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Under the Knife: How a Wealthy Negro Surgeon Wielded Power in the Jim Crow South
by Hugh Pearson
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Hugh Pearson grew up in Fort Wayne, Indiana, encouraged by his parents to believe that nothing was beyond his reach. If he needed any further inspiration, he could look to his great-uncle, Dr. Joseph Griffin. Although Griffin had stayed in the Deep... ( read more)
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Fighting the Good Fight the Story of the Dexter Avenue King Memorial Baptist Church, 1865-1977 (05 Edition)
by Houston Bryan Roberson
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The Dexter Avenue King Memorial Church played an important role in the Civil Rights movement--it was the planning area of the Montgomery bus boycott, which served as a model for other grassroots demonstrations and which also propelled Martin Luther King,... ( read more)
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Makes Me Wanna Holler: A Young Black Man in America
by Nathan McCall
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In this "honest and searching look at the perils of growing up a black male in urban America" ("San Francisco Chronicle"), "Washington Post" reporter Nathan McCall tells the story of his passage from the street and the prison yard to the newsroom of one... ( read more)
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Not Guilty: Twelve Black Men Speak Out on Law, Justice, and Life
by Jabari Asim
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Patrick Dorismond, Abner Louima, and Amadou Diallo -- hear what a jury of prominent African Americans has to say about the black man's struggle for justice in America Prompted by the killing of Amadou Diallo and the acquittal of the four New York City... ( read more)
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It Happened on the Underground Railroad (It Happened in)
by Tricia Marti Wagner
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From a riverboat worker who dressed as a woman to the man who mailed himself north, It Happened on the Underground Railroad offers a gripping look at the heroic individuals who became a part of this famous road to freedom. Read about Peter Still, a... ( read more)
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The Coming Free
by David Rubel
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Covering all the momentous events that helped push forward America's Civil Rights policies-from Brown v. Board of Education of Topeka to the assassination of Martin Luther King Jr.-this is the first fully illustrated chronicle of the complete history of... ( read more)
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Let the Trumpet Sound : a Life of Martin Luther King, JR. (94 Edition)
by Stephen B. Oates
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Filled with hundreds of specific examples and organized into a coherent framework of practical concepts that can be applied by managers and entrepreneurs at all levels, Built to Last provides a master blueprint for building organizations that will... ( read more)
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100 Pioneers: African-Americcans Who Brok Color Barriers in Sport
by Richard Lapchick
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Through an effective combination of historical research and personal interviews, 100 Pioneers offers compelling portraits of the dedicated athletes, coaches and administrators who broke color barriers on college campuses and in professional sports all... ( read more)
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From Rage to Reason: My Life in Two Americas
by Janet Langhar Cohen
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Janet Langhart Cohen's life has always seemed to defy the naysayers. She's an African-American Democrat married to the white, Republican former Secretary of Defense; a poor girl from the projects who grew up under the crushing legacy of segregation to... ( read more)
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Rice and Slaves: Ethnicity and the Slave Trade in Colonial South Carolina (Blacks in the New World)
by Daniel Littlefield
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A study of how the combined efforts of the Africans and Europeans molded American civilization.... ( read more)
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A Traveler's Guide to the Civil Rights Movement
by Jim Carrier
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Includes bibliographical references (p. 355-360) and index.... ( read more)
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The Hairstons: An American Family in Black and White
by Henry Wiencek
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Winner of the National Book Critics Circle Award The Hairstons is the extraordinary story of the largest family in America, the Hairston clan. With several thousand black and white members, the Hairstons share a complex and compelling history: divided in... ( read more)
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The Secret Epidemic: The Story of AIDS and Black America
by Jacob Levenson
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As we enter the twenty-first century, AIDS in America has become primarily a black disease. African Americans now constitute 50 percent of all new HIV cases, and AIDS is one of the top causes of death in young black men and women. The story of how this... ( read more)
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Black Lies, White Lies: The Truth According to Tony Brown
by Tony Brown
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PBS television commentator and syndicated radio talk-show host Tony Brown has been called an "out-of-the-box thinker" and, less delicately, and "equal opportunity ass kicker." Those who attempt to pigeonhole him do so at their own peril. This journalist,... ( read more)
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The Negro in the Civil War
by Benjamin Quarles
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Quarles writes powerfully about the role of three-and-a-half million blacks in the South, who were impressed into non-combatant service building forts and entrenchments, working in factories and mines. In the North, black Americans fought with... ( read more)
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Standing Fast: The Autobiography of Roy Wilkins
by Roy Wilkins
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History will remember Roy Wilkins (1901–1981) as one of the great leaders of the twentieth century for his contributions to the advancement of civil rights in America. For nearly half a century—first as assistant secretary, also succeeding W.... ( read more)
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Children of the Movement: The Sons and Daughters of Martin Luther King Jr., Malcolm X, Elijah Muhammad, George Wallace, Andrew Young, Julian Bon
by John Blake
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Profiling 24 of the adult children of the most recognizable figures in the civil rights movement, this book collects the intimate, moving stories of families who were pulled apart by the horrors of the struggle or brought together by their efforts to... ( read more)
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Rosa Parks (Penguin Lives Biographies)
by Douglas Brinkley
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In "Rosa Parks, " "the best of the new generation of American historians" (Stephen Ambrose) brilliantly examines an American heroine in the context of the tumultuous time of the Civil Rights movement.... ( read more)
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Sellout: The Politics of Racial Betrayal (Vintage Vintage)
by Randall Kennedy
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In this incisive and unflinching study, Randall Kennedy, author of Nigger: The Strange Career of a Troublesome Word, tackles another stigma of America's racial discourse: selling out. He explains the origins of the concept and shows how fear of this... ( read more)
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To the Mountaintop : Martin Luther King JR.'s Sacred Mission To Save America 1955-1968 (04 Edition)
by Stewart Burns
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More than a biography, "To the Mountaintop" is the history of a turbulent epoch that changed the course of American and world history. Moral warrior and nonviolent apostle; man of God rocked by fury, fear, and guilt; rational thinker driven by emotional... ( read more)
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