The myth of the Negro past

By Melville J. Herskovits

Subjects: Civilisation, African americans, history, African Americans, History of Medicine, Histoire, African Continental Ancestry Group, Negros (Em Geral), Negers, 71.37 ethnic groups, History, Noirs américains, Culture, Black race

Description: Almost fifty years ago Melville Herskovits set out to debunk the myth that black Americans have no cultural past. Originally published in 1941, his unprecedented study of black history and culture recovered a rich African heritage in religious and secular life, the language and arts of the Americas.