Worlds Great Men of Color

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An eye-opening account of the great black personalities of world history. In this first volume: outstanding blacks of Asia and Africa and historical figures before Christ -- including Akhenaton Aesop Hannibal Cleopatra Zenobia Askia the Great the Mahdi Samuel Adjai Crowther and many more. Worlds Great Men of Color is a comprehensive account of the great Black personalities in world history. J. A. Rogers was one of the first Black scholars to devote most of his life to researching the lives of hundreds of men and women of color. This first volume is a convenient reference; equipped with a comprehensive introduction it treats all aspects of recorded Black history. J. A. Rogerss book is vital reading for everyone who wants a fuller and broader understanding of the great personalities who have shaped our world. The companion volume covers the great Blacks of Europe South and Central America the West Indies and the United States including Marcus Garvey Robert Browning Dom Pedro Alexandre Dumas Joachim Murat Aleksander Sergeevich Pushkin Alessandro de Medici St. Benedict the Moor and many others.