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Title Authors Description OpenBook ID
Freedom Like Sunlight Freedom Like Sunlight J. Patrick Lewis Presents poems and brief biographical notes about such well-known African Americans as: Arthur Ashe, Harriet Tubman, Sojourner Truth, Louis Armstrong, Martin Luther King, Jr., "Satchel" Paige, Rosa P… OL15039529W
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
Strange new land Strange new land Peter H. Wood Discusses the lives of blacks in the American colonies, from the 16th century when slaves were first brought over by the Spanish to the onset of the American Revolution. OL3752754W
The Black man in the Old Testament and its world The Black man in the Old Testament and its world Alfred G. Dunston 161 p. ; 22 cm OL4140431W
Black Firsts Black Firsts Jessie Carney Smith,Casper Leroy Jordan,Jessie Carney Smith,Casper LeRoy Jordan,Jessie Carney Smith Ph.D. Readers will revel in the stories of barrier-breaking pioneers in all fields-arts, entertainment, business, civil rights, education, government, inventing, journalism, religion, science, sports, and … OL6684219W
Before the Mayflower Before the Mayflower Bennett, Jr., Lerone,Jr. Lerone Bennett,Lerone Bennett Jr.,Lerone Bennett,Lerone Bennett,Bennett, Lerone, Jr. Full history of the American Negro, from his origins in the great empires of the Nile Valley and the western Sudan through the Negro revolt of the 1960's. OL71587W