America, their America (African writers series, 50)

By J.P. Clark-Bekederemo

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• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0435900501
• ISBN13: 9780435900502
• Release Date: January 1968
• Publisher: Heinemann Educational Books
• Length: 224 Pages
• Weight: 0.40 lbs.

Customer Reviews

An Excellent Book on Life!

This is an excellent book by J. P. Clark. The book shows Clark as a person who was well connected with notables in African-American society while studying in America. It shows how others think about Africa, and how their ignorance is shown regarding Africa as a "Primitive Society." The book addresses the assimilation of Africans into American society, indoctrination of immigrants, limitations on freedom of speech, how society functions, who controls society, and the circles and actors within the society. It also addresses the blind obedience and inflexibility in the learning process of education. It touches on the sensitivity involved in the education process, and how, instead of working with, mentoring, and coaching students, how they were excised, and disposed of like a cancer because they were thought of as different. The same concept and principle exist today and is probably a result of insensitivity and intolerance. The author also used poetry to get his point across. Another great book to read is Trilogy Moments for the Mind, Body and Soul.