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The Color of Our Future: Race in the 21st Century The Color of Our Future: Race in the 21st Century
by Farai Chideya

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As America ceases to be defined by the black/white divide and enters a more complex multiethnic era, one of the most articulate young correspondents on television today offers a fast-paced road trip through the country's racial terrain.... (read more)

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Marie Or, Slavery in the United States: A Novel of Jacksonian America (Race in the Americas) Marie Or, Slavery in the United States: A Novel of Jacksonian America (Race in the Americas)
by Gustave De Beaumont

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Gustave de Beaumont's 1835 work, Marie, or Slavery in the United States is structured as a fascinating essay on race interwoven with a novel. It is the story of socially forbidden love between an idealistic young Frenchman and an apparently white... (read more)

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The Wisdom of the Elders The Wisdom of the Elders
by Robert Fleming

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In these troubled times, wisdom often seems in short supply. But as this magnificent volume reminds us, African Americans have been blessed with a precious legacy of wisdom, gained through long hard years of struggle by those who have gone before. Wisdom... (read more)

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Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass: An American Slave, Written by Himself (John Harvard Library, Belknap Press) Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass: An American Slave, Written by Himself (John Harvard Library, Belknap Press)
by Frederick Douglass

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Frederick Douglass was born into bondage and sold repeatedly in the slave markets of the South. Because he secretly taught himself to read and write, we possess one of the most eloquent indictments of slavery ever recorded. Written over 100 years ago... (read more)

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Wake Up & Start To Live an Analysis Of Wake Up & Start To Live an Analysis Of
by Bobby Willia Austin

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Wake Up and Start to Live is based upon a poll commissioned by Village Foundation and conducted by the Gallup Organization in March 1999, for the purpose of examining perceptions of U.S. citizens with regard to African-American men in American society.... (read more)

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Life After Life: A Story of Rage and Redemption Life After Life: A Story of Rage and Redemption
by Evans D Hopkins

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Life After Life is the haunting and gloriously redemptive tale of Evans D. Hopkins's many lives, a sweeping journey from promising middle-class youth to civil rights militant, from criminal and convict to celebrated writer and enlightened man. Evans D... (read more)

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Reporting Civil Rights: American Journalism 1963–1973 Reporting Civil Rights: American Journalism 1963–1973
by Clayborne Carson

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From A. Philip Randolph's defiant call in 1941 for African Americans to march on Washington to Alice Walker in 1973, Reporting Civil Rights presents firsthand accounts of the revolutionary events that overthrew segregation in the United States. This two... (read more)

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Color, Sex, and Poetry: Three Women Writers of the Harlem Renaissance (Everywoman: Studies in History, Literature, and Culture) Color, Sex, and Poetry: Three Women Writers of the Harlem Renaissance (Everywoman: Studies in History, Literature, and Culture)
by Gloria Hull

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This volume is a biographical/critical study of three poets--Angelina Weld Grimke, Alice Dunbar-Nelson, and Georgia Douglas Johnson.... (read more)

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Voices in Black and White: Writings on Race in America from Harper's Magazine Voices in Black and White: Writings on Race in America from Harper's Magazine
by Katharine Whittemore

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Introduction by Henry Louis Gates, Jr.Mark Twain, Ralph Ellison, James Bladwin, William Faulkner, Maya Angelou, Shelby Steele, William Styron and others examine race in America.... (read more)

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The Days of Rondo (Minnesota) The Days of Rondo (Minnesota)
by Evelyn Fairbanks

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Evelyn Fairbanks grew up in the 1930s, '40s, and '50s along Rondo Avenue -- the heart of St. Paul's largest black neighborhood. Her book tells the warm and human stories she recalls from those years in the then-vibrant community that was doomed to... (read more)

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Being Black: Zen and the Art of Living with Fearless and Grace Being Black: Zen and the Art of Living with Fearless and Grace
by Angel Kyod Williams

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An ordained Zen priest teaches how a "warrior spirit" of truth and responsibility toward oneself and others can be developed into the foundation for real happiness and personal transformation. Her down-to-earth spiritual handbook is for all black... (read more)

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Children of the Dream Our Own Stories Children of the Dream Our Own Stories
by Laurel Holliday

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""I let somebody call me 'nigger.' It wasn't just any old body, either; it was my friend. That really hurt." -- Amitiyah Elayne Hyman" Martin Luther King, Jr., dreamed of a day when black children were judged not by the color of their skin, but by the... (read more)

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The New Negro: Readings on Race, Representation, and African American Culture, 1892-1938 The New Negro: Readings on Race, Representation, and African American Culture, 1892-1938
by Henry Louis Gates

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This illuminating and indispensable anthology lays bare a fascinating genealogy of the most frequently invoked trope in the history of U.S. Black culture and politics: The New Negro. Professors Gates and Jarrett take us on an intellectual journey through... (read more)

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My Face Is Black Is True: Callie House and the Struggle for Ex-Slave Reparations My Face Is Black Is True: Callie House and the Struggle for Ex-Slave Reparations
by Mary Frances Berry

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“My face is black is true but its not my fault but I love my name and my honest in dealing with my fellow man.” ~Callie House (1899) In her groundbreaking new book, My Face Is Black Is True, historian Mary Frances Berry resurrects the... (read more)

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Condoleezza Rice: An American Life Condoleezza Rice: An American Life
by Elisabeth Bumiller

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Condoleezza Rice, one of most powerful and controversial women in the world, has until now remained a mystery behind an elegant, cool veneer. In this stunning new biography, New York Times reporter Elisabeth Bumiller peels back the layers and presents a... (read more)

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Who's Gonna Take the Weight?: Manhood, Race, and Power in America Who's Gonna Take the Weight?: Manhood, Race, and Power in America
by Kevin Powell

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“A mighty wind of fresh air. His pitiless self-examination—and his equally honest exploration of the racial, sexual, cultural, and class fault lines that thread our psychic and social landscape—is not only brave but necessary if our... (read more)

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Pearl's Secret: A Black Man's Search for His White Family Pearl's Secret: A Black Man's Search for His White Family
by Neil Henry

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Pearl's Secret is a remarkable autobiography and family story that combines elements of history, investigative reporting, and personal narrative in a riveting, true-to-life mystery. In it, Neil Henry--a black professor of journalism and former award... (read more)

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Forgotten Time : the Yazoo-mississippi Delta After the Civil War (00 Edition) Forgotten Time : the Yazoo-mississippi Delta After the Civil War (00 Edition)
by John C. Willis

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Although it came to epitomize the Cotton South in the twentieth century, the Yazoo-Mississippi Delta emerged as a distinct entity in the decades following the Civil War. As other southerners confronted the need to rebuild, the Delta remained mostly... (read more)

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In the Spirit of Martin: The Living Legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. In the Spirit of Martin: The Living Legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.
by Gretchen Sull Sorin

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In the Spirit of Martin is the companion book to the first museum exhibition -- opening in January 2002 at the Smithsonian Institution -- to demonstrate the compelling outpouring of responses to Dr. King’s life. This richly illustrated, large... (read more)

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The Opportunity Reader: Stories, Poetry, and Essays from the Urban League's Opportunity Magazine (Modern Library) The Opportunity Reader: Stories, Poetry, and Essays from the Urban League's Opportunity Magazine (Modern Library)
by Sondra Kathr Wilson

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Modern Library Harlem Renaissance <BR>In 1923, the Urban League's Opportunity magazine made its first appearance. Spearheaded by the noted sociologist Charles S. Johnson, it became, along with the N.A.A.C.P.'s Crisis magazine, one of the vehicles... (read more)

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