On the Shoulders of Giants
eBook - ePub

On the Shoulders of Giants

My Journey Through the Harlem Renaissance

  1. 288 pages
  2. English
  3. ePUB (mobile friendly)
  4. Available on iOS & Android
eBook - ePub

On the Shoulders of Giants

My Journey Through the Harlem Renaissance

About this book

New York Times bestselling author and living legend Kareem Abdul-Jabbar shares how the power of the Harlem Renaissance led him to become the man he is today—basketball superstar, jazz enthusiast, historian, and Black American icon. In On the Shoulders of Giants, Kareem Abdul-Jabbar invites us on an extraordinarily personal journey back to his birthplace of Harlem through one of the greatest political, cultural, literary, and artistic movements in history. He reveals the tremendous impact the Harlem Renaissance had on both American culture and his own life. Travel deep into the soul of the Renaissance—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.

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Table of contents

  1. Cover
  2. Also by Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
  3. Copyright
  4. Dedication
  5. Contents
  6. Foreword by Quincy Jones
  7. Introduction: Our Future or Our Fate
  8. “Some Technicolor Bazaar”: How Harlem Became the Center of the Universe
  9. “Mad Medley”: How Harlem Influenced My Life
  10. “Master Intellects and Creative Giants”: The “Talented Tenth” Paint the World Black
  11. “The Gifts That My Ancestors Gave”: How Harlem Writers Influenced My Life
  12. “Fairness Creeps out of the Soul”: Basketball Comes to Harlem
  13. “Hoping Against Hope”: How the Rens Basketball Team Influenced My Life
  14. “Musical Fireworks”: Jazz Lights Up the Heavens of Harlem
  15. “Everything Was Mostly Fun”: How Jazz Influenced My Life
  16. Photo Credits
  17. Bibliography
  18. Acknowledgments
  19. Index
  20. About the Authors