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Four Hundred Souls: A Community History of African America
Details: Four Hundred Souls is a one-of-a-kind "community" history of African Americans in a single volume. Ibram X. Kendi and Keisha N. Blain, the editors, have gathered ninety exceptional writers, each of whom is responsible for a five-year period of a four-hundred-year history. The authors use a range of strategies to investigate their periods, including historical articles, short stories, personal anecdotes, and fiery polemics.