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Letters from Black America

Intimate Portraits of the African American Experience

Pamela Newkirk

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English
Beacon Press
11 January 2011
The first-ever narrative history of African Americans told through their own letters

Letters from Black America fills a literary and historical void by presenting the spectrum of African American experience in the most intimate way possible-through the heartfelt correspondence of those who lived through monumental changes and pivotal events, from the American Revolution to the war in Iraq, from slavery to the election of Obama.
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Imprint:   Beacon Press
Country of Publication:   United States
Dimensions:   Height: 228mm,  Width: 152mm,  Spine: 25mm
Weight:   608g
ISBN:   9780807001158
ISBN 10:   0807001155
Pages:   400
Publication Date:  
Audience:   General/trade ,  ELT Advanced
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Inactive

Pamela Newkirk is the editor of A Love No Less- More Than Two Centuries of African American Love Letters and the author of Within the Veil- Black Journalists, White Media. An award-winning journalist and professor of journalism at New York University, she lives in New York City.

Reviews for Letters from Black America: Intimate Portraits of the African American Experience

&ldquo;As the country enters a fresh atmosphere around our latest president,&#160; Letters from Black America &#160;strikes a vital, rich chord in which to breathe the new air.&rdquo;<br>&mdash;Karen Long, Cleveland Plain Dealer <br> &#160;<br> &ldquo;The great achievement is that these writings often go far beyond race and class to simply tell the story of the human experience in America.&rdquo;<br>&mdash; Library Journal, starred review<br> &#160;<br> &ldquo; Letters from Black America &#160;is itself a work of art.&rdquo;<br>&mdash;Andrew Carroll, editor of&#160; Letters of a Nation and&#160; War Letters <br> &#160;<br> &ldquo;An extraordinary peek at what went on behind the closed doors of black America for nearly three hundred years. Notables are reduced to human beings, and the anonymous come to life. These extraordinary snapshots of the past will provide hours of informative pleasure and delightful reading.&rdquo;&#160;<br>&mdash;James McBride, author of&#160; The Color of W


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