{"product_id":"on-the-shoulders-of-giants-my-journey-through-the-harlem-renaissance-paperback","title":"On the Shoulders of Giants: My Journey Through the Harlem Renaissance - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eKareem Abdul-Jabbar\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eRaymond Obstfeld\u003c\/b\u003e (With)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eFrom 1920 to 1940, the Harlem Renaissance produced a bright beacon of light that paved the way for African-Americans all over the country.\u003c\/b\u003e The unapologetic writings of W. E. B. Du Bois and Marcus Garvey, the fervent fiction and poetry of Zora Neale Hurston and Langston Hughes, the groundbreaking art of Aaron Douglas and William H. Johnson, and the triumphant music of Duke Ellington and Louis Armstrong gave voice and expression to the thoughts and emotions that Jim Crow segregation laws had long sought to stifle. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e In \u003ci\u003eOn the Shoulders of Giants, \u003c\/i\u003e indomitable basketball star and bestselling author and historian Kareem Abdul-Jabbar invites the reader on an extraordinarily personal journey back to his birthplace, through one of the greatest political, cultural, literary, and artistic movements in our history, revealing the tremendous impact the Harlem Renaissance had on both American culture and his own life. Beginning with the rise of the Harlem Rens as pioneers of professional basketball, Kareem traces the many streams of historical influence that converged to create the man he is today -- the NBA's all-time leading scorer and a veritable African-American icon. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Travel deep into the soul of the Renaissance -- to the night clubs, restaurants, basketball games, and fabulous parties that have made footprints in Harlem's history. Meet the athletes, jazz musicians, comedians, actors, politicians, entrepreneurs, and writers who not only inspired Kareem's rise to greatness but an entire nation's. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Kareem Abdul-Jabbar was born in the midst of a cultural reawakening, carried on the shoulders of athletes trying to prove there was a lot more at stake than a ball game, men and women who made music that could break your heart, and writers and intellectuals who gave voice to not just the ideals of a movement but the raw emotions. Kareem tells what it took to get these revolutionaries to Harlem and how they changed the world. A world that is still riding on the shoulders of giants.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eKareem Abdul-Jabbar\u003c\/b\u003e is recognized by \u003ci\u003eSports Illustrated\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eTime\u003c\/i\u003e magazine as history's greatest basketball player (he is the NBA's all-time leading scorer). The author of several \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestsellers, Kareem's previous books include \u003ci\u003eGiant Steps, Kareem, Black Profiles in Courage, A Season on the Reservation, \u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eBrothers in Arms.\u003c\/i\u003e Since his retirement as a player in the NBA, Kareem has worked as a special assistant coach for the Los Angeles Lakers and acted as a volunteer coach for children on the White Mountain Apache reservation in Whiteriver, Arizona. \u003ci\u003eOn the Shoulders of Giants\u003c\/i\u003e is currently in production as a documentary film. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eRaymond Obstfeld\u003c\/b\u003e is an associate professor of English at Orange Coast College, and is the author of more than forty books of fiction, poetry, and nonfiction, including studies of the Italian Renaissance, Napoleon Bonaparte, and \u003ci\u003eMoby-Dick.\u003c\/i\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 288\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.77 x 9 x 6 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e September 20, 2010\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \n                \u003cdiv\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAccelerated Reader:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n                \n                \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eQuiz Name:\u003c\/strong\u003e On the Shoulders of Giants: My Journey Through the Harlem Renaissance\u003c\/div\u003e\n                \n                \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eInterest Level:\u003c\/strong\u003e Upper Grades, 9-12\u003c\/div\u003e\n                \n                \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eReading Level:\u003c\/strong\u003e 9.8\u003c\/div\u003e\n                \n                \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePoint Value:\u003c\/strong\u003e 17\u003c\/div\u003e\n                \n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53755522384205,"sku":"9781416534891","price":31.26,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0927\/3304\/7117\/files\/bjJYYnQ0V21qOUhIbWdEOUJVSFBWQT09.webp?v=1776719219","url":"https:\/\/belfastbooks.us\/products\/on-the-shoulders-of-giants-my-journey-through-the-harlem-renaissance-paperback","provider":"belfastbooks.us","version":"1.0","type":"link"}