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Silent Covenants: Brown V. Board of Education and the Unfulfilled Hopes for Racial Reform Silent Covenants: Brown V. Board of Education and the Unfulfilled Hopes for Racial Reform
by Derrick A Bell

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When the landmark Supreme Court case of Brown vs. Board of Education was handed down in 1954, many civil rights advocates believed that the decision finding public school segregation unconstitutional could become the Holy Grail of racial justice. Fifty... (read more)

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Every Shut Eye Ain't Asleep: An Anthology of Poetry by African Americans Since 1945 Every Shut Eye Ain't Asleep: An Anthology of Poetry by African Americans Since 1945
by Michael S Harper

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A rich collection of the work of post-WWII African-American poets, this book brings together the voices of the most important African-American poets of our time, beginning with the highly influential Robert Hayden and Gwendolyn Brooks, and covers an... (read more)

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Of One Blood: Abolitionism and the Origins of Racial Equality Of One Blood: Abolitionism and the Origins of Racial Equality
by Paul Goodman

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Possibly the most important book on abolition published in the past generation.... (read more)

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Been in the Storm So Long: The Aftermath of Slavery Been in the Storm So Long: The Aftermath of Slavery
by Leon F Litwack

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Winner of the Pulitzer Prize and the National Book Award Based on hitherto unexamined sources: interviews with ex-slaves, diaries and accounts by former slaveholders, this " rich and admirably written book" (Eugene Genovese, "The New... (read more)

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Legacy: Treasures of Black History Legacy: Treasures of Black History
by Thomas C Battle

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," . . a compilation of documents, photographs, images and artifacts revealing a lush cultural heritage."... (read more)

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From the Briarpatch File: On Context, Procedure, and American Identity From the Briarpatch File: On Context, Procedure, and American Identity
by Albert Murray

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Murray is "an all-purpose, all-American literary intellectual." In "From the Briarpatch File, " he writes as engagingly about "New York in the Twenties" as about the beginnings of his career as a writer. He is as profound in his assessment of the... (read more)

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Maxinmaxine Smith's Unwilling Pupils: Lessons Learned in Memphis's Civil Rights Classroom Maxinmaxine Smith's Unwilling Pupils: Lessons Learned in Memphis's Civil Rights Classroom
by Sherry L Hoppe

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Maxine Smith's Unwilling Pupils is the authorized biography of Maxine Atkins Smith. As such it tells the story of the civil rights movement in Memphis from Smith's viewpoint. Primarily based on newspaper accounts from the 1960s and 1970s and on Smith's... (read more)

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My Skin Was My Sin My Skin Was My Sin
by Quincy S. Smith

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In this profound autobiography, Smith exposes the reader to the private pain caused by wounds that bleed from the outside inwounds that traumatize the psyche and injure the soul. In no uncertain terms, Smith reviews the events of his life within the... (read more)

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Abiding Courage: African American Migrant Women and the East Bay Community Abiding Courage: African American Migrant Women and the East Bay Community
by Gr Lemke Santangelo

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Between 1940 and 1945, thousands of African Americans migrated from the South to the East Bay Area of northern California in search of the social and economic mobility that was associated with the region's expanding defense industry and its reputation... (read more)

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By These Hands: A Documentary History of African American Humanism By These Hands: A Documentary History of African American Humanism
by Anthony B Pinn

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The Black church is often praised for its contribution to Black culture and politics. More recently Islam has been recognized as an important force in African American liberation. Anthony Pinn's new anthology By These Hands demonstrates the crucial... (read more)

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Laughing in the Dark: From Colored Girl to Woman of Color--A Journey from Prison to Power Laughing in the Dark: From Colored Girl to Woman of Color--A Journey from Prison to Power
by Patrice Gaines

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An award-winning Washington Post reporter explores the twisted path she traveled to find her place as a confident black female in a world that values whiteness and maleness. Here is a rich and insightful story of a life lived on the edge by a woman... (read more)

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American Apartheid: Segregation and the Making of the Underclass American Apartheid: Segregation and the Making of the Underclass
by Douglas S Massey

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significance in the United States today.... (read more)

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In Defense of Mumia In Defense of Mumia
by S E Anderson

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In 1982, the award-winning journalist and former Black Panther Mumia Abu-Jamal was convicted of killing a Philadephia police officer and was sentenced to death. He was on death row for 13 years before a groundswell of public opinion questioned the... (read more)

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African American Urban Experience: Perspectives from the Colonial Period to the Present African American Urban Experience: Perspectives from the Colonial Period to the Present
by Joe William Trotter

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Although African Americans have lived in cities since the colonial era, the transformation of rural blacks into a predominantly urban people is largely a twentieth century phenomenon. Only during World War I did African Americans move into cities in... (read more)

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The Story of the Negro The Story of the Negro
by Booker T Washington

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The Story of the Negro is a history of Americans of African descent before and after slavery. Originally produced in two volumes, and published here for the first time in one paperback volume, the first part covers Africa and the history of slavery in... (read more)

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Narrative of Sojourner Truth (Vintage Classics) Narrative of Sojourner Truth (Vintage Classics)
by Margaret Washington

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Narrative of Sojourner Truth is one of the most important documents of slavery ever written, as well as being a partial autobiography of the woman who became a pioneer in the struggles for racial and sexual equality. With an eloquence that resonates more... (read more)

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How to Make Black America Better: Leading African Americans Speak Out How to Make Black America Better: Leading African Americans Speak Out
by Tavis Smiley

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One of America's most celebrated and respected commentators, BET talk-show host Tavis Smiley brings together the voices of countless widely admired African Americans in a rich, provocative, and solutions-oriented exploration of the challenges facing... (read more)

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Will You Die with Me?: My Life and the Black Panther Party Will You Die with Me?: My Life and the Black Panther Party
by Flores Alexa Forbes

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Amid the social turmoil of the 1960s and ,70s, a young man in California found his purpose in the rise of the Black Panther Party, made a deadly mistake that cost him his freedom, and ultimately got his life back, having learned the true lessons of the... (read more)

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Stolen Childhood: Slave Youth in Nineteenth-Century America (Blacks in the Diaspora) Stolen Childhood: Slave Youth in Nineteenth-Century America (Blacks in the Diaspora)
by Wilm King

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"King provides a jarring snapshot of children living in bondage. This compellingly written work is a testament to the strength and resilience of the children and their parents".--"Booklist". "King's deeply researched, well-written, passionate study... (read more)

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Harriet Tubman: the Road To Freedom Harriet Tubman: the Road To Freedom
by Catherine Clinton

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Includes bibliographical references (p. 227-257) and index.... (read more)

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