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Behind the Mule : Race and Class in African-american Politics (94 Edition) Behind the Mule : Race and Class in African-american Politics (94 Edition)
by Michael C. Dawson

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Political scientists and social choice theorists often assume that economic diversification within a group produces divergent political beliefs and behaviors. Michael Dawson demonstrates, however, that the growth of a black middle class has left race as... (read more)

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Black American Students in an Affluent Suburb : a Study of Academic Disengagement (03 Edition) Black American Students in an Affluent Suburb : a Study of Academic Disengagement (03 Edition)
by John U. Ogbu

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Focuses on the role of community forces in academic disengagement among Black American Students at every social class level; the study extends Ogbu's ongoing research on minority education.... (read more)

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Black Visions : the Roots of Contemporary African-american Political Ideologies (01 Edition) Black Visions : the Roots of Contemporary African-american Political Ideologies (01 Edition)
by Michael C. Dawson

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In Black Visions, Michael Dawson brings us the most comprehensive analysis to date of the complex relationship of black political thought to black political identity and behavior. Combining a historical perspective with conceptual sophistication and... (read more)

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Slavery (01 Edition) Slavery (01 Edition)
by Stanley Engerman

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This new Reader draws on a range of documentary sources to show the origins, history, and realities of slavery and the slave trade. Exploring the economic, cultural, and political role of slavery, the volume shows the similarities as well as the... (read more)

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David Walker's Appeal, in Four Articles; Together With a Preamble, To the Coloured Citizens of the World, But in Particular, and Very Expressly, To T David Walker's Appeal, in Four Articles; Together With a Preamble, To the Coloured Citizens of the World, But in Particular, and Very Expressly, To T
by David Walker

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David Walker's Appeal is a landmark work of American history and letters, the most radical piece of writing by an African American in the nineteenth century. Startling in its intensity, unrelenting in its attacks on slavery and white racism, it alarmed... (read more)

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Blacks and the American Political System (95 Edition) Blacks and the American Political System (95 Edition)
by Huey L. Perry

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  These essays offer a current and comprehensive analysis of black politics and its impact at the national level on the American political system.  Whether analyzing the Supreme Court, interest groups, public policy, the Congressional Black... (read more)

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Bound for Canaan: The Underground Railroad and the War for the Soul of America Bound for Canaan: The Underground Railroad and the War for the Soul of America
by Fergus Bordewich

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An important book of epic scope on America's first racially integrated, religiously inspired movement for change The Civil War brought to a climax the country's bitter division. But the beginnings of slavery's denouement can be traced to a courageous... (read more)

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Mighty Like a River: The Black Church and Social Reform Mighty Like a River: The Black Church and Social Reform
by Andrew Billingsley

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Based on extensive research over several years, Mighty Like a River is the first comprehensive account of how black churches have helped shape American society. Billingsley surveys nearly a thousand black churches, across the coun-try, including its... (read more)

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Fifty-Five Positive Steps Black People Can Take to Preserve Themselves Into the 21st Century Fifty-Five Positive Steps Black People Can Take to Preserve Themselves Into the 21st Century
by Michael W Cromwell

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The American black is a unique individual, with a unique past and history that needs to be preserved. The American black is not a saint; neither is he a ghost. But he is flesh and blood, a human being that needs to be respected and treated fairly. But... (read more)

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The Rhythms of Black Folk: Race, Religion, and Pan-Africanism The Rhythms of Black Folk: Race, Religion, and Pan-Africanism
by Jon Michael Spencer

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The cultural history of Afro-peoples through a rhythmic lens... (read more)

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Against Slavery: An Abolitionist Reader (Penguin Classics) Against Slavery: An Abolitionist Reader (Penguin Classics)
by Mason Lowance

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For as long as the scourge of slavery afflicted America, brave voices cried out against the pernicious institution. Those eloquent cries resound again in this original anthology of primary documents from the eighteenth-and nineteenth-century antislavery... (read more)

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Controversies in Minority Voting : the Voting Rights Act in Perspective (92 Edition) Controversies in Minority Voting : the Voting Rights Act in Perspective (92 Edition)
by Bernard (ed.) Grofman

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Widely regarded as one of the most successful pieces of modern legislation, the Voting Rights Act of 1965 has transformed the nature of minority participation and representation in the United States. But with success came controversy as some scholars... (read more)

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New H. N. I. C. (03 Edition) New H. N. I. C. (03 Edition)
by Todd Boyd

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When Lauryn Hill stepped forward to accept her fifth Grammy Award in 1999, she paused as she collected the last trophy, and seeming somewhat startled said, This is crazy, 'cause this is hip hop music.' Hill's astonishment at receiving mainstream acclaim... (read more)

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Black Panthers Speak ((Rev)95 Edition) Black Panthers Speak ((Rev)95 Edition)
by Philip S. Foner

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Includes bibliographical references.... (read more)

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I Heard It Through the Grapevine: Rumor African-American Cul I Heard It Through the Grapevine: Rumor African-American Cul
by Patricia A Turner

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Ku Klux Klan-owned companies. Sodas that cause sterility. A military conspiracy to infect Africans with AIDS. These rumors reverberate through Black America. Now, Patricia Turner presents a groundbreaking, comprehensive look at how rumors translate white... (read more)

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Down by the Riverside: A South Carolina Slave Community (Blacks in the New World) Down by the Riverside: A South Carolina Slave Community (Blacks in the New World)
by Charles Joyner

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Reconstructs daily life in a Lowcountry slave community.... (read more)

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The Atlantic Slave Trade The Atlantic Slave Trade
by David (edt) Northrup

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A volume in the "Problems in World History" series, this book features a variety of secondary-source essays that are carefully edited for both content and length, making this single volume a convenient alternative to course packets or multiple monographs.... (read more)

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Slave Counterpoint (98 Edition) Slave Counterpoint (98 Edition)
by Philip D. Morgan

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On the eve of the American Revolution, nearly three-quarters of all African Americans in mainland British America lived in two regions: the Chesapeake, centered in Virginia, and the Lowcountry, with its hub in South Carolina. Here, Philip Morgan compares... (read more)

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Black Art a Cultural History 2ND Edition Black Art a Cultural History 2ND Edition
by Richard J Powell

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Includes bibliographical references (p. 252-261) and index.... (read more)

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Slavery in New York (05 Edition) Slavery in New York (05 Edition)
by Ira Berlin

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A definitive account of the hitherto hidden slave past of America's first city. For much of the eighteenth century, New York City was second only to Charlestown, South Carolina, in its proportion of slaves in an urban population. It was a fact about New... (read more)

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