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Nathaniel Richardson. Liberia’s Past And Present. In Presence Africaine, Vol. 35 (January, 1961), pp. 234-238.

Langston Hughes. The Best Of Simple. In Freedomways, Vol. 2, No. 1 (Winter, 1962), pp. 101-102.

Langston Hughes. Ask Your Mama. In Freedomways, Vol. 2, No. 1 (Winter, 1962), pp. 102-103.

Basil Davidson. Black Mother: The Years Of The African Slave Trade. In Freedomways, Vol. 2, No. 2 (Spring, 1962), pp. 206-208.

G.M. Sundkler. Bantu Prophets Of South Africa. In Freedomways, Vol. 2, No. 2 (Spring, 1962), pp. 207-208.

P. J. Staudenrous. The African Colonization Movement, 1816-1865. In Freedomways, Vol. 2, No. 2 (Spring, 1962), p. 208.

Harold R. Isaacs. Emergency Americans: A Report On Crossroads Africa. In Freedomways, Vol. 2, No. 2 (Spring, 1962), p. 208.

David Apter. The Political Kingdom In Uganda. In Freedomways, Vol. 2, No. 2 (Spring, 1962), pp. 209-210.

Nnamdi Azikiwe. Zik: A Selection From The Speeches Of Nnamdi Azikiwe, In Freedomways, Vol. 2, No. 2 (Spring, 1962), pp. 210-211.

Obafemi Awolowo. Awo: An Autobiography of Chief Obafemi Awaolowo. In Freedomways, Vol. 2, No. 2 (Spring, 1962), pp. 210-211.

Thomas Patrick Melady. Profiles Of African Leaders. In Freedomways, Vol. 2, No. 2 (Spring, 1962), pp. 211-212.

John Phillips. Kwame Nkrumah And The Future Of Africa. In Freedomways, Vol. 2, No. 2 (Spring, 1962), pp. 212-213.

Sophia Ridley Ames. Nkrumah Of Ghana. In Freedomways, Vol. 2, No. 2 (Spring, 1962), pp. 213-214.

Chief Albert Luthuli. Let My People Go. In Freedomways, Vol. 2, No. 3 (Summer, 1962), pp. 333-334.

Philippa Schuyler. Who Killed The Congo? In Freedomways, Vol. 2, No. 3 (Summer, 1962), pp. 334-335.

Colin Legum. Pan Africanism: A Short Political Guide. In Freedomways, Vol. 2, No. 3 (Summer, 1962), p. 334-335.

Jack Mendolsohn. God, Allah and Ju Ju. In Freedomways, Vol. 2, No. 3 (Summer, 1962), p. 336.

A.H.M. Kirk-Greene. Barth’s Travels In Nigeria. In Freedomways, Vol. 2, No. 3 (summer, 1962), pp. 336-337.

E.R. Braithwaite. A King Of Homecoming. In Freedomways, Vol. 2, No. 3 (Summer, 1962), p. 337.

E.U. Essien-Udom. Black Nationalism: A Search For An Identity In America. In Freedomways, Vol. 2, No. 4 (Fall, 1962).

Patrice Lumumba. Congo, My Country. In Freedomways, Vol. 3, No. 1 (Winter. 1963), pp. 119-120.

John Oliver Killens. And Then We Heard The Thunder. In Freedomways,, Vol. 3, No. 2 (Spring, 1963), pp. 227-229.

John Williams. Africa: Her History, Lands And People, Told With Pictures. In Freedomways, Vol. 3, No. 1 (Spring, 1963), pp. 223-234.

Alex Quasion-Sackey. African Unbound. In Freedomways, Vol. 3, No. 3 (Summer, 1963), pp. 459-460.

David Kimble. A Political History Of Ghana. In Freedomways, Vol. 3, No. 4 (Fall, 1963), pp. 568-569.

W.E.F. Ward. A History Of Ghana. In Freedomways, Vol. 4, No. 2 (Spring, 1964), pp. 276-278.

