Africans and Native Americans: The Language of Race and the Evolution of Red-Black Peoples [Paperback]

Jack D. Forbes (Author)

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"A refreshing analysis of race in the Americas." -- Molefi K. Asante

About the Author

 

Jack D. Forbes was the director of Native American studies at the University of California-Davis and the author of Columbus and Other Cannibals: The Wetiko Disease of Exploitation, Imperialism and Terrorism.

Product Details

• Paperback: 352 pages
• Publisher: University of Illinois Press; 2 edition (March 1, 1993)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 025206321X
• ISBN-13: 978-0252063213
• Product Dimensions: 5.8 x 0.8 x 8.9 inches
• Shipping Weight: 15.2 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (8 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #247,020 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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11 of 11 people found the following review helpful

5.0 out of 5 stars Should be required reading January 30, 2011

By Teri Thomas

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This book used historical sources from explorers, priests, and colonizers to describe the appearance of the indigenous peoples found in the Americas in the 14th, 15th, 16th centuries. From the witnesses own descriptions these people were dark copper-toned woolly-haired peoples often referred to by the witnesses as ethiopian and or negro. These are the ancestors so many so-call African-American elders spoke of to their children and grandchildren. This book should be required reading as well as be on every "black" family's book shelf. A fascinating read without the politics of the western scholar. I would also suggest another book entitled When Rocks Cry Out by Horace Butler.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful

5.0 out of 5 stars Language is what we think with; categorizing is what humans do. January 3, 2013

By dorse

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This is a study I completely missed when it was published 20 years ago. Someone posted the cover in Facebook and that led me to investigate and eventually buy it. One of the least-told facts of world history is the centuries-old relationship between Native Americans and Africans, particularly in the pre-(European)-Colonial Americas.This monograph establishes this relationship in the first chapter, going on to explicate the construction of the concept of race as well as the conceptual, social and political impact of Eurocentric perceptions of the nonwhite world.

Anyone who is interested in any of these dynamics will find this book to be highly rewarding.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful

5.0 out of 5 stars very strong Book March 25, 2012

By A customer HALL OF FAMEVINE™ VOICE

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without a doubt this Book sheds light on so much from past centurys and times and doesn't have a spin on it to make it feel like a cut off. it goes all the way through. as a child hearing about Indian Blood in my African skin was so mind blowing and compelling and I wanted to do my Alex Hailey Roots tree and see where it would lead. books as this will take you on a journey back and also is very detailed and how ancestors told of stories and how certain things were and this book is very informative and a Must have and read.