AFRICAN AMERICAN ALLEGORY 1970s SCARCE SLACVERY KIDNAPPING SUBJUGATION AFRICA HC

Description: The Legend of Africania An Ebony Jr! Bookby Dorothy W. RobinsonIllustrated by Herbert TempleJohnson Publishing, Chicago, 1974. Second Printing. Very good hardcover, in no dustjacket as issued. Tight binding, solid spine, illustrated boards, clean unmarked text. Illustrated, oblong 4to, 32 pages. Scarce, out of print title. The author encapsulates the history of Africa in the characters of Uhuru and his wife, Africania, and their subjugation by the evil Takata. Takata forms a stark contrast to Uhuru and Africania, having completely white skin (as in, no ink on that part of the page) and sickly, limp hair. He drugs Uhuru and enslaves Africania, and will only free Africania when she changes herself to appear like Takata's people, so Takata will not be shamed by her being freed. So Africania lightens her skin, straightens her hair, and stamps down her love of music and dancing, but these things only serve to make the jungle around Takata's home into a new prison. It is only when Uhuru comes to save his wife and Africania herself strips away her false self that she can become free and so to the entire world of people who have changed to appear like Takata. Loc: GL2-1StoreAdd to FavoritesFeedbackAFRICAN AMERICAN ALLEGORY 1970s SCARCE SLACVERY KIDNAPPING SUBJUGATION AFRICA HC The Legend of Africania An Ebony Jr! Bookby Dorothy W. RobinsonIllustrated by Herbert TempleJohnson Publishing, Chicago, 1974. Second Printing. Very good hardcover, in no dustjacket as issued. Tight binding, solid spine, illustrated boards, clean unmarked text. Illustrated, oblong 4to, 32 pages. Scarce, out of print title. The author encapsulates the history of Africa in the characters of Uhuru and his wife, Africania, and their subjugation by the evil Takata. Takata forms a stark contrast to Uhuru and Africania, having completely white skin (as in, no ink on that part of the page) and sickly, limp hair. He drugs Uhuru and enslaves Africania, and will only free Africania when she changes herself to appear like Takata's people, so Takata will not be shamed by her being freed. So Africania lightens her skin, straightens her hair, and stamps down her love of music and dancing, but these things only serve to make the jungle around Takata's home into a new prison. It is only when Uhuru comes to save his wife and Africania herself strips away her false self that she can become free and so to the entire world of people who have changed to appear like Takata. Loc: GL2-1

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