Eric Williams. Documents Of West Indian History, 1492-1655. In Freedomways, Vol. 4, No. 2 (Spring, 1964), p. 54.

Eric Williams. British Historians And The West Indies. In Freedomways, Vol. 4, No. 2 (Spring, 1964), pp. 453-454.

Howard Zinn. The Southern Mystique. In Freedomways, Vol. 5, No. 2 (Spring, 1965), pp. 343-346.

Malcolm X, with Alex Hailey. Autobiography Of Malcolm X. In Freedomways, Vol. 6, No. 1 (Winter, 1966), pp. 48-52.

Gilbert Osofsky. Harlem: The Making Of A Ghetto. In Freedomways, Vol. 6, No. 2 (Spring, 1966), pp. 172-173.

Philip Sterling. Laughing On The Outside: The Intelligent White Reader’s Guide To Negro Tales. In Freedomways, Vol. 6, No. 4 (Fall, 1966).

Budd Schulberg (ed.) From The Ashes: Voices Of Watts. In Freedomways, Vol. 8, No. 1 (Winter, 1968), pp. 72-74.

James A. Emanuel and Theodore L. Gross (eds.) Dark Symphony: Negro Literature In America. In Freedomways, Vol. 9, No. 1 (Winter, 1969), pp. 81-83.

LeRoi Jones and Larry Neal (eds.) Black Fire: An Anthology Of Afro-American Writing. In Freedomways, Vol. 9, No. 1 (Winter, 1969), pp. 81-83.

Abraham Chapman (ed.) Black Voices. In Freedomways, Vol. 9, No. 1 (winter, 1969), pp. 81-83.

Hollis, Ralph Lynch. Edward Wilmot Blyden: Pan Negro Patriot, 1832-1913. In Freedomways, Vol. 9, No. 2 (spring, 1969), pp. 168-172.

Anne Moody. Coming of Age In Mississippi. In Freedomways, Vol. 9, No. 3 (Spring, 1969), pp. 259-261.

Louise Meriwether. Daddy Was A Numbers Runner. In Freedomways, Vol. 10, No. 4 (Fall, 1970), pp. 381-382.

Barrie Stavis. John Brown: The Sword And The Word. In Freedomways, Vol. 12, No. 4 (1972), pp. 334-338.

Barrie Stavis. The Man Who Never Died. In Freedomways, Vol. 12, No. 4 (1972), pp. 334-338.

Cheikh Anta Diop. The African Origin Of Civilization: Myth Or Reality? In Black World (July, 1974), pp. 51+.

Cheikh Anta Diop. The African Origin Of Civilization: Myth Or Reality? In Freedomways (4th Quarter, 1974), pp. 339-346.

Cheikh Anta Diop. The Cultural Unity Of Black Africa. In Freedomways, Vol. 19, No. 1 (1979), pp. 50-53.

Chancellor Williams. Destruction Of Black Civilization: Great Issues Of A Race From 4500 B.C. To 2000 A.D. In The Black Scholar (September 1975), pp. 42-48.

Lerone Bennett Jr. The Shaping of Black America. In Phylon, Vol. 38 (June, 1977), pp. 212-213.

Tony Martin. Race First: The Ideological And Organizational Struggles Of Marcus Garvey And The Universal Negro Improvement Association. In Negro History Bulletin (June, 1977), p. 778.

Harry Haywood. Black Bolshevik: Autobiography Of An Afro-American Communist. In The Black Scholar (March/April, 1979), pp.56-58.

R.J. Meddough. The Retarded Genius. In Freedomways, Vol. 11 (1980), pp. 308-310.

UNESCO. “Ancient Civilizations Of Africa: The Missing Pages Of World History: The UNESCO General History Of Africa.” In Journal Of African Civilizations, Vol. 4, No. 2 (November, 1982), pp. 113-121.

