On the Shoulders of Giants
My Journey Through the Harlem Renaissance
Before he hit the spotlight on the basketball court at UCLA in the late 1960′s, Kareem Abdul-Jabbar had already gotten a good education in history. While growing up in Harlem, his family encouraged him to understand and appreciate the legacy of the Harlem Renaissance and the long-lasting cultural effects of that era. Following his success with Brothers in Arms (2004), the story of an African-American tank battalion in WWII, Abdul-Jabbar offers another historical perspective written in his customarily graceful style.
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Posted on April 4, 2008 by D. Bell