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A bold and brilliant new treatment of blackness in ancient Greek literature and visual culture as well as modern reception.
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Investigates the participation of black Africans, usually referred to as "Ethiopians," by the Greek and Romans, in classical civilization, concluding that they
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Arguments with Silence
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