Past Is Not Dead: Facts, Fictions, and Enduring Racial Stereotypes

by Allan Pred

During a 1985 visit to Sweden's National Portrait Gallery, Pred (geography, U. of California, Berkeley) was first struck by a painting of a young male. Called Badin, he was an Afro-Caribbean slave given to the Swedish royal court, whose portrait was created in 1775 by a royal court artist. Through the example of Badin, Pred explores past and presen

304 pages, Paperback

First published September 8, 2004

About the author

Allan Richard Pred

Reviews

[Eric Basir · Rating 5 out of 5]

This is a scholarly and literary gem. Mr. Pred writes with cleverness and authority. I am so sorry that he is no longer alive as I would love to have met him. As the author of an historical fiction graphic novel about Badin, I relied heavily on Mr. Pred's insight and sources in this book. It is not so much that I discovered new things about Badin and the struggles of non-white Swedes, as much as my perceptions were confirmed. This should be a textbook in any European (and African) studies program.