Songs of My People: African Americans : A Self-Portrait - Softcover

Eric Easter; Dudley M. Brooks

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0316109819 ISBN 13: 9780316109819

Publisher: Little Brown & Co, 1992

Synopsis

Fifty African-American photojournalists open a "revelatory window to a world of pulsing blackness" with photographs of African-American culture, from the Mississippi cotton fields to the New York Stock Exchange. Simultaneous. National ad/promo. TV tie-in. Tour.

About this title

From Library Journal:

This book assembles images of African Americans by 50 black photojournalists from across the nation. The editors are photojournalists and broadcast journalists from Washington, D.C. The images are well reproduced and captioned simply, without dates but with geographical location, photographer, and explanatory phrases and paragraphs. Gordon Parks, the first black photographer to work at Life and Vogue and the first black director in Hollywood, contributes a poetic and evocative essay. Four thoughtful essays by black writers and critics introduce thematically arranged sections on the black male; black artists, musicians, performers, filmmakers, athletes, and ministers; black women; and the black family. All the photographs are powerful, memorable, and revealing of black culture, a testament to the skill of the editors and photographers. This is highly recommended for photography, photojournalism, American culture, and African American studies collections.
- Kathleen Collins, Great Barrington, Mass.
Copyright 1992 Reed Business Information, Inc.

About this edition

• Publisher: Little Brown & Co
• Publication date: 1992
• ISBN 10: 0316109819
• ISBN 13: 9780316109819
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 209