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Here at Maktaba.org we’ve put together a list of Black History classics that you can download, share, read and discuss all year long. Here are some highlights:
Black History Essentials:
Rediscover the Pan-African Classics:
The compelling and heroic “
Adventures of Mrs. Seacole in Many Lands,” is the autobiography of an Afro-Caribbean healer and entrepreneur known as the world’s first nurse-practitioner, from the cholera epidemic in Panama to the
frontlines of the Crimean War. Also available
on audio
Utendi wa Mwana Kupona, a Swahili epic poem written in 1858 as life advice from an ailing mother to her adolescent daughter. This bilingual edition includes English side-by-side with the original Swahili.
The Travels of Ibn Battuta, the 1322 account of a Berber scholar who traveled further than any other ancient explorer across Africa and beyond, including a visit to the Kilwa Sultanate in ancient Tanzania, described as one of the most beautiful cities in the world.
Two timeless self-help books for young adults,
How to Succeed and
Benson’s Essays, rediscovered in the Library
of Congress Rare Books Collection.
Four ebook collections of
Swahili Proverbs with English translations. These are among our most popular downloads in the US and Tanzania!