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Negro Church in America : the Black Church Since Frazier (74 Edition)
Negro Church in America : the Black Church Since Frazier (74 Edition)
by Edward F. Frazier
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Frazier's study of the black church and an essay by Lincoln arguing that the civil rights movement saw the splintering of the traditional black church and the creation of new roles for religion.... (read more)

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David Walker's Appeal To the Coloured Citizens of the World (00 Edition)
David Walker's Appeal To the Coloured Citizens of the World (00 Edition)
by Peter P. Hinks
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In 1829 David Walker, a free black born in Wilmington, North Carolina, wrote one of America’s most provocative political documents of the nineteenth century, Walker’s Appeal to the Coloured Citizens of the World. Decrying the savage and... (read more)

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When I Was a Slave: Memoirs from the Slave Narrative Collection (Dover Thrift Editions)
When I Was a Slave: Memoirs from the Slave Narrative Collection (Dover Thrift Editions)
by Norman R. (edt) Yetman
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More than 2,000 interviews with former slaves, who, in blunt, simple language, provide often-startling first-person accounts of their lives in bondage. Includes some of the most detailed, compelling, and engrossing life histories in the Slave Narrative... (read more)

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African Slavery in Latin America and the Caribbean (2ND 08 Edition)
African Slavery in Latin America and the Caribbean (2ND 08 Edition)
by Herbert S. Klein
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A leading authority on Latin American slavery has produced a major and original work on the subject. Covering not only Spanish but also Portuguese and French regions, and encompassing the latest research on the plantation system as well as on mining and... (read more)

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Black Atlantic Politics : Dilemmas of Political Empowerment in Boston and Liverpool (00 Edition)
Black Atlantic Politics : Dilemmas of Political Empowerment in Boston and Liverpool (00 Edition)
by William E. Nelson
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This first comprehensive comparative study of Black politics focuses on American and British settings -- Boston and Liverpool. The author argues that Black communities on both sides of the Atlantic face a host of social, economic, and political... (read more)

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Two Princes of Calabar : an Eighteenth-century Atlantic Odyssey (04 Edition)
Two Princes of Calabar : an Eighteenth-century Atlantic Odyssey (04 Edition)
by Randy J. Sparks
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In 1767, two "princes" of a ruling family in the port of Old Calabar, on the slave coast of Africa, were ambushed and captured by English slavers. The princes, Little Ephraim Robin John and Ancona Robin Robin John, were themselves slave traders who were... (read more)

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Down by the Riverside: A South Carolina Slave Community, Anniversary Edition
Down by the Riverside: A South Carolina Slave Community, Anniversary Edition
by Charles Joyner
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A new edition of the classic study of slave life in the American... (read more)

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Purchasing Power : Black Kids and American Consumer Culture (01 Edition)
Purchasing Power : Black Kids and American Consumer Culture (01 Edition)
by Elizabeth M. Chin
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What does it mean to be young, poor, and black in our consumer culture? Are black children "brand-crazed consumer addicts" willing to kill each other over a pair of the latest Nike Air Jordans or Barbie backpack? In this first in-depth account of the... (read more)

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Birth of African-american Culture : an Anthropological Perspective (92 Edition)
Birth of African-american Culture : an Anthropological Perspective (92 Edition)
by Sidney W. Mintz
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This compelling look at the wellsprings of cultural vitality during one of the most dehumanizing experiences in history provides a fresh perspective on the African-American past.... (read more)

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David Walker's Appeal, in Four Articles; Together With a Preamble, To the Coloured Citizens of the World, But in Particular, and Very Expressly, To T
David Walker's Appeal, in Four Articles; Together With a Preamble, To the Coloured Citizens of the World, But in Particular, and Very Expressly, To T
by David Walker
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David Walker's Appeal is a landmark work of American history and letters, the most radical piece of writing by an African American in the nineteenth century. Startling in its intensity, unrelenting in its attacks on slavery and white racism, it alarmed... (read more)

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In the Name of Elijah - PB (Black Religion & Culture)
In the Name of Elijah - PB (Black Religion & Culture)
by Mattias Gardell
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In the Name of Elijah Muhammad tells the story of the Nation of Islam—its rise in northern inner-city ghettos during the Great Depression through its decline following the death of Elijah Muhammad in 1975 to its rejuvenation under the leadership of... (read more)

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The Atlantic Slave Trade
The Atlantic Slave Trade
by Philip D Curtin
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Curtin combines modern research and statistical methods with his broad knowledge of the field to present the first book-length quantitative analysis of the Atlantic slave trade.  Its basic evidence suggests revision of currently held opinions... (read more)

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New York Burning : Liberty, Slavery, and Conspiracy in Eighteenth-century Manhattan (05 Edition)
New York Burning : Liberty, Slavery, and Conspiracy in Eighteenth-century Manhattan (05 Edition)
by Jill Lepore
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From the award-winning author of "The Name of War" comes a gripping, illuminating account of an alleged 18th-century slave conspiracy to destroy New York City.... (read more)

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African American Lives
African American Lives
by Clayborne Carson
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This package contains the following components: -0201794896: African American Lives: The Struggle for Freedom, Volume II -020179487X: African American Lives: The Struggle for Freedom, Volume... (read more)

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African-amer. Perspectives on Biomed... (92 Edition)
African-amer. Perspectives on Biomed... (92 Edition)
by Flack
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A dialogue between African, Afro-American, and European perspectives on biomedical ethics, as the beginnings of breaking the monopoly of European philosophy on a subject that affects people from all backgrounds. The 17 papers and responses to papers... (read more)

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African American Lives
African American Lives
by Clayborne Carson
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This package contains the following components: -0201794896: African American Lives: The Struggle for Freedom, Volume II -020179487X: African American Lives: The Struggle for Freedom, Volume... (read more)

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Let Nobody Turn Us Around: Voices of Resistance, Reform and Renewal: an African-american Anthology (2ND 09 Edition)
Let Nobody Turn Us Around: Voices of Resistance, Reform and Renewal: an African-american Anthology (2ND 09 Edition)
by Manning Marable
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One of America's most prominent historians and a noted feminist bring together the most important political writings and testimonials from African-Americans over three centuries.... (read more)

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Bulletproof Diva
Bulletproof Diva
by Lisa Jones
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In Bulletproof Diva, Lisa  Jones brings the wit and candor of her infamous  Village Voice column, "Skin Trade,"  to a much larger audience. Chock full of the  "fierce black girl humor" that has... (read more)

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Sisters of Dust, Sisters of Spirit : Womanist Wordings on God and Creation (98 Edition)
Sisters of Dust, Sisters of Spirit : Womanist Wordings on God and Creation (98 Edition)
by Karen Baker-fletcher
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Karen Baker-Fletcher here seeks to recover and renew that strong historic tie of black peoples to the land, sometimes broken by migration and urbanization. Cultivating the ecological side of black womanism, she combines a keen awareness of environmental... (read more)

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Closer to Freedom: Enslaved Women and Everyday Resistance in the Plantation South
Closer to Freedom: Enslaved Women and Everyday Resistance in the Plantation South
by Stephanie M. H. Camp
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"Deepens our understanding of resistance as both an individual and collective endeavor. [Camp] argues forcefully. . . . Intriguing and interesting." — The Journal of Interdisciplinary History "This slim volume makes a substantial and often ingenious... (read more)

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