. Among the one hundred questions: Who were Africa’s first ambassadors to Europe? Who was the first black president in North America? Did Lincoln really free the slaves? Who was history’s wealthiest person? What percentage of white Americans have recent African ancestry? Why did free black people living in the South before the end of the Civil War stay there? Who was the first black head of state in modern Western history? Where was the first Underground Railroad? Who was the first black American woman to be a self-made millionaire? Which black man made many of our favorite household products better? Here is a surprising, inspiring, sometimes boldly mischievous—all the while highly instructive and entertaining—compendium of historical curiosities intended to illuminate the sheer complexity and diversity of being “Negro” in the world. (With full-color illustrations throughout.)

Author : J. A. Rogers
Publisher : Wesleyan University Press
Page : 134 pages
File Size : 40,9 Mb
Release : 2011-05-01
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9780819575531

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From "Superman" to Man by J. A. Rogers Pdf

The first book from “a tireless champion of African history,” a novel that “challenged the theories that Blacks were inferior to whites” (New York Amsterdam News). Joel Augustus Roger’s seminal work from the Harlem Renaissance, this novel—first published in 1917—is a polemic against the ignorance that fuels racism. The central plot revolves around a train speeding to California, serviced by an African American porter named Dixon. On board is a United States senator from Oklahoma, a man obsessed by race who makes no attempts to hide his prejudice. Unable to sleep, the politician encounters Dixon in the smoking car, and thus ensues a debate about religion, science, and racial equality . . . “A bold discussion novel in which a cultured, well-travelled, black Pullman porter is drawn into a debate with a white passenger, a Southern senator, on the question of the superiority of the Anglo Saxon and the inferiority of the Negro.” —The Guardian “A genuine treasure. I still insist that From ‘Superman’ to Man is the greatest book ever written in English on the Negro by a Negro and I am glad to know that increasing thousands of black and white readers re-echo the high opinion of it which I had expressed some years ago.” —Hubert Henry Harrison “A stirring story, faithful to truth and helpful to a better understanding and feeling.” —Prof. George B. Foster, University of Chicago

Author : Joel Augustus Rogers
Publisher : Black Classic Press
Page : 108 pages
File Size : 52,9 Mb
Release : 1983
Category : History
ISBN : 0933121040

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Your History by Joel Augustus Rogers Pdf

Chronicles the accomplishments of Black men and women from all times and plac