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12 Million Black Voices
Contributor(s): Wright, Richard (Author), Bradley, David (Introduction by), Ignatiev, Noel (Foreword by)

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ISBN: 1560254467     ISBN-13: 9781560254461
Publisher: Basic Books
OUR PRICE: $18.04  

Binding Type: Paperback - See All Available Formats & Editions
Published: December 2002
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Annotation: By combining the powerful prose of Richard Wright with the startling photographs of Dorothea Lange, Walker Evans, and Arthur Rothstein, this book poignantly depicts the lives of black people in America during the Great Depression. 80 photos.
Additional Information
BISAC Categories:
- Social Science | Ethnic Studies - African American Studies
- History | United States - 20th Century
Dewey: 973.049
LCCN: 2003269647
Physical Information: 0.4" H x 6.9" W x 9.9" L (0.70 lbs) 166 pages
Themes:
- Chronological Period - 1900-1949
- Chronological Period - 1930's
- Ethnic Orientation - African American
- Chronological Period - 20th Century
Features: Illustrated, Price on Product
Review Citations: New Yorker (The) 09/06/2010 pg. 78
 
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Publisher Description:
12 Million Black Voices, first published in 1941, combines Wright's prose with startling photographs selected by Edwin Rosskam from the Security Farm Administration files compiled during the Great Depression. The photographs include works by such giants as Walker Evans, Dorothea Lange, and Arthur Rothstein. From crowded, rundown farm shacks to Harlem storefront churches, the photos depict the lives of black people in 1930s America--their misery and weariness under rural poverty, their spiritual strength, and their lives in northern ghettos. Wright's accompanying text eloquently narrates the story of these 90 pictures and delivers a powerful commentary on the origins and history of black oppression in this country. Also included are new prefaces by Douglas Brinkley, Noel Ignatiev, and Michael Eric Dyson. Among all the works of Wright, 12 Million Black Voices stands out as a work of poetry, ... passion, ... and of love.--David Bradley A more eloquent statement of its kind could hardly have been devised.--The New York Times Book Review
 
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