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The 63yearold hall of famer has cowritten and is the executive producer of a documentary called on the shoulders of giants. In on the shoulders of giants, indomitable basketball star and bestselling author and historian kareem abduljabbar invites the reader on an extraordinarily personal journey back to his birthplace, through one of the greatest political, cultural, literary, and artistic movements in our history, revealing the tremendous impact the harlem renaissance had on both american culture and his own life. Raymond obstfeld from 1920 to 1940, the harlem renaissance produced a bright beacon of light that paved the way for africanamericans all over the country. Du bois and the extraordinary history of the first worldchampionship basketball team, the new york renaissance big five.
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