World's great men of color, volume I. Asia and Africa, and historical figures before Christ, including aesop, Hannibal, Cleopatra, Zenobia, Askia the great and many others.

World's great men of color, volume I. Asia and Africa, and historical figures before Christ, including aesop, Hannibal, Cleopatra, Zenobia, Askia the great and many others.

Author: 
Rogers, J.A
Place: 
New York
Publisher: 
Touchstone
Phys descriptions: 
XVI, 431, ill
Date published: 
1996
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ISBN: 
0684815818
Call No: 
929(=96) ROG
Abstract: 

In this first volume: outstanding blacks of Asia and Africa, and historical figures before Christ including Akhenaton, Aesop, Hannibal, Cleopatra, Zenobia, Askia the Great, the Mahdi, Samuel Adjai Crowther, and many more. World's Great men of Color is a comprehensive account of the great black personalities in world history. J.A. Rogers was one of the first Black scholars to devote most of his life to researching the lives of hundreds of men and women of color. This first volume is a convenient reference;equipped with a comprehensive introduction, it treats all aspects of records Black history. J. A. Roger's book is vital reading for everyone who wants a fuller and broader understanding of the great personalities who have shaped our world. The companion volume covers, the great Blacks of Europe, South and Central America the West Indies and the United States, including Marcus Garvey, Robert Browning, Dom Pedro, Alexandre Dumas, Joachim Murat, Aleksander Sergeevich Pushkin, Alessando de'Medici, St. Benedict the Moor and many others.

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CITATION: Rogers, J.A. World's great men of color, volume I. Asia and Africa, and historical figures before Christ, including aesop, Hannibal, Cleopatra, Zenobia, Askia the great and many others. . New York : Touchstone , 1996. - Available at: https://library.au.int/worlds-great-men-color-volume-i-asia-and-africa-and-historical-figures-christ-including-aesop-3