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A MOST ANTICIPATED BOOK FROM: Oprah Daily, Business Insider, Marie Claire, The Seattle Times, Lit Hub, Bustle, and New York Magazineās Vulture
Introduction by New York Times bestselling author Henry Louis Gates Jr.Ā
Spanning more than 35 years of work, the first comprehensive collection of essays, criticism, and articles by the legendary author of the Harlem Renaissance, Zora Neale Hurston, showcasing the evolution of her distinctive style as an archivist and author.
āOne of the greatest writers of our time.āāToni Morrison
You Donāt Know Us Negroes is the quintessential gathering of provocative essays from one of the worldās most celebrated writers, Zora Neale Hurston. Spanning more than three decades and penned during the backdrop of the birth of the Harlem Renaissance, Montgomery bus boycott, desegregation of the military, and school integration, Hurstonās writing articulates the beauty and authenticity of Black life as only she could. Collectively, these essays showcase the roles enslavement and Jim Crow have played in intensifying Black peopleās inner lives and culture rather than destroying it. She argues that in the process of surviving, Black people re-interpreted every aspect of American cultureā"modif[ying] the language, mode of food preparation, practice of medicine, and most certainly religion.ā White supremacy prevents the world from seeing or completely recognizing Black people in their full humanity and Hurston made it her job to lift the veil and reveal the heart and soul of the race. These pages reflect Hurston as the controversial figure she wasāsomeone who stated that feminism is a mirage and that the integration of schools did not necessarily improve the education of Black students. Also covered is the sensational trial of Ruby McCollum, a wealthy Black woman convicted in 1952 for killing her lover, a white doctor.
Demonstrating the breadth of this revered and influential writerās work, You Donāt Know Us Negroes and Other Essays is an invaluable chronicle of a writerās development and a window into her world and mind.
This book title, You Don't Know Us Negroes and Other Essays - 9780063211100, ISBN: 9780063211100, by Zora Neale Hurston, Henry Louis Gates, Genevieve West, published by HarperCollins (January 11, 2022) is available in paperback. Our minimum order quantity is 25 copies. All standard bulk book orders ship FREE in the continental USA and delivered in 4-10 business days.
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