Born in Blackness, Africa, Africans, and the making of the modern world, 1471 to the Second World War, Howard W. French
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Born in Blackness, Africa, Africans, and the making of the modern world, 1471 to the Second World War, Howard W. French
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eng
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 433-483) and index
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Born in Blackness
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Howard W. French
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Africa, Africans, and the making of the modern world, 1471 to the Second World War
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Revealing the central yet intentionally obliterated role of Africa in the creation of modernity, Born in Blackness vitally reframes our understanding of world history. In a sweeping narrative that traverses 600 years, one that eloquently weaves precise historical detail with poignant personal reportage, Pulitzer Prize finalist Howard W. French retells the story of medieval and emerging Africa, demonstrating how the economic ascendancy of Europe, the anchoring of democracy in America, and the fulfillment of so-called Enlightenment ideals all grew out of Europe's dehumanizing engagement with the "darkest" continent
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