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The Future of the Race

Gates, Henry Louis, Jr. (Author) West, Cornel (Author)

ISBN-10: 067944405X
ISBN-13: 9780679444053

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In a groundbreaking collaboration, and taking the great W.E.B. DuBois as their model, two of America's foremost African-American intellectuals address the dreams, fears, aspirations, and responsibilities of the black community--especially the black elite--on the eve of the 21st century.
Preface
Parable of the Talentsp. 1
Black Strivings in a Twilight Civilizationp. 53
Appendix: W. E. B. Du Bois and "The Talented Tenth"p. 115
Appendix: "The Talented Tenth," W. E. B. Du Bois, 1903p. 133
Appendix: "The Talented Tenth Memorial Address," W. E. B. Du Bois, 1948p. 159
Notesp. 179
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Henry Louis Gates was born on September 16, 1950, in Keyser, West Virginia. A respected scholar in African American Studies, Gates graduated from Yale and Cambridge universities. A visit to Africa during the 1970s further developed his interest in African American literature and culture and helped him expand his theories. He is responsible for rediscovering and reviving many writings by black authors, and his goal is to restore the role of black literature in its proper context. He has written numerous historical books including Colored People: A Memoir, A Chronology of African-American History, and The Future of the Race. Gates also has his critics; his appearance at the obscenity trial of the rap group 2 Live Crew was seen as flagrantly self-advancing, and he has been accused of being overly Afrocentric. Nevertheless, his reputation as a scholar is well-deserved. Not only has he taught at Harvard, Yale, Duke, and Cornell, but he has been awarded many honors, including the highly coveted MacArthur Foundation "genius grant."
African-American writer, educator, and activist Cornell West was educated at both Harvard and Princeton University, where he earned both his M. A. and Ph.D. West has served as the W. E. B. DuBois Lecturer at Harvard University and is currently a professor at Harvard University. West wrote Race Matters and Restoring Hope: Conversations on the Future of Black America, two novels about the controversial issues surrounding African-Americans today.
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Edition: N/A
Publisher: Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group
Binding: Trade Cloth
Pages: 176
Size:
Weight: 0.84 lbs.
Language: English

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