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Manchild in the promised land: notes Manchild in the promised land: notes William M. Washington The original CliffsNotes study guides offer expert commentary on major themes, plots, characters, literary devices, and historical background -- all to help you gain greater insight into great works … OL10360852W
Harlem Harlem Jonathan Gill,Gill, Jonathan Professor Harlem is perhaps the most famous, iconic neighborhood in the United States. A bastion of freedom and the capital of Black America, Harlem's twentieth-century renaissance changed our arts, culture, a… OL16091808W
An invisible thread An invisible thread Laura Schroff He asked for spare change; she kept walking. But something made her turn around and go back. They met nearly every week for years, and built an unexpected, life-changing friendship that has today spa… OL16485637W
Breaking ground, breaking silence Breaking ground, breaking silence Joyce Hansen Describes the discovery and study of the African burial site found in Manhattan in 1991, while excavating for a new building, and what it reveals about the lives of black people in Colonial times. OL16580318W
Under the strain of color Under the strain of color Gabriel N. Mendes Includes primary source material. OL19664054W
I can't breathe I can't breathe Matt Taibbi A work of riveting literary journalism that explores the roots and repercussions of the infamous killing of Eric Garner by the New York City police--from the bestselling author of The Divide OL19716733W
The Harlem Renaissance The Harlem Renaissance Cheryl A. Wall "The Harlem Renaissance was a cultural awakening among African Americans between the two world wars. It was the cultural phase of the "New Negro" movement, a social and political phenomenon that prom… OL20040722W
Making rent in Bed-Stuy Making rent in Bed-Stuy Brandon Harris Humorous memoir by a young filmmaker about his experience living in the historically black neighborhood, Bedford Stuyvesant, while it undergoes 'the serious, life-threatening process' of gentrificati… OL20058419W
Freedom journey Freedom journey Edythe Ann Quinn "The story of thirty-six African American men who drew upon their shared community of The Hills for support as they fought in the Civil War. Through wonderfully detailed letters, recruit rosters, and… OL23186009W
The sweet flypaper of life The sweet flypaper of life Roy DeCarava,Langston Hughes The Sweet Flypaper of Life (1955) is the result of a collaborative effort between photographer Roy DeCarava and writer Langston Hughes. Their unique fusion of words and images provides an opportunity… OL3008258W