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The Interesting Narrative of the Life of Olaudah Equiano: Written by Himself (Bedford Series in History & Culture) The Interesting Narrative of the Life of Olaudah Equiano: Written by Himself (Bedford Series in History & Culture)
by Olaudah Equiano

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More than just a fascinating story, Olaudah Equiano's autobiography -- the first slave narrative to be widely read -- reveals many aspects of the eighteenth-century Western world through the experiences of one individual. This edition is the first in... (read more)

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I'll Find a Way or Make One: A Tribute to Historically Black Colleges and Universities I'll Find a Way or Make One: A Tribute to Historically Black Colleges and Universities
by Juan Williams

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From Juan Williams, author of Eyes on the Prize, and the Thurgood Marshall Scholarship Fund comes a must-have gift book and definitive resource that explores the historical, social, and cultural importance of America's 107 historically black colleges and... (read more)

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Black: A Celebration of Culture Black: A Celebration of Culture
by Deborah Willis

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A celebration of African-American culture, vividly captured in more than 500 stunning photographs. Black, A Celebration of a Culture, presents the vibrant panorama of 20th-century black culture in America and around the world in more than 500 photographs... (read more)

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Finding Grace: Two Sisters and the Search for Meaning Beyond the Color Line Finding Grace: Two Sisters and the Search for Meaning Beyond the Color Line
by Shirlee Taylor Haizlip

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In her widely acclaimed, bestselling memoir, The Sweeter the Juice, Shirlee Taylor Haizlip asked us to redefine our concepts of race and family by examining her biracial heritage -- how different gradations of dark and light skin led to a split in her... (read more)

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Moving Mountains: The Principles and Purposes of Leon Sullivan Moving Mountains: The Principles and Purposes of Leon Sullivan
by Leon Howar Sullivan

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From a beginning engulfed in poverty to the boardroom of General Motors Corporation, Leon Sullivan founded the Opportunities Industrialization Centers (OIC's), creating jobs for over a million people. These are his words in a story of incredible... (read more)

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Silent Covenants: Brown V. Board of Edcuation and the Unfulfilled Hopes for Racial Reformation Silent Covenants: Brown V. Board of Edcuation and the Unfulfilled Hopes for Racial Reformation
by Derrick Bell

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Turning history on its head, Bell suggests that if we had had more realism in our racial dealings, we might have kept Plessy, kept separate but equal in placem and attacked instead, at its root, the racial discrimination that continues to haunt the... (read more)

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Black Liberation: A Comparative History of Black Ideologies in the United States and South... Black Liberation: A Comparative History of Black Ideologies in the United States and South...
by George Fredrickson

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When George M. Fredrickson published White Supremacy: A Comparative Study in American and South African History, he met universal acclaim. David Brion Davis, writing in The New York Times Book Review, called it "one of the most brilliant and successful... (read more)

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The Morning Breaks: The Trial of Angela Davis The Morning Breaks: The Trial of Angela Davis
by Bettina Aptheker

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First published in 1975, and praised by The Nation for its "graphic narrative of (Davis's) legal and public fight, " The Morning Breaks remains relevant today as the nation contends with the political fallout of the Sixties and the grim consequences of... (read more)

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The Complete Kwanzaa: Celebrating Our Cultural Harvest The Complete Kwanzaa: Celebrating Our Cultural Harvest
by Dorothy W Riley

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Kwanzaa is the joyous and meaningful holiday when African-Americans reunite with family and friends and pay tribute to their rich cultural heritage. Celebrated from December 26 through January 1, it is an important part of the lives of 18 million people,... (read more)

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American Negro Slavery American Negro Slavery
by Ulrich Bon Phillips

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'Phillips came close to greatness as a historian, perhaps as close as any historian this country has produced. We may leave to those who live in the world of absolute good and evil the task of explaining how a man with such primitive views of fundamental... (read more)

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Dark Victorians Dark Victorians
by Vanessa D Dickerson

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Understanding connections between black Americans and white Victorian Britons... (read more)

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Fruits of the Harvest: Recipes to Celebrate Kwanzaa and Other Holidays Fruits of the Harvest: Recipes to Celebrate Kwanzaa and Other Holidays
by Eric V Copage

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A source of inspiration for the most extravagant of holiday gatherings as well as for a simple Sunday dinner, this book offers more than 125 treasured recipes from people of African descent all over the world. Additional information on African-American... (read more)

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Yazoo; Or, on the Picket Line of Freedom in the South: A Personal Narrative (Southern Classics) Yazoo; Or, on the Picket Line of Freedom in the South: A Personal Narrative (Southern Classics)
by Albert T Morgan

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Yazoo is a rare and revealing account of Reconstruction by a Wisconsin carpetbagger and devout abolitionist who moved to Mississippi in pursuit of wealth and social reform. Albert T. Morgan leased a cotton plantation in Yazoo County in 1865. His farming... (read more)

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The Sport of the Gods (Signet Classics) The Sport of the Gods (Signet Classics)
by Paul Laurenc Dunbar

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This classic story about a displaced Southern family's struggle to survive and prosper in early Harlem was one of the first novels to depict the harsh realities of ghetto life. Introduction by William Andrews, scholar of the Harlem Renaissance and of... (read more)

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The Confessions of Nat Turner: And Related Documents (Bedford Series in History & Culture) The Confessions of Nat Turner: And Related Documents (Bedford Series in History & Culture)
by Nat Turner

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This textbook offers the complete text of the actual confessions of Nat Turner, the Virginia slave preacher who in 1831 led the bloodiest slave revolt in US history. An introduction provides the historical context for the revolt and allows students to... (read more)

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Souls Looking Back: Life Stories of Growing Up Black Souls Looking Back: Life Stories of Growing Up Black
by Andrew Garrod

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Most of what is written these days about young black men and women emphasizes incarceration and mortality rates, teen pregnancy, drug use, and domestic strife. This collection of sixteen autobiographical essays by African-Americans, Africans in America... (read more)

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No Cause for Indictment: An Autopsy of Newark No Cause for Indictment: An Autopsy of Newark
by Ronald Porambo

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"Probably the most moving and instructive book yet written on any of the bloody civil disturbances of the sixties."-The New Yorker The definitive account of the buildup, chaos, and aftermath of one of the worst urban riots in US history: the 1967 Newark... (read more)

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African American History for Dummies (For Dummies) African American History for Dummies (For Dummies)
by Ronda Penrice

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Understand the historical and cultural contributions of African Americans Get to know the people, places, and events that shaped the African American experience Want to better understand black history? This comprehensive, straight-forward guide traces... (read more)

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Slavery, Law, and Politics: The Dred Scott Case in Historical Perspective Slavery, Law, and Politics: The Dred Scott Case in Historical Perspective
by Don E Fehrenbacher

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This abridgment makes Fehrenbacher's monumental work available to a wider audience. The text has been reduced to about half its original size, and documentation is omitted. This abridgment nevertheless covers all the major themes of the original work.... (read more)

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Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass, an American Slave & Incidents in the Life of a Slave Gi (Modern Library Classics) Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass, an American Slave & Incidents in the Life of a Slave Gi (Modern Library Classics)
by Frederick Douglass

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This Modern Library Paperback Classics edition combines the two most important African American slave narratives into one volume. Frederick Douglass's Narrative, first published in 1845, is an enlightening and incendiary text. Born into slavery, Douglass... (read more)

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