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Editorial Reviews
Review
—Kirkus Reviews, Starred Review
“A challenging and necessary approach to understanding our history. A must-read for those who want a deeper perspective than is offered in the traditional history textbook.”
—Library Journal
“A welcome antidote to the poison of current reactionary attitudes toward people of color, their cultures, and place in the US.”
—Booklist
“Here is a far more inclusive, alternative history—one developed from the bottom up—that does not worship the cult of Europe.”
—CHOICE
“An African American and Latinx History of the United States is a curriculum as much as it is an ongoing story of liberation. And it does the work of both without resorting to academese, or resembling an academic text at all—to its immense credit.”
—Los Angeles Review of Books
“An African American and Latinx History of the United States is a gift.”
—Ibram X. Kendi, National Book Award–winning author of Stamped from the Beginning: The Definitive History of Racist Ideas in America
“Paul Ortiz is a true people’s historian . . . essential reading for our times.”
—Greg Grandin, author of Empire of Necessity: Slavery, Freedom, and Deception in the New World
“A crucial read for our current moment.”
—Donna Murch, author of Living for the City
“An imaginatively conceived, carefully researched, beautifully written, and passionately argued book . . . Accessible, engaging, and enlightening.”
—George Lipsitz, author of The Possessive Investment in Whiteness
“A fierce and masterful work of historical scholarship. Extraordinary in its depth and breadth.”
—Gaye Theresa Johnson, author of Spaces of Conflict, Sounds of Solidarity
“An epic, panoramic account of class struggles in the Western Hemisphere. At center stage are the Black, Latinx, and Indigenous people who built the ‘new world.’”
—Robin D. G. Kelley, author of Freedom Dreams: The Black Radical Imagination
“From Crispus Attucks and José Maria Morelos to César Chávez and Martin Luther King Jr . . . The result is simultaneously invigorating, embarrassing, and essential to anyone interested in what the revolutionaries of years past can teach us about struggles for freedom, equality, and democracy today.”
—William P. Jones, author of The March on Washington: Jobs, Freedom, and the Forgotten History of Civil Rights
“A groundbreaking book about African Americans and Latino/a Americans whose ancestors came from Africa, the Americas, and the Caribbean. . . [Ortiz] has captured the historic drama of their collective experience in their struggles for social justice, writing from the perspective of an activist scholar engaged in the current issues facing both peoples.”
—Carlos Muñoz Jr., author of Youth, Identity, Power: The Chicano Movement
“After reading An African American and Latinx History of the United States, I was taken back to Professor Paul Ortiz’s classroom at UC Santa Cruz. There, we—Black and Brown student artists, poets, and organizers enrolled in his undergraduate course—rejoiced in our shared history of struggle for a United States rooted in peace and mutual respect. This book is both register of African American and Latinx freedom seekers and encouragement to see that there has never been a more urgent time than ours to heed the call for ‘emancipatory internationalism.’”
—Jonathan D. Gomez, PhD, University of California, Santa Barbara, Center for Black Studies Research
“Paul Ortiz’s African American and Latinx History of the United States provides an essential frame for understanding how freedom struggles dating back to the eighteenth century inform today’s entrenched inequality and systemic racism across diasporas. This is a necessary text for reconceptualizing American history, and Ortiz meticulously establishes historical precedent for multiethnic coalition building that extends beyond geographical borders to restore dignity and architect descriptive and substantive representation.”
—Sonja Diaz, executive director of the University of California, Los Angeles, Latino Policy and Politics Initiative
“Scholar and activist Paul Ortiz presents a more comprehensive, more proactive history of Black and Latinx communities and leaders, which stands in stark contrast to the typical reactionary narratives often depicted in mainstream history books.”
—Rachel King, Fortune
About the Author
Review:
5.0 out of 5 stars A wonderful read!
