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The Black history book, contributors, Prof. Nemata Blyden (consulting editor), Paula Akpan, Mireille Harper, Keith Lockhart, Dr. Tyesha Maddox, Dr. Raphael Njoku, Luke Pepera, George Swainston, Robin Walker, Jamie J. Wilson, Prof. David Olusoga (foreword) ; illustrators, James Graham, Anthony Limerick

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The Black history book

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contributors, Prof. Nemata Blyden (consulting editor), Paula Akpan, Mireille Harper, Keith Lockhart, Dr. Tyesha Maddox, Dr. Raphael Njoku, Luke Pepera, George Swainston, Robin Walker, Jamie J. Wilson, Prof. David Olusoga (foreword) ; illustrators, James Graham, Anthony Limerick

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Discover the rich and complex history of the peoples of Africa, and the struggles and triumphs of Black cultures and communities around the worldWith profiles of key people, movements, and events, The Black History Book brings together accounts of the most significant ideas and milestones in Black history and culture. This vital and thought-provoking book presents a bold and accessible overview of the history of the African continent and its peoples - from the earliest human migrations to modern Black communities and the African diaspora. Powerful images and innovative infographics bring to life the stories of the early kingdoms of Ancient Egypt, Nubia, and Carthage; the powerful empires of the Medieval and Early Modern eras; and the struggle against European colonizers. Black history and culture beyond the African continent is also explored in detail - including the Atlantic Slave Trade; the quilombos (slave resistance camps) of Brazil; the Harlem Renaissance and Jazz Age; the "Windrush" migration; Civil Rights and Black feminist movements; and Black Lives Matter. Using the "Big Ideas" series' trademark combination of authoritative, accessible text and bold graphics, The Black History Book examines the achievements and struggles of Black communities across the world up to the modern day, as well as the influence of Black cultures on art, literature, and music the world over. --, Publisher's description

