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Product Description

These pages are filled with the glorious historical and contemporary contributions of black people. Beginning with a careful documentation of how God entrusted people of African descent with the initial development of civilized societies, this book then directs its readers on a magnificent tour of life in America through the triumphant stories of contemporary African-American men.

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Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #218761 in Books
• Published on: 2003-01-01
• Original language: English
• Number of items: 1
• Binding: Paperback
• 192 pages

Review
"Return to Glory offers young people an opportunity to see history and themselves in a new light. By exposing the deceptions that we have come to accept as truth, Joel Freeman and Don Griffin challenge young people to think about who they are and what life is truly about."

About the Author
Joel A. Freeman, Ph.D. has served as chaplain for the NBA Washington Bullets/Wizards since 1979. As president of the Freeman Institute consulting firm, Dr. Freeman conducts team building/leadership/cultural diversity initiatives for churches, corporations, U.S. government agencies, and the leaders of other nations. Joel and his wife and family live in Maryland.

Don B. Griffin holds a Bachelor of Arts degree in history from Lafayette College. A Bible teacher and preacher, Don conducts biblically based seminars of practical Christian living as well as pulpit ministry. He is also the top human resource executive for a $350 million corporation in the metro New York area. Don lives in Pennsylvania with his wife and son.

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Customer Reviews

Excellent book!
I read the same book as the previous reviewer from Egypt. While I respect the right to express one's opinion in this forum provided by Amazon, I had a very different response to the book. I generally start reading a book from the rear and this is how I started with Return To Glory. The detailed notes and bibliography impressed me -- about 15 pages. The amount of documentation and type of research immediately showed me that Freeman and Griffin were on a thoughtful, reasoned mission for the truth, regardless of what was uncovered.

I consider myself to be a student of Egyptology. The writers of Return to Glory are anything but racist. I am glad this book exists, because it will force the curious reader to sift through what he or she has been taught for years. I know that it has caused me to rethink what I have studied and learned over the years. It is my studied opinion that the co-authors of Return to Glory stay well within the boundary lines of sound scholarship. I respect that.

Over the years I have visited the Cairo Museum, the British Museum, the Louvre, the Oriental Institute, the Vatican Museum and many other sites. I have gazed upon the faces of many statues depicting pharaohs and other inhabitants of the Dynasties of Egypt. Many have clear Afroid features, including the Sphinx of Giza.

In America, "one drop of Black blood" defines that person as Black, while some anthropologists and archaeologists seem to reverse that standard in their attempt to define the race of the ancient Egyptians -- "one drop of Caucasian blood" defines that person as White. Using this Euro centric standard, one cannot help but wonder if any one of the pharaohs would have been permitted to sit in the front of a bus in Montgomery, Alabama in the 1940s.

It is my opinion that nothing in Return to Glory should be taken to imply that the authors think that folks of other people groups should not reflect upon their own heritage or share it with others -- an impression some White people get when people of color want to affirm a distinctive heritage. When Black people claim a desire to express their own heritage, they are not denying anyone else the right to theirs.

Focusing on an aspect of history that concerns one's own heritage is not the same thing as repressing other views or insights, as some extreme advocates of "political correctness" have been known to do. Thus, it is not fair for some readers to dismiss a Black person's perspective out of hand by simply associating it with a political or social camp, or by labeling it as "racist".

By the way, I highly recommend a book that will cause people to respond like the previous reader from Egypt. This book will make you rethink everything you have been taught about human history.

5-Hour, 4-CD Audio Book read by the authors
Book Description
Endorsed by Bill Cosby, Julius Erving, Ben Carson, Joe Frazier, Tony Evans and many others, these pages are filled with the glorious historical and contemporary contributions of black people. Beginning with a careful documentation of how God entrusted people of African descent with the initial development of civilized societies, this book then directs its readers on a magnificent tour of life in America through the triumphant stories of contemporary African-American men.

This 5-hour, 4-CD Audio Book is esigned for busy professionals and also for those who have a hard time reading. Don't forget that there is also a powerful 45-minute film version and a 184-page book.

About the Co-Authors
Joel A. Freeman, Ph.D. has served as chaplain for the NBA Washington Bullets/Wizards since 1979. As president of the Freeman Institute consulting firm, Dr. Freeman conducts team building/leadership/cultural diversity initiatives for churches, corporations, U.S. government agencies, and the leaders of other nations. Joel and his wife and family live in Maryland.

Don B. Griffin holds a Bachelor of Arts degree in history from Lafayette College. Don conducts seminars of practical Christian living as well as pulpit ministry. He is also the top human resource executive for a $350 million corporation in the metro New York area. Don lives in Pennsylvania with his wife and son.

Hold Your Head Up High: The Truth Is Coming
This is an excellent book in my opinion and the facts it lists are well documented, but not easy to find unless you are willing to search intensely for them. After reading this book, many things were obvious to me and that is that many white people and white indoctrinated black people would have issues with facts. One of the many issues, I knew these groups would have is how Egyptians are portrayed. One mentioned that it is obvious that Egyptian are Black; Well if this is the case, why does the U.S.A. government list and require all North Africans and the so called Middle Eastern people to declare themselves as being WHITE no matter how BLACK they are before they are allowed to move to this country or before they work in this country. If you do not believe this, look and any government or Fortune 500 company job application. The book explains they reasons in detail. All Blacks and Whites can keep there heads buried in the sand, however, this book attempts to lift you up, stops the hate/self hate and explains the truth of why you feel as your do. The book is not perfect, but it is excellent.