[AFRICAN AMERICANA] [SOCIAL HISTORY] ROGERS, J.A. [Joel Augustus]

100 Amazing Facts About the Negro With Complete Proof. A Short Cut to The World History of The Negro

New York: By the Author, 1957. Twenty-third Revised Edition. Octavo (23cm); pictorial card wrappers; 60pp; illus. Gentle sunning to spine, trivial wear to extremities, with a tiny rubber stamp of the So.Cal. Library for Social Studies & Research on the copyright page; Very Good+.

Rogers (1883-1966), born in Jamaica, was among the first African-American scholars to re-examine European history from an Afrocentric perspective. The current work, which went into many printings, provides a cross-section of his researches in the areas of the Arts, Ancient Civilizations, Exploration, Sports, etc. Rogers was the author of a number of larger works, including "Sex And Race" and "The World's Great Men of Color."

Price: $50.00

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