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Living for Change: An Autobiography Living for Change: An Autobiography
by Grace Lee Boggs

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"More than a deeply moving memoir, this is a book of revelation. Grace Lee Boggs, Chinese American, middle class, highly educated, discovers through her encounters with remarkable rebels, blue collars as well as philosophers, where the body is buried... (read more)

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Buffalo Soldiers: The Colored Regulars in the United States Army (Classics in Black Studies) Buffalo Soldiers: The Colored Regulars in the United States Army (Classics in Black Studies)
by T G Steward

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This is the single best source of information on the role of black soldiers in the Spanish-American War of 1898. Dr. T. G. Steward, chaplain of the U.S. Army's 25th Infantry, recounts many intriguing episodes, including the rescue of the Rough Riders led... (read more)

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Black Fire: The Making of an American Revolutionary Black Fire: The Making of an American Revolutionary
by Nelson Peery

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Black Fire is the story of Nelson Peery's battle to find a political voice as an African American who comes of political age during the Depression and World War II. Peery shows us an American history we have rarely glimpsed — the world as seen... (read more)

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Arc of Justice: A Saga of Race, Civil Rights, and Murder in the Jazz Age Arc of Justice: A Saga of Race, Civil Rights, and Murder in the Jazz Age
by Kevin Boyle

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Boyle recounts the electrifying story of the sensational 1925 Ossian Sweet murder trial, an epic tale of one man trapped by the battles of his era's changing times, a city divided, and the advent of the civil rights struggle in Detroit.... (read more)

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A Call to Conscience: The Landmark Speeches of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. A Call to Conscience: The Landmark Speeches of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.
by Martin Luther King

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Featuring contributions from Andrew Young, Congressman John Lewis, George McGovern, Rosa Parks, and others, this inspiring collection features the milestone speeches of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., one of the greatest orators of the 20th century.... (read more)

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The Black Panther Party: Service to the People Programs The Black Panther Party: Service to the People Programs
by David Hilliard

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The Black Panther Party represents Black Panther Party members' coordinated responses over the last four decades to the failure of city, state, and federal bureaucrats to address the basic needs of their respective communities. The Party pioneered free... (read more)

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Allensworth, the Freedom Colony: A California African-American Township Allensworth, the Freedom Colony: A California African-American Township
by Alice C Royal

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The untold story of the only town in California founded by African Americans, former slaves and their descendents, led by Colonel Allensworth... (read more)

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The Essential Writings of James Weldon Johnson (Modern Library Classics) The Essential Writings of James Weldon Johnson (Modern Library Classics)
by James Weldo Johnson

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“A canonical collection, splendidly and sensitively edited by Rudolph Byrd.” –Henry Louis Gates, Jr. One of the leading voices of the Harlem Resaissance and a crucial literary figure of his time, James Weldon Johnson was also an editor,... (read more)

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Breaking Bread: Insurgent Black Intellectual Life Breaking Bread: Insurgent Black Intellectual Life
by bell hooks

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One of the leading public intellectuals of her generation, bell hooks has authored over 20 books, including several classics in African-American and Women's Studies. Known mainly as a feminist thinker, hooks addresses a broad range of issues related to... (read more)

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Sidewalk Sidewalk
by Mitchell Duneier

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An exceptional ethnography marked by clarity and candor, Sidewalk takes us into the socio-cultural environment of those who, though often seen as threatening or unseemly, work day after day on “the blocks” of one of New York’s most... (read more)

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Secret Daughter: A Mixed-Race Daughter and the Mother Who Gave Her Away Secret Daughter: A Mixed-Race Daughter and the Mother Who Gave Her Away
by June Cross

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In this poignant memoir and follow-up to Cross' Emmy Award-winning documentary, she deftly portrays the strains of a complicated family structure, ruptured by race, secrecy, and human fallibility.... (read more)

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Narrative of Sojourner Truth: A Bondswoman of Olden Time, with a History of Her Labors and Correspondence Drawn from Her "Book of Life"; Also, a Mem (Penguin Classics) Narrative of Sojourner Truth: A Bondswoman of Olden Time, with a History of Her Labors and Correspondence Drawn from Her "Book of Life"; Also, a Mem (Penguin Classics)
by Sojourner Truth

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A symbol of the strength of African-American women, and a champion of the rights of all women, Sojourner Truth was an illiterate former slave in New York State who transformed herself into a vastly powerful orator. Dictating to a neighbor, she began her... (read more)

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Soul on Ice Soul on Ice
by Eldridge Cleaver

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The now-classic memoir that shocked, outraged, and ultimately changed the way America looked at the civil rights movement and the black experience. By turns shocking and lyrical, unblinking and raw, the searingly honest memoirs of Eldridge Cleaver are... (read more)

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Nigger: The Strange Career of a Troublesome Word Nigger: The Strange Career of a Troublesome Word
by Randall Kennedy

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Includes bibliographical references (p. 149-174) and index.... (read more)

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Black Judas: William Hannibal Thomas and the American Negro Black Judas: William Hannibal Thomas and the American Negro
by John David Smith

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A compelling story of racial self-hatred in America and of a black man who became a pariah among his own people.... (read more)

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Measure of Our Success Measure of Our Success
by Marian Wrig Edelman

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The Measure Of Our Success is a book to turn lives around: a compassionate message for parents trying to raise moral children, a tough and searching book.... (read more)

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Creating Black Americans: African-American History and Its Meanings, 1619 to the Present Creating Black Americans: African-American History and Its Meanings, 1619 to the Present
by Nell Irvin Painter

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Here is a magnificent account of a past rich in beauty and creativity, but also in tragedy and trauma. Eminent historian Nell Irvin Painter blends a vivid narrative based on the latest research with a wonderful array of artwork by African American... (read more)

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Countering the Conspiracy To Destro Volume 3 Countering the Conspiracy To Destro Volume 3
by Jawanza Kunjufu

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Offers suggestions to correct the dehumanization of African American children, and tells how to ensure that African American boys grow up to be strong, committed, and responsible African American men.... (read more)

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American Slavery American Freedom: The Ordeal of Colonial Virginia American Slavery American Freedom: The Ordeal of Colonial Virginia
by Edmund S Morgan

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This work, through an analysis of colonial Virginia, examines a major American paradox, namely the marriage of slavery and freedom.... (read more)

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Ghettonation: Dispatches from America's Culture War Ghettonation: Dispatches from America's Culture War
by Cora Daniels

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From the Introduction: ghet-to n. (Merriam-Webster dictionary) Italian, from Venetian dialect ghèto island where Jews were forced to live; literally, foundry (located on the island), from ghetàr, to cast; from Latin jactare to throw 1: a... (read more)

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