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SUMMARY:History Book Festival Presents Howard W. French: Born in Blackness
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DESCRIPTION:In collaboration with the History Book Festival\, join us for a
  talk\nwith Howard W. French\, author of Born in Blackness: Africa\, Afric
 ans\,\nand the Making of the Modern World\, 1471 to the Second World War\,
  an\noffering of the 2021 virtual History Book Festival. In a book that\nw
 eaves historical detail with personal reportage\, Howard W. French\nretell
 s the story of medieval and emerging Africa\, demonstrating how\nthe econo
 mic ascendancy of Europe\, the anchoring of democracy in\nAmerica\, and th
 e fulfillment of so-called Enlightenment ideals all\ngrew out of Europe’
 s dehumanizing engagement with the “darkest”\ncontinent. Born in Black
 ness retrieves the lives of major African\nhistorical figures whose legaci
 es have been downplayed or erased\,\ntelling the story of gold\, tobacco\,
  sugar\, and cotton — and the\ngreatest “commodity” of all\, the mil
 lions brought in chains to the\nNew World\, whose reclaimed histories help
  explain our present world.\nHoward W. French is a professor of journalism
  at Columbia University\nand former New York Times bureau chief in the Car
 ibbean and Central\nAmerica\, West and Central Africa\, Tokyo\, and Shangh
 ai. A two-time\nPulitzer Prize nominee\, he has authored five books. We in
 vite you to\nsupport the author by purchasing copy of their book from Brow
 seabout\nBooks. Call-in orders are accepted at (302) 226-2665 or you can s
 top\nby the store to purchase a copy. For store hours\, please visit their
 \nwebsite. Each copy purchased comes with a signed bookplate. NOTE: this\n
 meeting is being conducted through Zoom. You MUST REGISTER to receive\nins
 tructions for joining the meeting. Venue: Lewes Public Library.\nPresenter
 : History Book Festival.
X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:In collaboration with the History Book Festiva
 l\, join us for a talk with Howard W. French\, author of Born in Blackness
 : Africa\, Africans\, and the Making of the Modern World\, 1471 to the Sec
 ond World War\, an offering of the 2021 virtual History Book Festival. In 
 a book that weaves historical detail with personal reportage\, Howard W. F
 rench retells the story of medieval and emerging Africa\, demonstrating ho
 w the economic ascendancy of Europe\, the anchoring of democracy in Americ
 a\, and the fulfillment of so-called Enlightenment ideals all grew out of 
 Europe’s dehumanizing engagement with the “darkest” continent. Born 
 in Blackness retrieves the lives of major African historical figures whose
  legacies have been downplayed or erased\, telling the story of gold\, tob
 acco\, sugar\, and cotton — and the greatest “commodity” of all\, th
 e millions brought in chains to the New World\, whose reclaimed histories 
 help explain our present world. Howard W. French is a professor of journal
 ism at Columbia University and former New York Times bureau chief in the C
 aribbean and Central America\, West and Central Africa\, Tokyo\, and Shang
 hai. A two-time Pulitzer Prize nominee\, he has authored five books. We in
 vite you to support the author by purchasing copy of their book from Brows
 eabout Books. Call-in orders are accepted at (302) 226-2665 or you can sto
 p by the store to purchase a copy. For store hours\, please visit their we
 bsite. Each copy purchased comes with a signed bookplate. NOTE: this meeti
 ng is being conducted through Zoom. You MUST REGISTER to receive instructi
 ons for joining the meeting. Venue: Lewes Public Library. Presenter: Histo
 ry Book Festival.
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