World's Great Men of Color, Volume II: Europe, South and Central America, the West Indies, and the United States, Including Alessandro de' Medici, Alexandre Dumas, Dom Pedro II, Marcus Garvey, and Many Others

by J.A. Rogers, John Henrik Clarke (Introduction)

The classic, definitive title on the great Black figures in world history, beginning in antiquity and reaching into the modern age.

World’s Great Men of Color is the comprehensive guide to the most noteworthy Black personalities in world history and their significance. J.A. Rogers spent the majority of his lifetime pioneering the field of Black studies with his exhaustive research on the major names in Black history whose contributions or even very existence have been glossed over. Well-written and informative, World’s Great Men of Color is an enlightening and important historical work.

Genres: History, Nonfiction, School, Race

592 pages, Paperback

First published November 1, 1972

About the author

Librarian Note: There is more than one author by this name in the Goodreads data base.

Joel Augustus Rogers was a Jamaican-American author, journalist, and historian who contributed to the history of Africa and the African diaspora, especially the history of African Americans in the United States. His research spanned the academic fields of history, sociology and anthropology. He challenged prevailing ideas about race, demonstrated the connections between civilizations, and traced African achievements. He was one of the greatest popularizers of African history in the 20th century.

Reviews

[Maxo Marc]

A great group of achievers.

[Terry · Rating 5 out of 5]

Learning and Enlightenment

Learning and enlightenment can manifest in diverse forms. J. A. Rogers has significantly simplified this through his substantial efforts to document the contributions of Black individuals to the annals of human history.

[Ced Crawley · Rating 5 out of 5]

This second volume of J.A. Rogers' decades-old work once again proves that black American scholarship and research is prosperous and can thrive in an environment of indifference and silence.

Further, Mr. Rogers showed in this second work of the series that there were indeed many great personalities of African descent who proved themselves worthy of historical mention and civilization influence all over the world.

It is right that black Americans in particular read, study, and further the investigations put forth in this book and its first volume. The restoration of pride in ourselves begins with knowledge and proceeds from knowledge to positive action.

[Sevens · Rating 5 out of 5]

this is another stimulating book with more recent people of colour over coming all types of obstacles to stand out in life and prove a point, anybody can b somebody ,if u believe in urself, and no matter what happened to u in the past or presnt skys the limit .