*Taken from Journal of Pan-African Studies, v. 1 #2 & v. 2 #1 (2000/2001)


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		Print This Page Book Reviews by Dr. John Henrik Clarke (http://www.library.cornell.edu/africana/clarke/bookreviews.html) Nathaniel Richardson. Liberia’s Past And Present. In Presence Africaine, Vol. 35 (January, 1961), pp. 234-238. Langston Hughes. The Best Of Simple. In Freedomways, Vol. 2, No. 1 (Winter, 1962), pp. 101-102. Langston Hughes. Ask Your Mama. In Freedomways, Vol. 2, No. 1 (Winter, 1962), pp. 102-103. Basil Davidson. Black Mother: The Years Of The African Slave Trade. In Freedomways, Vol. 2, No. 2 (Spring, 1962), pp. 206-208. G.M. Sundkler. Bantu Prophets Of South Africa. In Freedomways, Vol. 2, No. 2 (Spring, 1962), pp. 207-208. P. J. Staudenrous. The African Colonization Movement, 1816-1865. In Freedomways, Vol. 2, No. 2 (Spring, 1962), p. 208. Harold R. Isaacs. Emergency Americans: A Report On Crossroads Africa. In Freedomways, Vol. 2, No. 2 (Spring, 1962), p. 208. David Apter. The Political Kingdom In Uganda. In Freedomways, Vol. 2, No. 2 (Spring, 1962), pp. 209-210. Nnamdi Azikiwe. Zik: A Selection From The Speeches Of Nnamdi Azikiwe, In Freedomways, Vol. 2, No. 2 (Spring, 1962), pp. 210-211. Obafemi Awolowo. Awo: An Autobiography of Chief Obafemi Awaolowo. In Freedomways, Vol. 2, No. 2 (Spring, 1962), pp. 210-211. Thomas Patrick Melady. Profiles Of African Leaders. In Freedomways, Vol. 2, No. 2 (Spring, 1962), pp. 211-212. John Phillips. Kwame Nkrumah And The Future Of Africa. In Freedomways, Vol. 2, No. 2 (Spring, 1962), pp. 212-213. Sophia Ridley Ames. Nkrumah Of Ghana. In Freedomways, Vol. 2, No. 2 (Spring, 1962), pp. 213-214. Chief Albert Luthuli. Let My People Go. In Freedomways, Vol. 2, No. 3 (Summer, 1962), pp. 333-334. Philippa Schuyler. Who Killed The Congo? In Freedomways, Vol. 2, No. 3 (Summer, 1962), pp. 334-335. Colin Legum. Pan Africanism: A Short Political Guide. In Freedomways, Vol. 2, No. 3 (Summer, 1962), p. 334-335. Jack Mendolsohn. God, Allah and Ju Ju. In Freedomways, Vol. 2, No. 3 (Summer, 1962), p. 336. A.H.M. Kirk-Greene. Barth’s Travels In Nigeria. In Freedomways, Vol. 2, No. 3 (summer, 1962), pp. 336-337. E.R. Braithwaite. A King Of Homecoming. In Freedomways, Vol. 2, No. 3 (Summer, 1962), p. 337. E.U. Essien-Udom. Black Nationalism: A Search For An Identity In America. In Freedomways, Vol. 2, No. 4 (Fall, 1962). Patrice Lumumba. Congo, My Country. In Freedomways, Vol. 3, No. 1 (Winter. 1963), pp. 119-120. John Oliver Killens. And Then We Heard The Thunder. In Freedomways,, Vol. 3, No. 2 (Spring, 1963), pp. 227-229. John Williams. Africa: Her History, Lands And People, Told With Pictures. In Freedomways, Vol. 3, No. 1 (Spring, 1963), pp. 223-234. Alex Quasion-Sackey. African Unbound. In Freedomways, Vol. 3, No. 3 (Summer, 1963), pp. 459-460. David Kimble. A Political History Of Ghana. In Freedomways, Vol. 3, No. 4 (Fall, 1963), pp. 568-569. W.E.F. Ward. A History Of Ghana. In