{"product_id":"four-hundred-souls-a-community-history-of-african-america-1619-2019-paperback","title":"Four Hundred Souls: A Community History of African America, 1619-2019 - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eIbram X. Kendi\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eKeisha N. Blain\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e#1 \u003ci\u003eNEW YORK TIMES \u003c\/i\u003eBESTSELLER - A chorus of extraordinary voices \u003cb\u003etells the epic story of\u003c\/b\u003e the 400-year journey of African Americans from 1619 to the present--edited by Ibram X. Kendi, author of \u003ci\u003eHow to Be an Antiracist, \u003c\/i\u003e and Keisha N. Blain, author of \u003ci\u003eSet the World on Fire\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eFINALIST FOR THE ANDREW CARNEGIE MEDAL - NAMED ONE OF THE BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR BY \u003ci\u003eThe Washington Post, Town \u0026amp; Country, Ms. \u003c\/i\u003emagazine, \u003ci\u003e BookPage, She Reads, BookRiot, Booklist\u003c\/i\u003e - \"A vital addition to [the] curriculum on race in America . . . a gateway to the solo works of all the voices in Kendi and Blain's impressive choir.\"--\u003ci\u003eThe Washington Post\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"From journalist Hannah P. Jones on Jamestown's first slaves to historian Annette Gordon-Reed's portrait of Sally Hemings to the seductive cadences of poets Jericho Brown and Patricia Smith, \u003ci\u003eFour Hundred Souls\u003c\/i\u003e weaves a tapestry of unspeakable suffering and unexpected transcendence.\"--\u003ci\u003eO: The Oprah Magazine\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe story begins in 1619--a year before the \u003ci\u003eMayflower\u003c\/i\u003e--when the \u003ci\u003eWhite Lion \u003c\/i\u003edisgorges \"some 20-and-odd Negroes\" onto the shores of Virginia, inaugurating the African presence in what would become the United States. It takes us to the present, when African Americans, descendants of those on the \u003ci\u003eWhite Lion \u003c\/i\u003eand a thousand other routes to this country, continue a journey defined by inhuman oppression, visionary struggles, stunning achievements, and millions of ordinary lives passing through extraordinary history. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eFour Hundred Souls \u003c\/i\u003eis a unique one-volume \"community\" history of African Americans. The editors, Ibram X. Kendi and Keisha N. Blain, have assembled 90 brilliant writers, each of whom takes on a 5-year period of that 400-year span. The writers explore their periods through a variety of techniques: historical essays, short stories, personal vignettes, and fiery polemics. They approach history from various perspectives: through the eyes of towering historical icons or the untold stories of ordinary people; through places, laws, and objects. While themes of resistance and struggle, of hope and reinvention, course through the book, this collection of diverse pieces from 90 different minds, reflecting 90 different perspectives, fundamentally deconstructs the idea that Africans in America are a monolith--instead it unlocks the startling range of experiences and ideas that have always existed within the community of Blackness. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThis is a history that illuminates our past and gives us new ways of thinking about our future, written by the most vital and essential voices of our present.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eDr. Ibram X. Kendi\u003cb\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/b\u003eis the Andrew W. Mellon Professor in the Humanities at Boston University and the founding director of the BU Center for Antiracist Research. He is a contributing writer at \u003ci\u003eThe Atlantic\u003c\/i\u003e and a CBS News racial justice contributor. He is the host of the new action podcast \u003ci\u003eBe Antiracist\u003c\/i\u003e. Dr. Kendi is the author of many highly acclaimed books including \u003ci\u003eStamped from the Beginning: The Definitive History of Racist Ideas in America\u003c\/i\u003e, which won the National Book Award for Nonfiction, making him the youngest-ever winner of that award. He has also produced five straight #1 \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestsellers, including \u003ci\u003eHow to Be an Antiracist, \u003ci\u003eAntiracist Baby\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eStamped: Racism, Antiracism, and You\u003c\/i\u003e, co-authored by Jason Reynolds. In 2020, \u003ci\u003eTime \u003c\/i\u003emagazine named Dr. Kendi one of the 100 most influential people in the world. He was awarded a 2021 MacArthur Fellowship, popularly known as the Genius Grant. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eKeisha N. Blain\u003c\/b\u003e, a 2022 Guggenheim Fellow, is an award-winning historian, professor, and writer. She is the author of the multi-prize-winning book \u003ci\u003eSet the World on Fire\u003c\/i\u003e and co-editor, with Ibram X. Kendi, of the #1 \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestseller \u003ci\u003eFour Hundred Souls\u003c\/i\u003e. She is a professor of Africana Studies and History at Brown University and a columnist for MSNBC. Her most recent book is \u003ci\u003eUntil I Am Free: Fannie Lou Hamer's Enduring Message to America.\u003c\/i\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 528\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.3 x 7.9 x 5.2 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e February 01, 2022\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eAward:\u003c\/strong\u003e ALA Notable Books (2022)\u003c\/div\u003e\n                \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eAward:\u003c\/strong\u003e Andrew Carnegie Medals for Excellence (2022)\u003c\/div\u003e\n                ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51978584588589,"sku":"9780593449349","price":23.39,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0938\/3185\/6429\/files\/VjdPZGNiamtKNFR6ZjN4TmFBTDVrUT09.webp?v=1775805996","url":"https:\/\/ishookbooks.com\/products\/four-hundred-souls-a-community-history-of-african-america-1619-2019-paperback","provider":"iShook Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}