

The Coming
Author: Daniel Black
Narrator: JD Jackson
Unabridged: 6 hr 4 min
Format: Digital Audiobook Download
Publisher: Tantor Media
Published: 03/28/2017
Categories: Fiction, African American & Black Fiction, Historical Fiction
Author: Daniel Black
Narrator: JD Jackson
Unabridged: 6 hr 4 min
Format: Digital Audiobook Download
Publisher: Tantor Media
Published: 03/28/2017
Categories: Fiction, African American & Black Fiction, Historical Fiction
Daniel Black was raised in Blackwell, Arkansas, and now teaches at Clark Atlanta University in Atlanta, Georgia. He earned his PhD in African American studies from Temple University, then returned to Clark Atlanta as a professor with hopes of inspiring young black minds to believe in themselves. His heart's desire is to write literature which celebrates the African American presence in America and teaches the world how to be more human. He is the author of Listen to the Lambs, The Coming, Twelve Gates to the City, Perfect Peace, They Tell Me of a Home, and The Sacred Place.
I've read a lot of books on the Middle Passage, and none moved me as much as this one has. From the first word to the last. How can writing about something so horrible also elicit so much admiration and inspiration from me? The work is parts lyrical, parts horror, parts educational, and equal parts......more
Wow. As an African American I feel such a deep connection to this book. Each turn of the page was another spiritual step in my own journey to claim my personal inheritance. This book should be required reading for any person old enough to understand the seriousness its contents. 6/5 Stars Ashay Dr.......more
The Coming is a historical fiction novel that tells the story of how Africans were brought over to the Western hemisphere. It begins not with the capture but by identifying who these people were, their tribes, occupations, hopes, and regrets. This is one of many ways that Daniel Black humanizes the......more
This is an important novel. A historical novel. A work of art. It is a fictionalized telling of Africans journey from the motherland to what eventually becomes Charleston, USA. The story is told from the perspective of "we" and is delivered in story form. It's a haunting telling of what "we" experie......more