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Born in Blackness: Africa, Africans, and the Making of the Modern World, 1471 to the Second World War
By French, Howard W.
- ISBN
- 9781631495823
- Publisher
- Liveright
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Reviewed on September 1, 2021 | Social Sciences
Award-winning reporter French (journalism, Columbia Univ.; China's Second Continent) argues that citizens of Western countries too-often believe that their nation's economic power is the simple byproduct of its own success. Oftentimes, there is little to no credit given to the enslaved African who paid the ultimate price for white nations' wealth and prestige; French aims to correct the record in this book. He seamlessly guides readers thr...Log In or Sign Up to Read More