Introduction -- Prehistory and ancient history, before 1 CE ; Africa, the mother of humanity: The first humans ; We were all Africans: Humans migrate out of Africa ; The crucible of ancient Egyptian civilization: Predynastic Egypt ; The gift of the Nile: Egypt's Old, Middle, and New Kingdoms ; The land of the bow: The Nubian kingdom of Kerma ; A dispersal of language: The Bantu migrations ; The richest city of antiquity: Ancient seafarers settle Carthage ; One bright blaze turns learning into air: The lost library of Alexandria ; Carthage must be destroyed: The Romans reach Africa -- Empire and expansion, 1-800 CE ; The third great kingdom on Earth: The trading empire of Aksum ; Devotion under persecution: Christianity reaches Africa ; Ghana, the land of gold: The Ghana Empire ; We have conquered Alexandria: The Muslim conquest of Egypt ; The endless journey: The trans-Saharan slave trade ; The people of the coast: The rise of Swahili city-states ; Masters of every art and industry: The Moors in Al-Andalus -- Faith and trade, 800-1510 ; The Zanj called one another to arms: The Zanj slave rebellion ; The daughters of my dispersed ones: The Ethiopian Jews ; All the kingdoms obey its king: The origins of the Songhai Empire ; A unique African civilization: The city of Great Zimbabwe ; We are people of the desert: Ghana converts to Islam ; The crossroads of Africa, the cradle of Islam: The Kanem Empire ; The enchanted holy city: The beginnings of Benin ; The miracles of Lalibela: Ethiopia's rock churches ; Mali will never be in thrall: The Mali Empire ; The people who pray in it will bless your name: The Great Mosque is founded at Djenné ; A mission to spread the light of Islam: The sultanate of Ifat ; All birds will flock to a fruitful tree: Europeans arrive in Africa ; The blue men form the Sahel: The city-states of Hausaland ; They follow where their animals go: The migration of the Maasai ; The mastery of technology and art: The great bronzes of Benin ; Commerce, not conquest: Ming China trades with East Africa ; Fostered and powered here: Blackamoors in Tudor England ; The quest for an African El Dorado: The gold trade in Mozambique ; Our kingdom is being lost: The manikongo succession -- Enslavement and rebellion, 1510-1700 ; A stain on the fabric of human history: The birth of the Atlantic slave trade ; Sick or well, it was work, work, work: Life on the plantations ; America's first slave revolt: The slave rebellion in Hispaniola ; A bloody rebellion in the sugar fields: Enslaved people rise up in Mexico ; Warrior villages: Brazil's slave resistance camps ; The lady of thunder: Queen Nzinga takes on Portugal ; We are kin, and we are free: The Jamaican Maroons ; From heaven in a cloud of white dust: The birth of the Asante Empire ; The rock that is unharmed by the hoe: Changamire Dombo and his army of "Destroyers" ; Race is a human invention: The creation of "race"Revolution and resistance, 1700-1900 ; We were never enslaved: The Garifuna ; Remarkable for their courage and ferocity: The warrior women of Dahomey ; Slaves have no right to property: Louisiana's Code Noir ; Am I not a man and a brother?: Abolitionism in Europe ; What, to the American slave, is your Fourth of July?: Abolitionism in the Americas ; The dead will rise to drive the white man out: The Xhosa Wars ; To send the Africans to their native quarter: The founding of Sierra Leone ; Independence or death: The Haitian Revolution ; The weary travelers flying from the land of bondage: The Underground Railroad ; The bright swords of Quranic verses: The Fulani conquest ; Up! Children of Zulu: The Zulu Empire ; Land of the free: The settlement of Liberia ; White spirits and Black spirits engaged in battle: Nat Turner's revolt ; Exchanged for cloths and beads: The Zanzibar slave trade ; Men of color, to arms!: The war to end slavery ; The price of the disaster of slavery: The golden age of Reconstruction ; Exploiting the land and its resources: The gold rush in Botswana ; We are now part of Europe: The construction of the Suez Canal ; Separate but equal: Jim Crow ; Divide and rule: The scramble for Africa ; The golden law: The ending of slavery in Brazil ; The conquering lions of Abyssinia: Ethiopia defies colonialism -- Decolonization and diasporas, (1900-present) ; A United States of Africa: Pan-Africanism ; The water of life: The Maji Maji uprising ; For Black people by Black people: Black Wall Street ; The voice of the race: Brazil's Black movements ; Young, gifted, and Black: The Harlem Renaissance ; The eternal tom-tom beating in the Negro soul: The Jazz Age ; We demand to be citizens: Black movements in France ; Was your mother counted?: The Women's War of 1929 ; A Black king will be crowned: The Rastafari movement ; We were wearing the same uniform: Black combatants in World War II ; They tell you it is the mother country: The Windrush migration ; There is no easy road to freedom: Nelson Mandela and the anti-apartheid movement ; We don't want war, we want justice: The Mau Mau uprising ; Why should our children have to travel so far to school?: Brown v. Board of Education ; Let the people see: The lynching of Emmett Till ; The only tired I was, was tired of giving in: The Montgomery bus boycott ; Ghana is free forever!: Ghana declares independence ; This is a new day in Africa: The Year of Africa ; No gender justice without racial justice: The rise of Black feminism ; I have a dream: The March on Washington ; Independence has come: "Zik" and independent Nigeria ; A new society must be born: The Black Power movement ; Denying race means denying reality: Color-blind policies in France ; I came, I saw, I conquered. That's a ball: Ball culture in the United States ; Enough is enough: The Brixton uprisings ; We are not sure the police are there to protect us: The police assault on Rodney King ; Zero tolerance of racism: The Macpherson Report ; We wish to inform you that tomorrow we will be killed: The Rwandan genocide ; African renaissance is around the corner: The African economic boom ; Yes, we can!: The election of Barack Obama ; Black Lives Matter: Global antiracism campaigns ; Our ancestors live with us: The African diaspora today

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