Along with admission to the event, each ticket comes with a signed copy of Four Hundred Souls, to be fulfilled by Loyalty Bookstore. They'll explore the book's themes of resistance and struggle, hope and reinvention, and discuss how history illuminates the past, shapes the present, and guides our imagination for the future. So, in this spirit, please join us Monday, February 1 to launch Four Hundred Souls with a stirring panel discussion featuring Kendi and Blain in conversation with some of today's sharpest minds: Alicia Garza ( The Purpose of Power), The Atlantic's Clint Smith, Isabel Wilkerson ( Caste), and Kiese Laymon ( Heavy). This format honors the many voices of Black America and celebrates the importance of the communal approach to the spirit of Black History.
Blain, assembled 90 writers to consider the 400-year journey of African Americans from 1619 to the present. Kendi along with co-editor, award-winning historian Keisha N.
A community of souls : an introduction / by Ibram X. Four Hundred Souls is a unique one-volume community history of African Americans.Ibram X. Blain have assembled a communal history of African Americans, with 90 brilliant writers each exploring a 5-year period in that 400-year span. A choral history of African Americans covering 400 years of history in the. In Four Hundred Souls: A Community History of African America, 1619–2019, editors Dr. Elliot, NMAAHC curator will moderate.Ĭlick here to Purchase your copy of Four Hundred Souls.The story of African Americans is one of history's great epics: A 400-year journey that begins in 1619 and stretches through the present, where African Americans continue on a path defined by inhuman oppression, visionary struggles, stunning achievements, and millions of ordinary lives. Blain in a discussion about the impact of the African American community on social justice trajectory of American History. An extraordinary, moderated discussion featuring editors Kendi and Blain will focus on historic eras such as Slavery, Reconstruction, Segregation, and their sustained impact on the United States.Ĭontributors Herb Boyd, City College of New York, Kali Nicole Gross, Emory University, Peniel Joseph, University of Texas, and Annette Gordon Reed, Harvard University will join Prof. Kendi 8,778 ratings, 4.58 average rating, 1,416 reviews Open Preview Four Hundred Souls Quotes Showing 1-30 of 82 The most marvelous, unbelievable thing about Black people in America is that they exist. They approach history from various perspectives: through the eyes of towering historical icons, the untold stories of ordinary people, as well as landmarks, laws, and artifacts. Four Hundred Souls: A Community History of African America, 1619-2019 by Ibram X. Entitled Four Hundred Souls, each contributor writes about a five-year period of 400 years of American history using essays, short stories, personal vignettes, and fiery polemics. Blain, author of Set the World on Fire have assembled 90 extraordinary writers to document the four-hundred-year journey of African Americans from 1619 to the present. Kendi, author of How to Be an Antiracist, and Keisha N.
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