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Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass: An American Slave (Yale Nota Bene) Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass: An American Slave (Yale Nota Bene)
by Frederick Douglass

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In 1845, just seven years after his escape from slavery, the young Frederick Douglass published this powerful account of his life in bondage and his triumph over oppression. The book, which marked the beginning of Douglass's career as an impassioned... (read more)

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Debating Race (07 Edition) Debating Race (07 Edition)
by Dyson

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Whether chronicling the class conflict in the African-American community or exposing the failings of the government response in the wake of Hurricane Katrina, Michael Eric Dyson has never shied away from controversy. No stranger to intellectual combat... (read more)

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The Struggle for Black Equality, 1954-1992: Revised Edition The Struggle for Black Equality, 1954-1992: Revised Edition
by Harvard Sitkoff

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The Struggle for Black Equality is an arresting history of the civil-rights movement--from the pathbreaking Supreme Court decision of 1954, Brown v. Board of Education of Topeka, Kansas, through the growth of strife and conflict in the 1960s to the major... (read more)

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Black Ice Black Ice
by Lorene Cary

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In 1972 Lorene Cary, a bright, ambitious black teenager from Philadelphia, was transplanted into the formerly all-white, all-male environs of the elite St. Paul's School in New Hampshire, where she became a scholarship student in a "boot camp" for future... (read more)

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Hoop Roots Hoop Roots
by John Edgar Wideman

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'Hoop Roots is John Edgar Wideman's memoir of discovering the game that has been his singular passion for nearly fifty years. It is equally, inevitably, the story of the roots of black basketball in America — a story inextricable from race... (read more)

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The Rage of a Privileged Class: Why Do Prosperouse Blacks Still Have the Blues? The Rage of a Privileged Class: Why Do Prosperouse Blacks Still Have the Blues?
by Ellis Cose

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A controversial and widely heralded look at the race-related pain and anger felt by the most respected, best educated, and wealthiest members of the black community--"a disciplined, graceful exposition of a neglected aspect of the subject of race in... (read more)

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The Eyes on the Prize: Civil Rights Reader: Documents, Speeches, and Firsthand Accounts from the Black Freedom Struggle The Eyes on the Prize: Civil Rights Reader: Documents, Speeches, and Firsthand Accounts from the Black Freedom Struggle
by Clayborne Carson

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A record of one of the greatest and most turbulent movements of this century, The Eyes on the Prize Civil Rights Reader is essential for anyone interested in learning how far the American civil rights movement has come and how far it has yet to go... (read more)

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Ar'n't I a Woman?: Female Slaves in the Plantation South Ar'n't I a Woman?: Female Slaves in the Plantation South
by Deborah Gray White

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Living with the dual burdens of racism and sexism, slave women in the plantation South assumed roles within the family and community that contrasted sharply with traditional female roles in the larger American society. This new edition of Ar'n't I a... (read more)

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Colored People Colored People
by Henry Louis Gates

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From an American Book Award-winning author comes a pungent and poignant masterpiece of recollection that ushers readers into a now-vanished "colored" world and extends and deepens our sense of African-American history, even as it entrances us with its... (read more)

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The Ties That Bind: Timeless Values for African American Families The Ties That Bind: Timeless Values for African American Families
by Joyce A Ladner

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" Dr. Joyce A. Ladner brings profound insight to the challenge of raising strong children in ambivalent times, and offers abundant reasons to rejoice in renewing family ties. A treasury of time-tested virtues." 	 	 	... (read more)

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The Autobiography of an Ex-Colored Man (Dover Thrift Editions) The Autobiography of an Ex-Colored Man (Dover Thrift Editions)
by James Weldo Johnson

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This remarkable novel documents the life of an American of mixed ethnicity who moves freely in society — from the rural South to the urban North and eventually, Europe. A revolutionary work which not only probes the psychological... (read more)

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Salvation : Black People and Love (01 Edition) Salvation : Black People and Love (01 Edition)
by bell hooks

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Written from both historical and cultural perspectives, "Salvation" takes an incisive look at the transformative power of love in the lives of African Americans.... (read more)

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Water, Race, and Disease (NBER Series on Long-Term Factors in Economic Development) Water, Race, and Disease (NBER Series on Long-Term Factors in Economic Development)
by Werner Troesken

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Arguing that in this case, racism led public officials not to deny services but to improve them - the only way to "protect" white neighbourhoods against waste from black neighbourhoods was to install water and sewer systems in both - Troesken shows that... (read more)

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Inheriting the Trade: A Northern Family Confronts Its Legacy as the Largest Slave-Trading Dynasty in U.S. History Inheriting the Trade: A Northern Family Confronts Its Legacy as the Largest Slave-Trading Dynasty in U.S. History
by Thomas Norman DeWolf

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In 2001, at forty-seven, Thomas DeWolf was astounded to discover that he was related to the most successful slave-trading family in American history, responsible for transporting at least 10,000 Africans to the Americas. His infamous ancestor, U.S... (read more)

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incidents in the Life of a Slave Girl, Written by Herself incidents in the Life of a Slave Girl, Written by Herself
by John Jacobs

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This enlarged edition of the most significant and celebrated slave narrative now completes the Jacobs family saga, surely one of the most memorable in all of American history. John Jacobs's short slave narrative, A True Tale of Slavery,published in... (read more)

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Having Our Say: The Delany Sisters' First 100 Years Having Our Say: The Delany Sisters' First 100 Years
by Sarah L Delany

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Warm, feisty, and intelligent, the Delany sisters speak their mind in a book that is at once a vital historical record and a moving portrait of two remarkable women who continued to love, laugh, and embrace life after over a hundred years of living side... (read more)

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Celia, a Slave Celia, a Slave
by Melton A Mclaurin

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Avon has compiled a varied list of books that focus on issues and concerns for women everywhere -- from notable fiction to detailed healthcare guides.... (read more)

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The Promised Land: The Great Black Migration and How It Changed America The Promised Land: The Great Black Migration and How It Changed America
by Nicholas Lemann

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A New York Times bestseller, the groundbreaking authoritative history of the migration of African-Americans from the rural South to the urban North. A definitive book on American history, The Promised Land is also essential reading for educators and... (read more)

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Race Rules: Navigating the Color Line Race Rules: Navigating the Color Line
by Michael Eric Dyson

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"You couldn't ask for a fairer-minded, better-informed, or more enjoyable guide."<BR>--"Elle <BR>As a former welfare father who is also an ordained Baptist minister and a Princeton Ph.D., Michael Eric Dyson is one of those rare intellectuals... (read more)

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Ralph Ellison: A Biography Ralph Ellison: A Biography
by Arnold Rampersad

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The definitive biography of one of the most important American writers and cultural intellectuals of the twentieth century — Ralph Ellison, author of the masterpiece Invisible Man. In 1953, Ellison's explosive story of an innocent young black... (read more)

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