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The Diligent: A Voyage Through the Worlds of the Slave Trade The Diligent: A Voyage Through the Worlds of the Slave Trade
by Robert Harms

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Yale historian Harms ("Games Against Nature") explores the global scope of an odious industry by tracking the slave ship "Diligent, " which sailed from Vannes, France, in 1731. Using First Lt. Robert Durand's journal, Harms fleshes out the multinational... (read more)

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Fight the Power : Rap, Race, and Reality (97 Edition) Fight the Power : Rap, Race, and Reality (97 Edition)
by D. Chuck

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From the early eighties, the provocative and brilliant lyrics of Chuck D have created controversy and raised the ire of almost every conservative group in the country. His championing of black leaders from Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., to Malcolm X to... (read more)

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White Money/Black Power: The Surprising History of African American Studies and the Crisis of Race and Higher Education White Money/Black Power: The Surprising History of African American Studies and the Crisis of Race and Higher Education
by Noliwe M Rooks

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The history of African American Studies is often told as a heroic tale, with compelling images of black power and passionate African American students who refuse to take "no" for an answer. Noliwe M. Rooks argues for the recognition of another story that... (read more)

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Straight, No Chaser: How I Became a Grown-Up Black Woman Straight, No Chaser: How I Became a Grown-Up Black Woman
by Jill Nelson

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The author of the acclaimed bestseller "Volunteer Slavery" bluntly addresses the needs of the "two most loathed groups in America"--blacks and females.... (read more)

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History of African-American Artists: From 1792 to the Present History of African-American Artists: From 1792 to the Present
by Romare Bearden

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A landmark work of art history: lavishly illustrated and extraordinary for its thoroughness, A History of African-American Artists -- conceived, researched, and written by the great American artist Romare Bearden with journalist Harry Henderson, who... (read more)

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Problem of Slavery in the Age of Revolution, 1770-1823 (99 Edition) Problem of Slavery in the Age of Revolution, 1770-1823 (99 Edition)
by David B. Davis

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David Brion Davis's books on the history of slavery reflect some of the most distinguished and influential thinking on the subject to appear in the past generation. The Problem of Slavery in the Age of Revolution, the sequel to Davis's Pulitzer Prize... (read more)

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Blacks, Latinos and Asians in Urban America : Status and Prospects for Politics and Activism (94 Edition) Blacks, Latinos and Asians in Urban America : Status and Prospects for Politics and Activism (94 Edition)
by James Jennings

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This volume of essays by scholars and activists focuses on the political and social relations between Blacks, Latinos, and Asians in key urban centers. Collectively the essays examine the particular status of relations between these groups, the reasons... (read more)

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Lay My Burden Down: A Folk History of Slavery Lay My Burden Down: A Folk History of Slavery
by B A Botkin

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In the 1930's, the last decade when many men and women who were born under slavery and freed by the Emancipation Proclamation.still lived, the New Deal's Federal Writing Project made an extraordinary and important decision. It sent interviewers to ask... (read more)

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He-said-she-said : Talk As Social Organization Among Black Children (90 Edition) He-said-she-said : Talk As Social Organization Among Black Children (90 Edition)
by Marjorie H. Goodwin

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..."carefully researched and clearly written....Goodwin makes a major step in redefining the enterprise of studying language use in context and acress contexts." --American... (read more)

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Somebody's Calling My Name : Black Sacred Music and Social Change (79 Edition) Somebody's Calling My Name : Black Sacred Music and Social Change (79 Edition)
by Wyatt Tee Walker

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Traces the musical expressions of the black religious tradition from its ancestral roots to its influence upon the black religious experience today.... (read more)

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Authentically Black: Essays for the Black Silent Majority Authentically Black: Essays for the Black Silent Majority
by John H Mcwhorter

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The critically acclaimed book from the bestselling author of Losing the Race and The Power of Babel John McWhorter is one of the most original and provocative thinkers on the issue of race in America today. In Authentically Black McWhorter argues that... (read more)

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African American Art and Artists, Revised and Expanded African American Art and Artists, Revised and Expanded
by Samella Lewis

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Includes bibliographical references (p. 331-338) and index.... (read more)

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Black Leadership in America : From Booker T. Washington To Jesse Jackson (2ND 90 Edition) Black Leadership in America : From Booker T. Washington To Jesse Jackson (2ND 90 Edition)
by John White

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A critical examination of these important figures, combined with a useful general survey of modern black American history.... (read more)

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Black Power Movement : Rethinking the Civil Rights-black Power Era (06 Edition) Black Power Movement : Rethinking the Civil Rights-black Power Era (06 Edition)
by Peniel E. (ed.) Joseph

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Often misunderstood and ill-defined, the Black Power Movement remains one of the most controversial eras in post-war America. Peniel Joseph provides a dynamic and fresh historical reinterpretation of this period, that during the 1960s started a movement... (read more)

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Black Studies as Human Studies: Critical Essays and Interviews (Suny) Black Studies as Human Studies: Critical Essays and Interviews (Suny)
by Joyce A Joyce

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In Black Studies as Human Studies, Joyce A. Joyce brings black studies back to its beginning, demonstrating that the humanities lie at the intellectual and pedagogical center of black studies. She proposes that by agreeing on a core set of values and... (read more)

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To Be Popular Or Smart : the Black Peer Group (88 Edition) To Be Popular Or Smart : the Black Peer Group (88 Edition)
by Jawanza Kunjufu

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Information on peer pressure and how the peer group can be used to reinforce academic achievement.... (read more)

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African American Theatre : an Historical and Critical Analysis (94 Edition) African American Theatre : an Historical and Critical Analysis (94 Edition)
by Samuel A. Hay

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This book traces the history of African American theatre from its beginnings to the present.... (read more)

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Should America Pay?: Slavery and the Raging Debate on Reparations Should America Pay?: Slavery and the Raging Debate on Reparations
by Raymond Winbush

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Includes bibliographical references (p. [385]-401) and index.... (read more)

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Turbulent Voyage : Readings in African-american Studies (3RD 00 Edition) Turbulent Voyage : Readings in African-american Studies (3RD 00 Edition)
by Floyd Hayes

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This anthology is designed to introduce the reader to the contours and content of African American Studies. The text and readings included here not only impart information, but seek, as their foremost goal, to precipitate in the reader an awareness of... (read more)

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African American Legislators in the American States (01 Edition) African American Legislators in the American States (01 Edition)
by Kerry L. Haynie

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Analyzing the behavior of African American state legislators in multiple legislative sessions across five states, Haynie has compiled a wealth of valuable data that reveals the dynamics and effectiveness of black participation in the legislative process.... (read more)

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