Black History History in an Hour, Rupert Colley
Black History History in an Hour, Rupert Colley
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Black History: History in an Hour

Author: Rupert Colley

Narrator: Jonathan Keeble

Unabridged: 1 hr 24 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 02/02/2012


Synopsis

Love history? Know your stuff with History in an Hour. Encompassing everything from immigration to civil war, emancipation, slavery and migration, Black History in an Hour gives you a neat overview of this vast and fascinating subject. This audio download is a superb introduction to the long and varied history of African Americans. Love history? Know your stuff with History in an Hour…

Reviews

Goodreads review by Marina on July 23, 2021

As the author writes in the introduction, this is a short history book , which inevitably limits its scope. I found this a good summary – starting with the 17th Century slave trade and the struggle for civil rights which (it over-optimistically states) ‘concluded with the election in 2008 of America......more

Goodreads review by Anna on July 11, 2020

I found this on Audible and wanted a brief look into the enormous, rich, black history, admittedly, I didn't expect much as I'm familiar with this series but it was one of the weakest ones in my opinion. It jumped from topic to topic, sometimes into different timelines, and did an injustice to the t......more

Goodreads review by Jyotsna on June 19, 2020

A good start for people who are actually questioning all the ongoing protests in the world. This book is for those who say - Do only black lives matter? All lives matter! OR What is their problem? I mean, the police are just doing their job. It is informative, precise and to the point. Although, I re......more

Goodreads review by Lois on March 19, 2018

Not especially accurrate.......more

Goodreads review by Nicky on February 06, 2020

This was an excellent summary of the history between the founding of the USA and the 2008 election of Barack Obama. I am glad I listened, as it gives me a starting point for areas I would like to read more in, and provides an excellent and different perspective from the way history is often taught.......more


Quotes

‘If the past is a foreign country, History in an Hour is like a high-class tour operator, offering delightfully enjoyable short breaks in the rich and diverse continent of our shared past’ Dominic Sandbrook ‘The practice of History is ever-evolving, and the History In An Hour idea brings it back up to date for the digital age’ Andrew Roberts, Bookseller ‘This is genius’ MacWorld.com