The Myth Of The Negro Past

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Almost fifty years ago Melville Herskovits set out to debunk the myth that black Americans have no cultural past. Originally published in 1941, his unprecedented study of black history and culture recovered a rich African heritage in religious and secular life, the language and arts of the Americas.

subjects: Black race,  Negers,  African Continental Ancestry Group,  Negros (Em Geral),  Noirs américains,  Civilisation,  Histoire,  Culture,  71.37 ethnic groups,  History of Medicine,  African Americans,  History,  African americans, history,  Race Relations,  Anthropology,  NATURAL SCIENCES,  Biological sciences in general,  General genetics. General cytogenetics