In praise of black women / Simone Schwarz-Bart, with Andr©♭ Schwarz-Bart ; translated by Rose-Myriam R©♭jouis, Stephanie Daval, and Val Vinokurov ; with a foreword by Howard Dodson

Author: Schwarz-Bart, Simone
Uniform Title: Hommage © la femme noire. English
Published: [Madison, WI] : The University of Wisconsin Press ; Houston, Tex. : Modus Vivendi Publications, [2001-]
Copyright Date: ©2001-
Physical Description: volumes : illustrations (chiefly color) ; 31 cm
Additional Creators: Schwarz-Bart, Andr©♭, 1928-2006

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Contents

1. Ancient African queens -- 2. Heroines of the slavery era -- 3. Modern African women -- 4. Modern women of the diaspora.

Summary

"Volume 1: Ancient African Queens weaves together oral tradition, folk legends and stories, songs, and poems, historical accounts, and travelers' tales from Egypt to southern Africa, from prehistory to the nineteenth century. These women rulers, warriors, and heroines include Amanirenas, the queen of Kush who battled Roman armies and defeated them at Aswan; Daurama, mother of the seven Hausa kingdoms; Amina Kulibali, founder of the Gabu dynasty in Senegal; Ana de Sousa Nzinga, who resisted the Portuguese conquest of Angola; Beatrice Kimpa Vita, a Kongo prophet burned at the stake by Christian missionaries; Nanda, mother of the famous warrior-king Shaka Zulu; and many others." "These extraordinary women's stories, narrated in the style of African oral tradition, are absorbing, informative, and accessible. The abundant illustrations, many of them rare images from archives throughout the world, depict the diversity among black women and make this volume a unique treasure for every art lover, every school, and every family." --Book Jacket.

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ISBN

0299172503 (set)

Collection

Barbara Ann McCarthy Collection of African-American Women Writers.

Note

Bibliography Note

Includes bibliographical references.

Source of Acquisition

Rare Books copy: Gift of Barbara Ann McCarthy and Robert B. Greer III, M.D.; 2010.

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