PositiveThe Washington Independent Review of BooksHenry Louis Gates Jr. has had his finger on the pulse of African Americana in print and the media for decades, and he has done it again in his fascinating new book, 100 Amazing Facts about the Negro ...an easy read and an excellent conversation piece; it’s also useful for games and competitive intellectual exercises ... Unquestionably, 100 Amazing Facts about the Negro will get people talking about the global contributions of people of African descent and black Americans. It is much more than a work of trivia; it is a storehouse of important historical data that illuminates the role of black people in the world beyond slavery ...Henry Louis Gates Jr. brings additional astonishing facts to the attention of people in the 21st century.