This book is a piece of art. It takes you on a journey into raw American history BUT NOT ISOLATED a from the world. Our history is showcased in context, as piece in the larger puzzle called world history. This book isn’t for those looking for a Disney version of US history. Also, it’s constant referencing to intersectionality between the struggle of the “other”, the black and brown people of the americas, and beyond, is refreshing and vindicating.Please read with an open mind and heart. USA’s history isn’t pink and sweet, it is sour and mostly bitter. It is our responsibility to be aware of our past and committed to be better humans, now and later.
5.0 out of 5 stars Loved it
An in-depth history of the United States from the viewpoint of its most marginalized peoples. I grew up in a time when African-Americans and Latinx people were pit against one another to fight for the small allowances that we were told we could have. In this, I see the history of us all working together and learning from each other to achieve the freedoms that every human being should enjoy. Great work!!!
5.0 out of 5 stars Informative and a great read!
I originally bought this book for my teenage son to read as a supplement with some other resources for what he is NOT learning in history and social studies. This book has been a valuable reference in our homeschool curriculum and discussions. I encourage anyone reading this book to go even further with their own studies to see where our people have been erased, mistreated, and targeted not only during the slave trade but throughout the inquisition and the years before during the birth, and evolution of the Church. Tying all of this together has been eye-opening.
5.0 out of 5 stars Worth your money
The book is quite disturbing, it opens my eyes.
5.0 out of 5 stars Loved it!
It certainly opened my eyes to the wrong history that I was taught in school. Finally the truth is out. Unfortunately it will probably never make it to the classrooms of today. I can only hope that enough people will read this and others of this genre and spread the truth.
4.0 out of 5 stars Not much new here...
Well... this book is well-written, but doesn't offer NEW information in terms of racial capitalism, oppression of the working class, American Imperialism/hegemony, or the paternalism/egocentrism/ethnocentrism inherent in the "ruling classes" throughout the history of America. ANY well informed, knowledgable person should already know all of this. As a US History and Government teacher, I can say that any teacher worth his/her salt has been teaching US History this way for AT LEAST the past decade. HOWEVER, as a 51 year old, it's NOT the way history USED to be taught, so there may be new perspectives/information for the uninformed. ALSO-- sadly, in some schools, social studies education has NOT been a priority in recent years, and perhaps students from those schools are not already aware of all of this. (**Also... in light of everything going on in America today... MAYBE that will change!!! MAYBE the powers that be will recognize the VALUE of social studies education!!!!!**)I will say that even for me (with a Masters in History), the author made an interesting and clear correlation between the LatinX and Black community's efforts that was thought provoking. SO... overall... worth the read. :)
5.0 out of 5 stars Toward a More Inclusive US History.
Forgotten or suppressed stories that are an integral part of US history get treated in this book. My own schooling took place between first grade in 1947 and graduate school in 1970, and toward the end of that time I began to notice that several types of experience had been given minimal treatment in textbooks. Since 1970 I have been teaching both undergraduates and graduate students at the university level, where I find I have as much to learn as my students. It seems that in every succeeding decade historians working in archives have enriched and deepened our understanding of our nation's history, our triumphs and failings, and Ortiz's book is an exciting and provocative synthesis of the emerging consensus.
5.0 out of 5 stars Reveals actual history!
This special treatment of the African American and Latinx historical experience is a must-have for everyone who treasures truth and justice. It shows both adults and young adults what actually happened in history, rather than the feel-good myths contained in most textbooks. An excellent companion to this fresh view of history would be the short story collection "Dash: Young Black Refugee and Migration Stories" or something similar, which illustrates the impact of oppression on past and present people of color.
fair price
nice quality except, for some use of a balpoint to understrike some passages.it will do for me
:)
Bonne état
Not a dumbed-down version of events
For someone with limited history knowledge, I did not understand some of the book. There is a lot of information and, for me, I found it hard to read and keep track of what was happening. I think this is a great book for someone who already has history knowledge of USA/Latin America and wants to see a different perspective. If you are looking for a dumbed-down basic version of events this is not it.
