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Stokely Carmichael Stokely Carmichael Jacqueline Johnson A biography of the man who made famous the words "Black Power" as he fought for the rights of black people in this country, and later settled in Africa where he organizes young Africans to work for t… OL1852948W
Blueprint for Black power Blueprint for Black power Amos N. Wilson Amos Wilson, an african-centred psychologists provides a comprehensive, and overarching, interpretive framework for nonwhite people to fulfil their potential and constructively collaborate in their e… OL1897623W
The Black Panthers The Black Panthers Yohuru R. Williams,Bryan Shih "October 2016 marks the fiftieth anniversary of the founding of the Black Panther Party. Photojournalist Bryan Shih, who has been interviewing and taking portraits of the surviving Panthers around th… OL19664359W
A spy in Canaan A spy in Canaan Marc Perrusquia The story of the double life of famed civil rights photographer Ernest Withers--and how a closely guarded government secret finally came to light, told by the journalist who broke the story. Ernest W… OL19738377W
Upending the ivory tower Upending the ivory tower Stefan M. Bradley "Upending the Ivory Tower illuminates how the Black Power movement, which was borne out of an effort to edify the most disfranchised of the black masses, also took root in the hallowed halls of Ameri… OL19763530W
No struggle, no progress No struggle, no progress Howard Fuller Fuller has always believed that it is important for poor and working class Black people to gain access to the levers of power dictating their lives. He believes that those of us who are educated and … OL19988636W
Black Power 50 Black Power 50 Komozi Woodard,Sylviane A. Diouf,Khalil Gibran Muhammad "Black Power burst onto the world scene in 1966 with ideas, politics, and fashion that opened the eyes of millions of people across the globe. In the United States, the movement spread like wildfire:… OL20034873W
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
Seven steps toward Black reemergence Seven steps toward Black reemergence E. Jerome Johnson "A father writes to his daughter on the regaining of lost power." OL29235546W
The Huey P. Newton reader The Huey P. Newton reader Huey P. Newton "The First Comprehensive Collection of writings by the Black Panther Party founder and revolutionary icon of the black liberation era, The Huey P. Newton Reader combines now-classic texts with never-… OL3110331W
Newark Newark Kevin J. Mumford Newark’s volatile past is infamous. The city has become synonymous with the Black Power movement and urban crisis. Its history reveals a vibrant and contentious political culture punctuated by tradit… OL3282067W
Huey P. Newton Huey P. Newton Judson L. Jeffries,J. L. Jeffries "Huey P. Newton's powerful legacy to the Black Power Movement and the civil rights struggle has long been obscured. Conservatives harp at Newton's drug use and at the circumstances of his death in a … OL488753W
Black Power Movement Black Power Movement Peniel E. Joseph The Black Power Movement remains an enigma. Often misunderstood and ill-defined, this radical movement is now beginning to receive sustained and serious scholarly attention. Peniel Joseph has colle… OL8105074W