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African American Studies



African American Studies

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Whatever It Takes: Geoffrey Canada's Quest to Change Harlem and America
Whatever It Takes: Geoffrey Canada's Quest to Change Harlem and America
by Paul Tough
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What would it take? That was the question that Geoffrey Canada found himself asking. What would it take to change the lives of poor childrennot one by one, through heroic interventions and occasional miracles, but in big numbers, and in a way that could... (read more)

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Slavery and Reconstruction
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The Hemingses of Monticello: An American Family
The Hemingses of Monticello: An American Family
by Annette Gordon-Reed
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"Pathbreaking....and very moving" (Edmund S. Morgan) — the multigenerational story of Thomas Jefferson's hidden slave family. This epic work tells the story of the Hemingses, whose close blood ties to our third president had been systematically... (read more)

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Schomburg Library
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Behind the Scenes: Or, Thirty Years a Slave, and Four Years in the White House
Behind the Scenes: Or, Thirty Years a Slave, and Four Years in the White House
by Elizabeth Keckley
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"Invaluable...Elizabeth Keckley's memoir of her life as a White House dressmaker for Mary Todd Lincoln...[is a] curious gem"--Eric J. Sundquist in The New York Times Book Review "A remarkable vantage point on the Civil War"--Chicago Sun Times... (read more)

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Malcolm X
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The Autobiography of Malcolm X
The Autobiography of Malcolm X
by Alex Haley
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An autobiography of the Black Muslim leader Malcolm X.... (read more)

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Black Heritage
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Black Brothers, Inc.: The Violent Rise and Fall of the Philadelphia Black Mafia
Black Brothers, Inc.: The Violent Rise and Fall of the Philadelphia Black Mafia
by Sean Patrick Griffin
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Updated Edition, October 2007  “A gripping story. . . . Griffin richly documents the Black Mafia’s organization, outreach and over-the-top badness.”—Philadelphia Inquirer “Griffin’s reporting on the Black Mafia... (read more)

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Martin Luther King Jr
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The Measure of a Man (Facets)
The Measure of a Man (Facets)
by Martin Luther King
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Eloquent and passionate, reasoned and sensitive, this pair of meditations by the revered civil-rights leader contains the theological roots of his political and social philosophy of nonviolent activism.... (read more)

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Civil Rights Movement
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Race Beat (06 Edition)
Race Beat (06 Edition)
by Gene Roberts
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An unprecedented examination of how news stories, editorials and photographs in the American press—and the journalists responsible for them—profoundly changed the nation’s thinking about civil rights in the South during the 1950s and... (read more)

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The Poetry of Black America: Anthology of the 20th Century
The Poetry of Black America: Anthology of the 20th Century
by Arnold Adoff
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Arnold Adoff has written over twenty-five books of poetry for young readers, including Slow Dance Heartbreak Blues,illustrated by William Cotton; and Street Music: City Poems,illustrated by Karen Barbour, both of which are available at your local library.... (read more)

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Race Rules: Navigating the Color Line
Race Rules: Navigating the Color Line
by Michael Eric Dyson
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"You couldn't ask for a fairer-minded, better-informed, or more enjoyable guide."<BR>--"Elle <BR>As a former welfare father who is also an ordained Baptist minister and a Princeton Ph.D., Michael Eric Dyson is one of those rare intellectuals... (read more)

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Amazing Grace: African American Grandmothers as Caregivers and Conveyors of Traditional Values
Amazing Grace: African American Grandmothers as Caregivers and Conveyors of Traditional Values
by Dorothy Smith Ruiz
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Intergenerational African families, in which the grandmother is the primary caregiver of grandchildren and great-grandchildren, are increasingly rapidly in American society. Over the past decade, researchers and policy makers have shown considerable... (read more)

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