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Life upon these shores Life upon these shores Henry Louis Gates, Jr. "Henry Louis Gates, Jr., gives us a sumptuously illustrated, landmark book tracing African American history from the arrival of the conquistadors to the election of Barack Obama. Informed by the late… OL15933477W
Forging people Forging people Jorge J. E.. Gracia "Forging People explores the way in which Hispanic American thinkers in Latin America and Latino/a philosophers in the United States have posed and thought about questions of race, ethnicity, and nat… OL15981054W
Pakistan--the political economy of growth, stagnation and the state, 1951-2009 Pakistan--the political economy of growth, stagnation and the state, 1951-2009 Matthew McCartney "This book provides a comprehensive reassessment of the development of the economy of Pakistan since independence to the present. It employs a rigorous statistical methodology, which has applicabilit… OL16149038W
Writers of the Black Chicago renaissance Writers of the Black Chicago renaissance Steven C. Tracy "This volume explores the contours and content of the Black Chicago Renaissance. A movement crafted in the crucible of rigid racial segregation in Chicago's "Black Belt" from the 1930s through the 19… OL16597122W
Hindi cinema Hindi cinema Nandini Bhattacharya "Hindi Cinema is full of instances of repetition of themes, narratives, plots and characters. By looking at 60 years of Hindi cinema, this book focuses on the phenomenon as a crucial thematic and for… OL16637126W
An Indigenous Peoples' History of the United States An Indigenous Peoples' History of the United States Roxanne Dunbar Ortiz,Laural Merlington,Debbie Reese,Jean Mendoza Today in the United States, there are more than five hundred federally recognized Indigenous nations comprising nearly three million people, descendants of the fifteen million Native people who once … OL17640485W
Murder on Shades Mountain Murder on Shades Mountain Melanie Morrison "One August night in 1931, on a secluded mountain ridge overlooking Birmingham, Alabama, three young white women were brutally attacked. The sole survivor, Nell Williams, age eighteen, said a black m… OL17890348W
A testament of hope A testament of hope Martin Luther King Jr. Speeches, writings, interviews, and excerpts from five of Martin Luther King's books are presented in chronological order within topical groupings. OL1945945W
Black man in a white coat Black man in a white coat Damon Tweedy "One doctor's passionate and profound memoir of his experience grappling with race, bias, and the unique health problems of black Americans. When Damon Tweedy begins medical school,he envisions a bri… OL19668477W
A Chinaman's chance A Chinaman's chance Eric Liu "From Tony Hsieh to Amy Chua to Jeremy Lin, Chinese Americans are now arriving at the highest levels of American business, civic life, and culture. But what makes this story of immigrant ascent uniqu… OL19669596W
At the core and in the margins At the core and in the margins Julia Albarracín "Beardstown and Monmouth, Illinois, two rural Midwestern towns, have been transformed by immigration in the last three decades. This book examines how Mexican immigrants who have made these towns the… OL19735954W
There will be no miracles here There will be no miracles here Casey Gerald Casey Gerald comes to our fractured times as a uniquely visionary witness whose life has spanned seemingly unbridgeable divides. His story begins at the end of the world: Dallas, New Year's Eve 1999,… OL19763516W
To write in the light of freedom To write in the light of freedom William Sturkey,Jon N. Hale "Fifty years after Freedom Summer, To Write in the Light of Freedom offers a glimpse into the hearts of the African American youths who attended the Mississippi Freedom Schools in 1964. One of the mo… OL19996176W
The making of modern Georgia, 1918-2012 The making of modern Georgia, 1918-2012 Stephen F. Jones "When most of Eastern Europe was struggling with dictatorships of one kind or another, the Democratic Republic of Georgia (1918-1921) established a constitution, a parliamentary system with national … OL20018494W
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
Aphrodite's daughters Aphrodite's daughters Maureen Honey,Maureen Honey "Aphrodite's Daughters brings to dramatic life three lyrical poets of the Harlem Renaissance whose work was among the earliest to display erotic passion as a source of empowerment for women. Angelina… OL20037612W
Kintu Kintu Jennifer Nansubuga Makumbi 'First published in Kenya in 2014 to critical and popular acclaim, Kintu is a modern classic, a multilayered narrative that reimagines the history of Uganda through the cursed bloodline of the Kintu … OL20054909W
I am your sister I am your sister Audre Lorde,Johnnetta Betsch Cole Audre Lorde was not only a famous poet; she was also one of the most important radical black feminists of the past century. Her writings and speeches grappled with an impressive broad list of topics,… OL2191774W
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
Race, Equality, and the Burdens of History Race, Equality, and the Burdens of History John Arthur John Arthur philosophically addresses the problems of racism and the legacy of past racial discrimination in the United States. Offering a thorough analysis of the concepts of race and racism, Arthur… OL3141842W
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