Loving it
Great book
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Description:
Editorial Reviews
Review
—Kirkus Reviews, Starred Review
“A challenging and necessary approach to understanding our history. A must-read for those who want a deeper perspective than is offered in the traditional history textbook.”
—Library Journal
“A welcome antidote to the poison of current reactionary attitudes toward people of color, their cultures, and place in the US.”
—Booklist
“Here is a far more inclusive, alternative history—one developed from the bottom up—that does not worship the cult of Europe.”
—CHOICE
“An African American and Latinx History of the United States is a curriculum as much as it is an ongoing story of liberation. And it does the work of both without resorting to academese, or resembling an academic text at all—to its immense credit.”
—Los Angeles Review of Books
“An African American and Latinx History of the United States is a gift.”
—Ibram X. Kendi, National Book Award–winning author of Stamped from the Beginning: The Definitive History of Racist Ideas in America
“Paul Ortiz is a true people’s historian . . . essential reading for our times.”
—Greg Grandin, author of Empire of Necessity: Slavery, Freedom, and Deception in the New World
“A crucial read for our current moment.”
—Donna Murch, author of Living for the City
“An imaginatively conceived, carefully researched, beautifully written, and passionately argued book . . . Accessible, engaging, and enlightening.”
—George Lipsitz, author of The Possessive Investment in Whiteness
“A fierce and masterful work of historical scholarship. Extraordinary in its depth and breadth.”
—Gaye Theresa Johnson, author of Spaces of Conflict, Sounds of Solidarity
“An epic, panoramic account of class struggles in the Western Hemisphere. At center stage are the Black, Latinx, and Indigenous people who built the ‘new world.’”
—Robin D. G. Kelley, author of Freedom Dreams: The Black Radical Imagination
“From Crispus Attucks and José Maria Morelos to César Chávez and Martin Luther King Jr . . . The result is simultaneously invigorating, embarrassing, and essential to anyone interested in what the revolutionaries of years past can teach us about struggles for freedom, equality, and democracy today.”
—William P. Jones, author of The March on Washington: Jobs, Freedom, and the Forgotten History of Civil Rights
“A groundbreaking book about African Americans and Latino/a Americans whose ancestors came from Africa, the Americas, and the Caribbean. . . [Ortiz] has captured the historic drama of their collective experience in their struggles for social justice, writing from the perspective of an activist scholar engaged in the current issues facing both peoples.”
—Carlos Muñoz Jr., author of Youth, Identity, Power: The Chicano Movement
“After reading An African American and Latinx History of the United States, I was taken back to Professor Paul Ortiz’s classroom at UC Santa Cruz. There, we—Black and Brown student artists, poets, and organizers enrolled in his undergraduate course—rejoiced in our shared history of struggle for a United States rooted in peace and mutual respect. This book is both register of African American and Latinx freedom seekers and encouragement to see that there has never been a more urgent time than ours to heed the call for ‘emancipatory internationalism.’”
—Jonathan D. Gomez, PhD, University of California, Santa Barbara, Center for Black Studies Research
“Paul Ortiz’s African American and Latinx History of the United States provides an essential frame for understanding how freedom struggles dating back to the eighteenth century inform today’s entrenched inequality and systemic racism across diasporas. This is a necessary text for reconceptualizing American history, and Ortiz meticulously establishes historical precedent for multiethnic coalition building that extends beyond geographical borders to restore dignity and architect descriptive and substantive representation.”
—Sonja Diaz, executive director of the University of California, Los Angeles, Latino Policy and Politics Initiative
“Scholar and activist Paul Ortiz presents a more comprehensive, more proactive history of Black and Latinx communities and leaders, which stands in stark contrast to the typical reactionary narratives often depicted in mainstream history books.”
—Rachel King, Fortune
About the Author
Review:
5.0 out of 5 stars A wonderful read!
