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Anatomy of a lynching Anatomy of a lynching James R. McGovern It is an academic (PhD work) that examines the last (?) lynching of an African American (Negro), which occurred in West Florida. The author observed that economic conditions; that is, competition fo… OL109624W
The myth of the Negro past The myth of the Negro past Melville J. Herskovits Almost fifty years ago Melville Herskovits set out to debunk the myth that black Americans have no cultural past. Originally published in 1941, his unprecedented study of black history and culture re… OL1135905W
Crossing the continent, 1527-1540 Crossing the continent, 1527-1540 Robert Goodwin The true story of America's first great explorer and adventurer—an African slave named Esteban DorantesCrossing the Continent takes us on an epic journey from Africa to Europe and America as Dr. Robe… OL12037108W
For the freedom of her race For the freedom of her race Lisa G. Materson "Focusing on Chicago and downstate Illinois politics during the incredibly oppressive decades between the end of Reconstruction in 1877 and the election of Franklin Delano Roosevelt in 1932 - a perio… OL12048834W
Black Hands, White Sails Black Hands, White Sails Patricia McKissack,Fredrick McKissack A history of African-American whalers between 1730 and 1880, describing their contributions to the whaling industry and their role in the abolitionist movement. OL14860525W
The Civil War and Reconstruction The Civil War and Reconstruction Rebecca Stefoff Discusses the Civil War and Reconstruction and their effects on the nation and on Black Americans in particular. OL15036139W
The Black Regulars, 1866-1898 The Black Regulars, 1866-1898 Thomas D. Phillips "Black soldiers first entered the regular army of the United States in the summer of 1866. While their segregated regiments served in the American West for the next three decades, the promise of the … OL15058660W
The Warmth of Other Suns The Warmth of Other Suns Robin Miles,Isabel Wilkerson In this epic, beautifully written masterwork, Pulitzer Prize-winning author Isabel Wilkerson chronicles one of the great untold stories of American history: the decades-long migration of black citize… OL15380640W
Great lives from history Great lives from history Carl L. Bankston Great Lives from History: African Americans covers more than 770 people from colonial times through the present, offering fascinating perspectives on black American history. Great Lives from History:… OL15947186W
Doctoring freedom Doctoring freedom Margaret Geneva Long xi, 234 p. ; 25 cm OL16572516W
The roots of humanity The roots of humanity Jim Ollhoff Discusses the origins and issues surrounding people of different skin color, particularly those of African origin. OL16724099W
Toward the meeting of the waters Toward the meeting of the waters Orville Vernon Burton,Winfred B. Moore This book takes a provocative look into civil rights progress in the Palmetto State from activists, statesmen, and historians. Toward the Meeting of the Waters represents a watershed moment in civil … OL16801428W
Between the World and Me Between the World and Me Ta-Nehisi Coates Between the World and Me is a 2015 nonfiction book written by American author Ta-Nehisi Coates and published by Spiegel & Grau. It is written as a letter to the author's teenage son about the feeling… OL17201654W
Reparations for slavery and the slave trade Reparations for slavery and the slave trade Ana Lucia Araujo "Slavery and the Atlantic slave trade are among the most heinous crimes against humanity committed in the modern era. Yet, to this day no former slave society in the Americas has paid reparations to … OL19726105W
High-risers High-risers Ben Austen Braids personal narratives, city politics, and national history to tell the timely and epic story of Chicago's Cabrini-Green, America's most iconic public housing project. Built in the 1940s atop an … OL19754125W
The original Black elite The original Black elite Elizabeth Dowling Taylor "Chronicles a critical yet overlooked chapter in American history: the inspiring rise and calculated fall of the black elite, from Emancipation through Reconstruction to the Jim Crow Era embodied in … OL20048194W
I am not your negro I am not your negro Raoul Peck,James Baldwin Transcript of the documentary film, I am not your negro, by Raoul Peck composed of unpublished and published writings, interviews, and letters by James Baldwin on the subject of racism in America. OL20052232W
Black voices from Reconstruction, 1865-1877 Black voices from Reconstruction, 1865-1877 John David Smith Examines, using original source documents, photographs and drawings, the experiences and points of view of former slaves during the period of Reconstruction following the Civil War. OL20363W
Freedom dreams Freedom dreams Robin D.G. Kelley Kelley unearths freedom dreams in this exciting history of renegade intellectuals and artists of the African diaspora in the twentieth century. Focusing on the visions of activists from C.L.R. James … OL2675568W
The Philadelphia Negro The Philadelphia Negro Lawrence Bobo,Henry Louis Gates, Jr.,Elijah Anderson,W. E. B. Du Bois,Isabel Eaton In 1897 a young sociologist who was already marked as a scholar of the highest promise submitted to the American Association of Political and Social Sciences a "plan for the study of the Negro proble… OL28609W
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