For this world history supplemental text, Getz (African and world history, San Francisco State University) presents primary sources and real voices to retell important episodes in the global
past from the African perspective. Excerpts from primary sources written by Africans, from poets to political and religious leaders, are woven together into cohesive narratives that offer an
African perspective on six themes commonly discussed in the world history classroom: the transatlantic slave trade, the industrial revolution, the colonial era, WWI and WWII, the fight for
independence from colonialism, and the struggle for women’s rights in the 20th century. Most of the book’s contributors are citizens of Africa or are of Afro-Caribbean descent. Discussion
questions prompt students to think deeply and critically. Annotation ©2013 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)
