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Summary: The power of denial.
Review: Wow, this book was informative and yet extremely hard to put down, this is combination i very seldomly come across. There is so much to say about this book. Although it's not exaustive by any means, it pretty much gives you that complete sequential view that you find yourself saying "oohhhh" to. What struck me most about this book was the denial and the need for white christian men to feel less guilty about their exploitation and how, many of the "moral men" including a few of our founding fathers, found themselves often contradicting themselves on the issue of slavery. On the one side they would say and admit that slavery was wrong but then justify their actions by claiming that they (the slaves) were better off that way, being that according to the whites, slaves were incapable of taking care of themselves.
I enjoyed this book so much that i went ahead and bought the dvd as well to get a visisual of what i read.
bottom line,
if you want a straight foward book on slavery in america, look no further.
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Summary: Great!
Review: "Africans in America" is a great book that vitalizes the Black American's history, and paints a perspective on slavery as an economic horror, not a moral evil. I HIGHLY recommend to all.
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Summary: Wonderful
Review: I am a Nigerian born American, and have lived in the US for 40-years. This is the first book I have ever read from the SLAVES point of view. I have been married for 30-years to an American born African American, and this book, for the first time, explains to me why my 91-year old mother-in-law who lives with us could not watch the movie "Color Purple" or the PBS broadcast of Africans in America. I can now associate the Black American in the street as someone from my village in Nigeria. I am humbled by the humiliation and suffering which was perpetrated on my people for no other reason than the color of their skin. This book must be read by all recent African immigrtants to the US, all heads of African Governments, as well as all editors of African news organizations, in the hope that the respective African country shall adopt this book as a required reading in African schools. I make this recommendation because any history of slavery, whatsoever, as taught in the African schools today, was written in the last 100-years, with the point of view of the SLAVEMASTER. The respective modern day African country has no record of Slavery in America from 1450 to 1900. Worse yet, all the conditions that lead to tribal conflict and genocide exist today in many parts of Africa. Those who have no sense of history will repeat the mistakes of yester-years. This should be the beginning of a new dialogue among Africans and African Americans.
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Summary: A good buy.
Review: I happen to have not only learned from this book but also enjoyed reading it. There's a lot of detail and even some inconsistencies but I've yet to come across a completely perfect representation of history. As far as inconsistencies noted by a fellow reviewer, there is no one official count of slaves...there are only estimates, and those estimates are also broken down into several sub-categories. You will find a variety of statistics on the slave trade but that should be expected by now...especially given the cruelty and inhuman conditions that existed. Who's to say how many slaves were killed that were never reported?
Point blank...this book is worth the money. It's a nice mix of fact that ties in your emotions with mini-storylines based on real occurrences.
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Summary: Absolutely The Best!
Review: Simply, the research team covers everything from much needed basic history to indepth discussion in a conversational tone.Great attention is given to documentation of facts. Written for all to enjoy, from the novice to the advanced scholar. A literary masterpiece. MUST read!!
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Summary: Exceptional History
Review: This book is an extraordinarily readable version of a dark and painful period in American history. It is concise, personal, historically accurate, and, most of all, interesting. I found that I could not put the book down, something that usually occurs only with fiction. I highly recommend the text for anyone who is interested in America's early days. And if you have seen the PBS series, buy the book anyway. It is superior to the video.
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Summary: Wonderful
Review: What struck me most about this book is the story of slaves during the Revoluntary War. I'm a RW buff and hardly ever, and never in school's histroy books was this subject touched upon and to me it really had an astounding effect on the war. I didn't know that people in the 13 states feared for their lives when the British offered freedom to the slaves if they joined up with them. And then after the long war, slave owners came up from the south looking for them and dragging them out of bed. The story was to the point with a lot of interesting personal stories. I think this book should be put in all schools and this side of history should not be avoided. I suspected Jefferson was a jerk long ago and this confirms it even more. All these leaders of our country spouting words of liberty and owning hundreds of slaves. How could they have thought it was part of God's plan and design? .
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