“A Central Thread of Our History”: African American Heritage Lasts Longer than a Month
Posted by: Guha Shankar
“In the case of American Negroes, their labor founded the nation and was prime cause of the industrial revolution and the capitalist system of the modern world: their slavery, revolt, escape, protest and emancipation is a central thread of our history: and without their music and laughter American art and literature would never have attained …
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