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Title: Riddled with Inaccuracies
Review: I considered this text as a possible supplement to the texts used to teach my college-level American literature class. But then I actually *read* it. I was horrified at the inaccuracies, especially the information about slavery, "mammies," slave childhood, and education. In the "Children of Slavery" section, there was only one footnote, which led to a statement about Islamic law--entirely without context or source. There were no other sources identified for the blatantly inaccurate information.The book should be pulled from publication so the authors can do some research. In the meantime, the beauty of the cover shouldn't fool history-seekers: There are real works of scholarship out there. This book isn't one of them.
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