This book moves the field forward in its collective conversation about the interpretation of slavery-acknowledging the criticism of the past and acting in the present to develop an inclusive interpretation of slavery.
#3123943 in Books 2005-10-31 2005-10-31Original language:EnglishPDF # 1 11.90 x 1.00 x 9.90l; #File Name: 0756607280304 pages
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1 of 1 people found the following review helpful. A lot of Black History for your coffee table!By KarenIt's a well done event driven historical reference. Everyone who has looked in it has been impressed. If you are a history buff I - add it to your collection.3 of 3 people found the following review helpful. A splendid bookBy CleisthenesDK Publishing has created a splendid book. The text by historian David Rubel is wonderfully written and very moving. The book is perhaps the best single full account of the momentous civil rights revolution from 1954 to 1968. And the combination of text and pictures in The Coming Free is breathtaking: one beautifully designed spread after another; each with amazing (and often rare) photographs. You can't help turning the pages. Rubel has also filled the book with dozens of short essays; many of them biographies of key figures. In short; The Coming Free seems a breakthrough book for DK: it signals a far higher quality of text; pictures; and their integration than DK has done before. Kudos to Rubel and DK.
