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The Burden : African Americans and the Enduring Impact of Slavery /

This book is a plea to America to understand what life post-slavery remains like for many African Americans, who are descended from people whose unpaid labor built this land, but have had to spend the last century and a half carrying the dual burden of fighting racial injustice and rising above the...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Otros Autores: Auslander, Mark (essayist.), Hannah-Jones, Nikole (foreword.), Riley, Rochelle (Editor )
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Detriot : Wayne State University Press, [2018]
Colección:Book collections on Project MUSE.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
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Sumario:This book is a plea to America to understand what life post-slavery remains like for many African Americans, who are descended from people whose unpaid labor built this land, but have had to spend the last century and a half carrying the dual burden of fighting racial injustice and rising above the lowered expectations and hateful bigotry that attempt to keep them shackled to that past.
Notas:Essays.
Descripción Física:1 online resource: illustrations ;
ISBN:9780814345153