This book is a piece of art. It takes you on a journey into raw American history BUT NOT ISOLATED a from the world. Our history is showcased in context, as piece in the larger puzzle called world history. This book isn’t for those looking for a Disney version of US history. Also, it’s constant referencing to intersectionality between the struggle of the “other”, the black and brown people of the americas, and beyond, is refreshing and vindicating.Please read with an open mind and heart. USA’s history isn’t pink and sweet, it is sour and mostly bitter. It is our responsibility to be aware of our past and committed to be better humans, now and later.
5.0 out of 5 stars Loved it
An in-depth history of the United States from the viewpoint of its most marginalized peoples. I grew up in a time when African-Americans and Latinx people were pit against one another to fight for the small allowances that we were told we could have. In this, I see the history of us all working together and learning from each other to achieve the freedoms that every human being should enjoy. Great work!!!
5.0 out of 5 stars Informative and a great read!
I originally bought this book for my teenage son to read as a supplement with some other resources for what he is NOT learning in history and social studies. This book has been a valuable reference in our homeschool curriculum and discussions. I encourage anyone reading this book to go even further with their own studies to see where our people have been erased, mistreated, and targeted not only during the slave trade but throughout the inquisition and the years before during the birth, and evolution of the Church. Tying all of this together has been eye-opening.
5.0 out of 5 stars Worth your money
The book is quite disturbing, it opens my eyes.
5.0 out of 5 stars Loved it!
It certainly opened my eyes to the wrong history that I was taught in school. Finally the truth is out. Unfortunately it will probably never make it to the classrooms of today. I can only hope that enough people will read this and others of this genre and spread the truth.
4.0 out of 5 stars Not much new here...
Well... this book is well-written, but doesn't offer NEW information in terms of racial capitalism, oppression of the working class, American Imperialism/hegemony, or the paternalism/egocentrism/ethnocentrism inherent in the "ruling classes" throughout the history of America. ANY well informed, knowledgable person should already know all of this. As a US History and Government teacher, I can say that any teacher worth his/her salt has been teaching US History this way for AT LEAST the past decade. HOWEVER, as a 51 year old, it's NOT the way history USED to be taught, so there may be new perspectives/information for the uninformed. ALSO-- sadly, in some schools, social studies education has NOT been a priority in recent years, and perhaps students from those schools are not already aware of all of this. (**Also... in light of everything going on in America today... MAYBE that will change!!! MAYBE the powers that be will recognize the VALUE of social studies education!!!!!**)I will say that even for me (with a Masters in History), the author made an interesting and clear correlation between the LatinX and Black community's efforts that was thought provoking. SO... overall... worth the read. :)
5.0 out of 5 stars Toward a More Inclusive US History.
Forgotten or suppressed stories that are an integral part of US history get treated in this book. My own schooling took place between first grade in 1947 and graduate school in 1970, and toward the end of that time I began to notice that several types of experience had been given minimal treatment in textbooks. Since 1970 I have been teaching both undergraduates and graduate students at the university level, where I find I have as much to learn as my students. It seems that in every succeeding decade historians working in archives have enriched and deepened our understanding of our nation's history, our triumphs and failings, and Ortiz's book is an exciting and provocative synthesis of the emerging consensus.
5.0 out of 5 stars Reveals actual history!
This special treatment of the African American and Latinx historical experience is a must-have for everyone who treasures truth and justice. It shows both adults and young adults what actually happened in history, rather than the feel-good myths contained in most textbooks. An excellent companion to this fresh view of history would be the short story collection "Dash: Young Black Refugee and Migration Stories" or something similar, which illustrates the impact of oppression on past and present people of color.
fair price
nice quality except, for some use of a balpoint to understrike some passages.it will do for me
:)
Bonne état
Not a dumbed-down version of events
For someone with limited history knowledge, I did not understand some of the book. There is a lot of information and, for me, I found it hard to read and keep track of what was happening. I think this is a great book for someone who already has history knowledge of USA/Latin America and wants to see a different perspective. If you are looking for a dumbed-down basic version of events this is not it.
Loving it
Great book
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