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The Covenant of the Earth: Yoruba Religious & Philosophical Narratives The Covenant of the Earth: Yoruba Religious & Philosophical Narratives
by Yemi Ogunyemi

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Ile-Ife is a Yoruba ceremonial and trading center from which its people dispersed to find their kingdoms. It is noted for its naturalistic figures in brass and terracotta. It is ageless because it is the cradle of mankind. Ile-Ife is not only the first... (read more)

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Black Foremothers Three Lives Womens 2ND Edition Black Foremothers Three Lives Womens 2ND Edition
by Dorothy Sterling

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??????Three heroic women whose stories, in the words of Margaret Walker, "every woman, man, and child should know": Ellen Craft, the daring runaway Georgia slave who used her freedom to serve the cause of abolition; Ida B. Wells, th firebrand journalist... (read more)

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Soulcatcher and Other Stories Soulcatcher and Other Stories
by Charles Johnson

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A National Book Award winner presents 12 powerful stories of the African experience of slavery in America, each based on historical fact.... (read more)

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Antislavery Debate: Capitalism & Abolitionism as a Problem Antislavery Debate: Capitalism & Abolitionism as a Problem
by Thomas Bender

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"The marrow of the most important historiographical controversy since the 1970s."--Michael Johnson, University of California, Irvine "A debate of intellectual significance and power. The implications of these essays extend far beyond antislavery... (read more)

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African-Americans and the Quest for Civil Rights, 1900-1990 African-Americans and the Quest for Civil Rights, 1900-1990
by Sean Dennis Cashman

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In this lavishly illustrated volume, Sean Dennis Cashman surveys the history of civil rights in twentieth-century America. The book charts the principal course of civil rights against the dramatic backdrop of two world wars, the Great Depression, the... (read more)

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Ever Is a Long Time: A Journey Into Mississippi's Dark Past Ever Is a Long Time: A Journey Into Mississippi's Dark Past
by Ralph Eubanks

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In June of 1957, Governor James Coleman stepped before the cameras of "Meet the Press" and was asked whether the public schools would ever be integrated. "Well, ever is a long time," he replied, "[but] I would say that a baby born in Mississippi today... (read more)

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Shared Dreams: Martin Luther King, Jr. and the Jewish Community Shared Dreams: Martin Luther King, Jr. and the Jewish Community
by Marc Schneier

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Many are familiar with the story of Jewish support for the American civil rights movement. But this history has another side. Here is the full story of Dr. King's involvement with the Jewish community with the use of previously unpublished material and... (read more)

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Black Profiles in Courage: A Legacy of African-American Achievement Black Profiles in Courage: A Legacy of African-American Achievement
by Kareem Abdul Jabbar

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From Revolutionary War heroes such as Crispus Attucks to antislavery activist Frederick Douglass to scientist Lewis Latimer and musical artist Duke Ellington, Kareem Abdul-Jabbar examines the lives of heroic African-Americans and offers their stories as... (read more)

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Profiles of Black Success: Thirteen Creative Geniuses Who Changed the World Profiles of Black Success: Thirteen Creative Geniuses Who Changed the World
by Gene N Landrum

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Some argue that America's black youth need solid role models to emulate. Gene Landrum has answered this call by expanding his popular "profiles" series to feature 13 special individuals whose extraordinary achievements result from an insatiable internal... (read more)

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The Real Lives of Strong Black Women: Transcending Myths, Reclaiming Joy The Real Lives of Strong Black Women: Transcending Myths, Reclaiming Joy
by Toby Thompkins

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In this warm, sensitive, and straightforward self-help guide for African American women, Toby Thompkins explores the struggles and lessons necessary to transcend the stereotypes and overcome the consequences of being a “Strong Black Woman.”... (read more)

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Life is So Good Life is So Good
by George D Dawson

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What makes a happy person, a happy life? Dawson, who learned how to read when he was 98, tells how as he describes his own remarkable odyssey across the span of the 20th century.... (read more)

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My Confederate Kinfolk: A Twenty-First Century Freedwoman Discovers Her Roots My Confederate Kinfolk: A Twenty-First Century Freedwoman Discovers Her Roots
by Thulani Davis

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Starting with a photograph and some writings left by her grandmother, Thulani Davis goes looking for the "white folk" in her family-a Scots-Irish family of cotton planters unknown to her-and uncovers a history far richer and stranger than she had ever... (read more)

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Life is So Good Life is So Good
by George Dawson

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What makes a happy person, a happy life? George Dawson, who learned how to read when he was 98, tells how as he describes his own remarkable odyssey across the span of the 20th century.... (read more)

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Shadow and Light: An Autobiography with Reminiscences of the Last and Present Century (Blacks in the American West) Shadow and Light: An Autobiography with Reminiscences of the Last and Present Century (Blacks in the American West)
by Mifflin Wista Gibbs

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Adventure, danger, romance—Mifflin W. Gibbs seemed to invite them in his determination to better himself. He staked out considerable success as an entrepreneur and public voice in the American West before moving on to other frontiers. In... (read more)

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Let Freedom Ring: A Documentary History of the Modern Civil Rights Movement Let Freedom Ring: A Documentary History of the Modern Civil Rights Movement
by Peter Levy

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This book traces the story of the civil rights movement through the written and spoken words of those who participated in it. It includes both classic texts, such as Martin Luther King, Jr.'s "I Have a Dream" speech and his "Letter from Birmingham Jail,"... (read more)

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Black Talk: Words and Phrases from the Hood to the Amen Corner Black Talk: Words and Phrases from the Hood to the Amen Corner
by Geneva Smitherman

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Fully revised and updated -- the ultimate guide to black talk from all segments of the African American community.Do you want to be down with the latest hype terms from the Hip Hop world? Black Talk is the perfect source. "Even if you think you're hip... (read more)

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Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass, an American Slave (Oxford World's Classics) Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass, an American Slave (Oxford World's Classics)
by Frederick Douglass

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"I was born in Tuckahoe. I have no accurate knowledge of my age, never having seen any authentic record containing it. By far the larger part of the slaves know as little of their ages as horses know of theirs, and it is the wish of most masters within... (read more)

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Keeping faith :philosophy and race in America Keeping faith :philosophy and race in America
by Cornel West

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Keeping Faith is the richest account available of the work of Cornel West, one of today's leading African American intellectuals. This powerful collection of essays ranges widely across politics and philosophy in America, the role of the black... (read more)

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Three Lives for Mississippi Three Lives for Mississippi
by William B Huie

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The only complete on-the-scene account of the heinous Freedom Summer murders in Mississippi This book is a part of the arsenal decent Americans can employ to make democracy for all truly a birthright and not a distant dream. It relates the story of an... (read more)

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How to Be: A Guide to Contemporary Living for African Americans How to Be: A Guide to Contemporary Living for African Americans
by Harriette Cole

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REAL MANNERS FOR REAL LIFE Etiquette is more than knowing which fork to use. Good manners are the rules that let us find our way in today's rapidly changing maze of lifestyles, customs, and relationships. Anyone who doesn't know these rules is living and... (read more)

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