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Black History: History in an Hour

By: Rupert Colley
Narrated by: Jonathan Keeble
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Love history? Know your stuff with History in an Hour.

Encompassing everything from immigration to civil war, emancipation, slavery and migration, Black History in an Hour gives you a neat overview of this vast and fascinating subject.

This audio download is a superb introduction to the long and varied history of African Americans.

Love history? Know your stuff with History in an Hour…

©2012 Rupert Colley (P)2012 HarperCollins Publishers Limited 20th Century Africa Americas Military Modern United States World War Social justice

Critic Reviews

‘If the past is a foreign country, History in an Hour is like a high-class tour operator, offering delightfully enjoyable short breaks in the rich and diverse continent of our shared past’ Dominic Sandbrook

‘The practice of History is ever-evolving, and the History In An Hour idea brings it back up to date for the digital age’ Andrew Roberts, Bookseller

‘This is genius’ MacWorld.com
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An interesting summary of the era. I particularly enjoyed the sections that moved back and forth between the US and UK civil rights developments.

The American accents were shocking. Nice try John

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