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Impossible Witnesses: Truth, Abolitionism, and Slave Testimony Impossible Witnesses: Truth, Abolitionism, and Slave Testimony
by Dwight A. Mcbride

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It addresses some of the major literary figures and representations of slavery in light of discourses on natural rights and law, offers an account of Foucauldian discourse analysis as it applies to the problem of "bearing witness," and analyzes specific... (read more)

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Martin Luther King, Jr. Martin Luther King, Jr.
by Adam Fairclough

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In this concise and readable biography, Adam Fairclough chronicles the major events of King's life and assesses his achievements as the preeminent leader of the civil rights movement.... (read more)

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Open Wide the Freedom Gates: A Memoir Open Wide the Freedom Gates: A Memoir
by Dorothy Height

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Dorothy Height marched at civil rights rallies, sat through tense White House meetings, and witnessed every major victory in the struggle for racial equality. Yet as the sole woman among powerful, charismatic men, someone whose personal ambition was... (read more)

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The Life and Adventures of Nat Love, Better Known in the Cattle Country as "Deadwood Dick" (Blacks in the American West) The Life and Adventures of Nat Love, Better Known in the Cattle Country as "Deadwood Dick" (Blacks in the American West)
by Nat Love

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Thousands of black cowpunchers drove cattle up the Chisholm Trail after the Civil War, but only Nat Love wrote about his experiences. Born to slaves in Davidson County, Tennessee, the newly freed Love struck out for Kansas after the war. He was fifteen... (read more)

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Wisdom of the Ages Wisdom of the Ages
by P. Mignon (edt) Hinds

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In this large, lavishly illustrated volume from the editors of "Essence" magazine, quotes and advice from celebrities and everyday people of all ages focus on love, overcoming challenges, keeping the faith, healthy living, fitness, and living life to the... (read more)

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Say It Loud: Middle-Class Blacks Talk about Racism and What to Do about It Say It Loud: Middle-Class Blacks Talk about Racism and What to Do about It
by Annie S Barnes

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How widespread is racism? Is it confined to the high-profile acts we read about in the papers, or does it seep into our everyday actions? In "Say It Loud", Annie Barnes has interviewed nearly 200 black men and women, mostly college students from middle... (read more)

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Martin Luther King, Jr., and the Sermonic Power of Public Discourse (Studies in Rhetoric & Communication) Martin Luther King, Jr., and the Sermonic Power of Public Discourse (Studies in Rhetoric & Communication)
by C Calloway Thomas

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This immensely thought-provoking book addresses these questions by focusing on five representative works: 'Death of Evil on the Seashore, ' 'Letter from Birmingham Jail.' 'I Have a Dream.' 'A Time to Break Silence, ' and 'I've Been to the Mountaintop.'... (read more)

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A Short History of Reconstruction A Short History of Reconstruction
by Eric Foner

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The World the War Made The Coming of Emancipation On January 1, 1863, after a winter storm swept up the east coast of the United States, the sun rose in a cloudless sky over Washington, D.C. At the White House, Abraham Lincoln spent most of the day... (read more)

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Allies for Freedom & Blacks on John Brown Allies for Freedom & Blacks on John Brown
by Benjamin Quarles

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One of the most compelling figures in American history-John Brown-as portrayed in two classic works by a renowned African-American historian, with a new introduction. John Brown is an endlessly fascinating historical figure. Here are two classic studies... (read more)

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Twelve Years a Slave Twelve Years a Slave
by Solomon Northup

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Gripping autobiography presents exceptionally detailed and accurate description of slave life and plantation society. "A moving, vital testament . . ."--"Saturday Review." 7 illus.... (read more)

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By the Work of Their Hands: Studies in Afro-American Folklife By the Work of Their Hands: Studies in Afro-American Folklife
by John Michael Vlach

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In this book, America's foremost scholar of African-American folklife revolutionizes our understanding of Afro-American material culture. Bringing to the essays his extensive research into the written, oral, and material sources of Afro-American culture... (read more)

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Quiet Strength Quiet Strength
by Rosa Parks

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This inspiring book on the faith, the hope, and the heart of a woman who changed a nation gives the account of her infamous stand against injustice as well as the lasting impact it has made.... (read more)

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Prisons Race & Masculinity in Twentieth Prisons Race & Masculinity in Twentieth
by Peter Caster

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In Prisons, Race, and Masculinity, Peter Caster demonstrates the centrality of imprisonment in American culture, illustrating how incarceration, an institution inseparable from race, has shaped and continues to shape U.S. history and literature in the... (read more)

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Blacks in the West Blacks in the West
by W Sherman Savage

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The story of Black Americans in the trans-Mississippi West from 1830 to 1890 is admirably told in this important volume, which is certain to be recognized as a valuable addition to frontier as well as black historiography. As Ray Allen Billington notes... (read more)

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Inheritors of the Spirit: Mary White Ovington and the Founding of Thenaacp Inheritors of the Spirit: Mary White Ovington and the Founding of Thenaacp
by Carolyn Wedin

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Here, at last, is the untold story of the founding of America' s oldest civil rights organization In its densely researched, sensitively interpreted, and crisply written evocation of her subject' s career, Professor Wedin' s biography opens a wide window... (read more)

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Lunch at the 5 & 10 Lunch at the 5 & 10
by Miles Wolff

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The story of the Greensboro sit-insQhow four African-American college students sat down at a WoolworthUs lunch counter in North Carolina and ignited the civil rights movement in America. RA remarkable account....Wolff has recaptured these days with a... (read more)

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Civil Rights Movement (Opposing Viewpoints in World History) Civil Rights Movement (Opposing Viewpoints in World History)
by Jill Karson

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Fulfills some or all of the national high school curriculum standards for American history, U.S. history, social studies, and English.... (read more)

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My Texas Family: An Uncommon Journey to Prosperity (Voices of America) My Texas Family: An Uncommon Journey to Prosperity (Voices of America)
by Rick Hyman

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As we begin a new millennium, we tend to look back to the opening pages of the twentieth century. How did we preserve our memories of those days and times? Rick Hyman's family, who first traveled by covered wagon from Virginia to southern Texas after... (read more)

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What Makes the Great Great: Strategies for Extraordinary Achievement What Makes the Great Great: Strategies for Extraordinary Achievement
by Dennis P Kimbro

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Accessible, motivational, and original--"What Makes the Great Great" elaborates on the inspiring message bestselling author Dennis Kimbro put forth in his book, "Think and Grow Rich--A Black Choice". Through interviews with "Ebony" magazine publisher... (read more)

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Mirror to America: The Autobiography of John Hope Franklin Mirror to America: The Autobiography of John Hope Franklin
by John Hope Franklin

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Born in 1915, John Hope Franklin lived through America's most defining 20th-century transformation, the dismantling of segregation. He has influenced with determination and dignity the nation's racial conscience, earning the Presidential Medal of Freedom... (read more)

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