{"product_id":"four-hundred-souls-a-community-history-of-african-america-1619-2019","title":"Four Hundred Souls: A Community History of African America, 1619-2019","description":"\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 four-hundred-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 \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, BookPage, BookRiot\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 ninety brilliant writers, each of whom takes on a five-year period of that four-hundred-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 ninety different minds, reflecting ninety 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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.correctionsbookstore.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=AUTH-9792457\"\u003eIbram X. Kendi\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Random House Large Print Publishing\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 02\/16\/2021\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 736\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.50lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.20h x 6.00w x 1.40d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780593402429\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0593402421\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLarge Print\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBISAC Categories:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.correctionsbookstore.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=CAT-BIO\"\u003eBiography \u0026amp; Autobiography\u003c\/a\u003e | \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.correctionsbookstore.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=BISAC-BIO002010\"\u003eCultural, Ethnic \u0026amp; Regional | African American \u0026amp; Black\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.correctionsbookstore.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=CAT-SOC\"\u003eSocial Science\u003c\/a\u003e | \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.correctionsbookstore.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=BISAC-SOC056000\"\u003eBlack Studies (Global)\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.correctionsbookstore.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=CAT-HIS\"\u003eHistory\u003c\/a\u003e | \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.correctionsbookstore.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=BISAC-HIS056000\"\u003eAfrican American \u0026amp; Black\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eIbram X. Kendi \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 correspondent. He is the author of many 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, and three #1 \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestsellers, \u003ci\u003eHow to Be an Antiracist; Stamped: Racism, Antiracism, and You, \u003c\/i\u003eco-authored with Jason Reynolds; and \u003ci\u003eAntiracist Baby\u003c\/i\u003e, illustrated by Ashley Lukashevsky. In 2020, \u003ci\u003eTime\u003c\/i\u003e magazine named him one of the 100 most influential people in the world. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eKeisha N. Blain\u003c\/b\u003e is an award-winning historian, professor, and writer. She is currently an associate professor of history at the University of Pittsburgh, the president of the African American Intellectual History Society, and an editor for \u003ci\u003eThe Washington Post\u003c\/i\u003e's Made by History section. Her writing has appeared in popular outlets such as \u003ci\u003eThe Atlantic, The Guardian, Politico, \u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eTime\u003c\/i\u003e. She is the author of \u003ci\u003eSet the World on Fire: Black Nationalist Women and the Global Struggle for Freedom\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eUntil I Am Free: Fannie Lou Hamer's Enduring Message to America.\u003c\/i\u003e","brand":"Random House Large Print Publishing","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45799661863087,"sku":"9780593402429","price":34.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0651\/9255\/8767\/files\/random-house-large-print-publishing-paperback-four-hundred-souls-a-community-history-of-african-america-1619-2019-33276569288941.jpg?v=1755678454","url":"https:\/\/www.correctionsbookstore.com\/es\/products\/four-hundred-souls-a-community-history-of-african-america-1619-2019","provider":"Corrections Bookstore ","version":"1.0","type":"link"}