In search of our roots : how 19 extraordinary African Americans reclaimed their past / Henry Louis Gates, Jr.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Gates, Henry Louis, Jr., author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

African Americans--Genealogy.

African Americans.

African Americans--Biography.

United States--Genealogy.

United States.

Africa.

Africa--Genealogy.

Genre:

Genealogy.

Nonfiction.

Family histories.

Biographies.

Physical Description:

xi, 438 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm

Edition:

First edition.

Place of Publication:

New York, New York : Crown Publishers, 2009.

Summary:

The distinguished scholar examines the origins and history of African-American ancestry as he profiles nineteen noted African Americans and illuminates their individual family sagas throughout U.S. history.

Contents:

Introduction: Family matters

Prefatory notes on the African slave trade

Maya Angelou

Quincy Jones

Morgan Freeman

Tina Turner

Peter J. Gomes

Sara Lawrence-Lightfoot

Tom Joyner

Benjamin Carson

Oprah Winfrey

Whoopi Goldberg

Mae Jemison

T.D. Jakes

Linda Johnson Rice

Kathleen Henderson

Jackie Joyner-Kersee

Don Cheadle

Chris Rock

Bliss Broyard

Chris Tucker

How to trace your own roots.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

National Association for the Advancement of Colored People Image Awards Outstanding Literary Work - Nonfiction, Winner, 2010

Black Caucus of the American Library Association Literary Awards - Outstanding Contribution to Publishing Citation, Winner, 2010

ISBN:

9780307382405

0307382400

9781510720701

1510720707

OCLC:

214934461

Publisher Number:

99932928449