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General Non-Fiction Book ReviewBrotherman : The Odyssey of Black Men in America Edited by Herb Boyd and Robert L. AllenFawcett Books, 1996.ISBN: 0345383176 Paperback. Amazon.com. | Amazon.co.uk 
Tennis great and philanthropist Arthur Ashe shocked the world in a
People magazine interview in which he stated, "...AIDS isn't the
heaviest burden I have had to bear. ...being Black is the greatest
burden I have had to bear...[h]aving to live as a minority in
America." His words echo in your mind as you read Brotherman,
an anthology of 150 writings by such noted African Americans as
Muhammed Ali, Arthur Ashe, Duke Ellington, Sydney Poitier, Alex
Haley and W.E.B. Du Bois, in a collection of memories, social
histories, slave narratives, and other writings.
Edited by Herb Boyd and Robert L. Allen, this collection of essays, writing and descriptions will touch your heart. The writings range the gamut of emotions: happiness, joy, sadness, anger, humor and everything in between. They are uplifiting and depressing, infuriating and joyous, but always moving. Powerful and disturbing, Brotherman is a compelling book which will forever change your perspective on what it means to be a Black man in America. Return to Book Reviews Index ** To visit the archives of nonfiction books reviewed in The IWJ, please click here. |