NELL IRVIN PAINTER Edwards Professor of American History, Princeton University December 14, 2005

CREATING BLACK AMERICANS

Painter offers a magnificent account of a past rich in beauty and creativity, but also tragedy and trauma. She traces black history from life in Africa before slavery to today's hip-hop culture, and interweaves her narrative with works of art, adding a new dimension to our understanding of African-American history. Submitted by Eventful on behalf of dano