| 12 Million Black Voices Contributor(s): Wright, Richard (Author), Bradley, David (Introduction by), Ignatiev, Noel (Foreword by) |
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ISBN: 1560254467 ISBN-13: 9781560254461 Publisher: Basic Books OUR PRICE: $18.04 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: December 2002 Annotation: By combining the powerful prose of Richard Wright with the startling photographs of Dorothea Lange, Walker Evans, and Arthur Rothstein, this book poignantly depicts the lives of black people in America during the Great Depression. 80 photos. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Social Science | Ethnic Studies - African American Studies - History | United States - 20th Century |
| Dewey: 973.049 |
| LCCN: 2003269647 |
| Physical Information: 0.4" H x 6.9" W x 9.9" (0.70 lbs) 166 pages |
| Themes: - Chronological Period - 1900-1949 - Chronological Period - 1930's - Ethnic Orientation - African American - Chronological Period - 20th Century |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: 12 Million Black Voices, first published in 1941, combines Wright's prose with startling photographs selected by Edwin Rosskam from the Security Farm Administration files compiled during the Great Depression. The photographs include works by such giants as Walker Evans, Dorothea Lange, and Arthur Rothstein. From crowded, rundown farm shacks to Harlem storefront churches, the photos depict the lives of black people in 1930s America--their misery and weariness under rural poverty, their spiritual strength, and their lives in northern ghettos. Wright's accompanying text eloquently narrates the story of these 90 pictures and delivers a powerful commentary on the origins and history of black oppression in this country. Also included are new prefaces by Douglas Brinkley, Noel Ignatiev, and Michael Eric Dyson. Among all the works of Wright, 12 Million Black Voices stands out as a work of poetry, ... passion, ... and of love.--David Bradley A more eloquent statement of its kind could hardly have been devised.--The New York Times Book Review |