History - African American & Black
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The Great Refusal: A New Vision of ResistanceIn the spirit of American cultural prophecy--from Ta-Nehisi Coates to Rebecca Solnit--acclaimed writer Casey Gerald offers a groundbreaking work of joyous dissent and stunning vision, a survival guide to a society in crisis. "Somehow Casey Gerald has pulled off the most urgently political, most...
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The Ground Breaking: The Tulsa Race Massacre and an American City's Search for JusticeHousatonic Book Award Winner Longlisted for the National Book Award and Carnegie Medal in Nonfiction Shortlisted for the J. Anthony Lukas Book Prize and Stowe Prize One of The New York Times' "11 New Books We Recommend This Week" One of Oprah Daily's "20...
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The Harlem Book of the DeadAvailable for the first time since 1978, The Harlem Book of the Dead showcases James Van Der Zee's unflinching creative visionOriginally published in 1978, The Harlem Book of the Dead is a haunting and beautiful document of Black funerary traditions in Harlem, capturing the...
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The Harlem Renaissance and Transatlantic ModernismA groundbreaking volume resituating the Harlem Renaissance as integral to the development of twentieth-century modernism Beginning in the 1920s, Upper Manhattan became the center of an explosion of art, writing, and ideas that has since become legendary. But what we now know as the...
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The Highwaymen: Florida's African-American Landscape Painters"For the first time, the real story behind the Highwaymen has emerged . . . a well-researched, lively, and comprehensive overview of the development and contribution of these African-American artists and their place in the history of Florida's popular culture."--Mallory McCane O'Connor, author of...
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The History of Juneteenth: Notable Events for Young ReadersCelebrate the power of freedom in this introduction to Juneteenth for ages 6 to 9.The History of Juneteenth is more than just a story--it's a vivid introduction to one of the most important moments in American history. Designed for young readers ages 6 to...
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The History of the Negro ChurchThis book is the non-illustrated version. An illustrated version, which includes images of some of the people mentioned in the book, is available via ISBN 9781680920666.The importance of the church in the life of the Negro justifies the publication of this brief account of...
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The History of WeAn awe-inspiring picture book about the origin and advancement of humans, from author and #1 New York Times bestselling illustrator Nikkolas Smith. Fossil records show that the first humans were born in Africa. Meaning, every person on Earth can trace their ancestry back to...
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The Hoodoo Tarot Workbook: Rootwork, Rituals, and DivinationA guide to advanced practices with the bestselling The Hoodoo Tarot - Provides rituals for each of the Major Arcana cards and shares exercises for resolving problems and dysfunctional patterns the cards reveal - Explores in depth the plants, herbs, and flowers of the...
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The Humanity Archive: Recovering the Soul of Black History from a Whitewashed American MythNOW IN PAPERBACK WITH BONUS MATERIAL, this NEW YORK TIMES Bestseller is a sweeping survey of Black history shows how Black humanity has been erased and how its recovery can save the humanity of us all. You're also getting an exclusive bonus chapter: "The...
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The Immortal Jim CrowThe Immortal Jim Crow tears the mask off what it's like to grow up as an African American in Florida. Author Richard A. Ryles, Esq. makes the case that despite legislative Civil Rights accomplishments, the Jim Crow culture of racial discrimination and segregation enforced...
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The Isis Yssis Papers: The Keys to the ColorsDuring the course of the struggle of African people against European racism, brutality and domination, many innovative thinkers have risen from our ranks . The greatest and most courageous scholars have devoted their lives to the pursuit of an explanation for the virtually inherent...
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The Juneteenth Story: Celebrating the End of Slavery in the United StatesWinner of the 2022 Black Kidlit Award for Best Historical title. With colorful illustrations and a timeline, this introductory history of Juneteenth for kids details the evolution of the holiday commemorating the date the enslaved people of Texas first learned of their freedom. On...
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The Kwanzaa Story: Celebrating Culture Through CommunityDiscover the history and importance of Kwanzaa, a week-long December holiday celebrated in Black, African, and African American culture. In The Kwanzaa Story, little Alliah (of The Juneteenth Story fame) is all grown up and, along with her husband LeVaur, teaches their children Daphne...
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The Last Folk Hero: The Life and Myth of Bo JacksonA New York Times BestsellerBy the author of Showtime--the source for HBO's Winning Time--the definitive biography of mythic multi-sport star Bo Jackson."A legendary tome on a legendary athlete." --Chris Herring, author of Blood in the GardenFrom the mid-1980s into the early 1990s, the greatest...
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The Last Slave Ship: The True Story of How Clotilda Was Found, Her Descendants, and an Extraordinary ReckoningThe "enlightening" (The Guardian) true story of the last ship to carry enslaved people to America, the remarkable town its survivors' founded after emancipation, and the complicated legacy their descendants carry with them to this day--by the journalist who discovered the ship's remains. Fifty...
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The Legend of Wyatt Outlaw: From Reconstruction Through Black Lives MatterWyatt Outlaw's story was one of Black success: He was a Union League leader, business owner, and the first Black town constable and commissioner in Graham, a small town located in North Carolina's Alamance County. But in 1870, Outlaw was murdered by the Ku...
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The Life of Frederick Douglass: A Graphic Narrative of a Slave's Journey from Bondage to FreedomA graphic novel biography of the escaped slave, abolitionist, public speaker, and most photographed man of the nineteenth century, based on his autobiographical writings and speeches, spotlighting the key events and people that shaped the life of this great American. Recently returned to the...
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The Making of a (PARDONED) Felon During the Civil Rights Movement in America: The Physician Who Helped Heal American DemocracyThis is the inspiring story of an American civil rights leader and a trailblazing Osteopathic physician who helped change the course of America. Dr. William G. Anderson beat every odd to follow a path to not only physically heal his patients, but to help...
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The Man Nobody Killed: Life, Death, and Art in Michael Stewart's New YorkThe first comprehensive book about Michael Stewart, the young Black artist and model who was the victim of a fatal assault by police in 1983, from Elon Green, the Edgar Award-winning author of Last Call. At twenty-five years old, Michael Stewart was a young...
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