America had fifteen thousand years of history before Christopher Columbus kicked-off centuries of European invasions. This book tells the story of the American Indian nations and their world before the Europeans.
A renowned author and blues historian chronicles his travels as he traces music of the African diaspora to dozens of locations around the world.
This text recounts experiences from a half-century spent following, documenting, recording, and writing about the Africa-influenced music of the United States, Brazil and the Caribbean.
This book describes how the first African American mass political organization was able to gain support from throughout the African diaspora to finance the Black Star Line, a black merchant marine that would form the basis of an enclave economy after World War I. Understanding t…