Amazon.com Product Description (ISBN 0812217756, Paperback)

The Negro, written by one of the great minds of the modern era, was the first overall examination of the history of African and African-derived people, from their early cultures through the period of the slave trade and into the twentieth century. Although DuBois's beautifully written history was acclaimed in its time, widely read, and deeply influential in both the white and black communities, it is virtually unknown today. In his detailed afterword, Robert Gregg, associate professor of history at Richard Stockton College of New Jersey, points out that The Negro is among the most important books on Africa ever written, and remains fresh, dynamic, and insightful to this day.