Freedomways, Vol. 4, No. 2 (Spring, 1964), pp. 276-278. Eric Williams. Documents Of West Indian History, 1492-1655. In Freedomways, Vol. 4, No. 2 (Spring, 1964), p. 54. Eric Williams. British Historians And The West Indies. In Freedomways, Vol. 4, No. 2 (Spring, 1964), pp. 453-454. Howard Zinn. The Southern Mystique. In Freedomways, Vol. 5, No. 2 (Spring, 1965), pp. 343-346. Malcolm X, with Alex Hailey. Autobiography Of Malcolm X. In Freedomways, Vol. 6, No. 1 (Winter, 1966), pp. 48-52. Gilbert Osofsky. Harlem: The Making Of A Ghetto. In Freedomways, Vol. 6, No. 2 (Spring, 1966), pp. 172-173. Philip Sterling. Laughing On The Outside: The Intelligent White Reader’s Guide To Negro Tales. In Freedomways, Vol. 6, No. 4 (Fall, 1966). Budd Schulberg (ed.) From The Ashes: Voices Of Watts. In Freedomways, Vol. 8, No. 1 (Winter, 1968), pp. 72-74. James A. Emanuel and Theodore L. Gross (eds.) Dark Symphony: Negro Literature In America. In Freedomways, Vol. 9, No. 1 (Winter, 1969), pp. 81-83. LeRoi Jones and Larry Neal (eds.) Black Fire: An Anthology Of Afro-American Writing. In Freedomways, Vol. 9, No. 1 (Winter, 1969), pp. 81-83. Abraham Chapman (ed.) Black Voices. In Freedomways, Vol. 9, No. 1 (winter, 1969), pp. 81-83. Hollis, Ralph Lynch. Edward Wilmot Blyden: Pan Negro Patriot, 1832-1913. In Freedomways, Vol. 9, No. 2 (spring, 1969), pp. 168-172. Anne Moody. Coming of Age In Mississippi. In Freedomways, Vol. 9, No. 3 (Spring, 1969), pp. 259-261. Louise Meriwether. Daddy Was A Numbers Runner. In Freedomways, Vol. 10, No. 4 (Fall, 1970), pp. 381-382. Barrie Stavis. John Brown: The Sword And The Word. In Freedomways, Vol. 12, No. 4 (1972), pp. 334-338. Barrie Stavis. The Man Who Never Died. In Freedomways, Vol. 12, No. 4 (1972), pp. 334-338. Cheikh Anta Diop. The African Origin Of Civilization: Myth Or Reality? In Black World (July, 1974), pp. 51+. Cheikh Anta Diop. The African Origin Of Civilization: Myth Or Reality? In Freedomways (4th Quarter, 1974), pp. 339-346. Cheikh Anta Diop. The Cultural Unity Of Black Africa. In Freedomways, Vol. 19, No. 1 (1979), pp. 50-53. Chancellor Williams. Destruction Of Black Civilization: Great Issues Of A Race From 4500 B.C. To 2000 A.D. In The Black Scholar (September 1975), pp. 42-48. Lerone Bennett Jr. The Shaping of Black America. In Phylon, Vol. 38 (June, 1977), pp. 212-213. Tony Martin. Race First: The Ideological And Organizational Struggles Of Marcus Garvey And The Universal Negro Improvement Association. In Negro History Bulletin (June, 1977), p. 778. Harry Haywood. Black Bolshevik: Autobiography Of An Afro-American Communist. In The Black Scholar (March/April, 1979), pp.56-58. R.J. Meddough. The Retarded Genius. In Freedomways, Vol. 11 (1980), pp. 308-310. UNESCO. “Ancient Civilizations Of Africa: The Missing Pages Of World History: The UNESCO General History Of Africa.” In Journal Of African Civilizations, Vol. 4, No. 2 (November, 1982), pp. 113-121. Taken from Journal of Pan-African Studies*, v. 1 #2 & v. 2 #1 (2000/2001)