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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
Redemption Redemption Nicholas Lemann A century after Appomattox, the civil rights movement won full citizenship for black Americans in the South. It should not have been necessary: by 1870 those rights were set in the Constitution. Jour… OL15839444W
Islam's Black slaves Islam's Black slaves Ronald Segal "A companion volume to The Black Diaspora, this work tells the story of the Islamic slave trade. Islam's Black Slaves documents a centuries-old institution that still survives, and traces the busines… OL15843525W
Black Indians Black Indians William Loren Katz Traces the history of relations between blacks and American Indians, and the existence of black Indians, from the earliest foreign landings through pioneer days. via Worldcat.org OL1880553W
Every Tongue Got to Confess Every Tongue Got to Confess Zora Neale Hurston E-Book Extra: Oral Tradition: A Reading Group GuideAn extensive volume of nearly 500 folktales celebrating African American oral tradition, community, and faith, collected by Zora Neale Hurston on he… OL1890341W
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
Not of Pure Blood: The Free People of Color and Racial Prejudice in Nineteenth-Century Puerto Rico Not of Pure Blood: The Free People of Color and Racial Prejudice in Nineteenth-Century Puerto Rico Jay Kinsbruner "Based on examination of housing patterns in San Juan and demographic data from four of its 19th-century barrios, work provides a much-needed exploration of racial prejudice in Puerto Rico. Challenge… OL19540961W
Labor of love, labor of sorrow Labor of love, labor of sorrow Jacqueline Jones An historical study of the roles of Black women examines the weight of racial prejudice and sexual discrimination on the dual responsibilities of Black women as bread winners and guardians of family … OL1965374W
A shining thread of hope A shining thread of hope Darlene Clark Hine At the greatest moments and in the cruelest times, black women have been a crucial part of America's history. Now, the inspiring history of black women in America is explored in vivid detail by two … OL23660W
The Souls of Black Folk The Souls of Black Folk Slingshot Books,Héctor Arnau,Brent Hayes Edwards,Henry Louis Gates, Jr.,W. E. B. Du Bois,Monica M. Elbert,Karl Simrock,Arnold Rampersad,Eugene F. Provenzo,Farah Jasmine Griffin,Shawn Alexander,Monty,Walter Covell,Prentice Onayemi Du Bois' 1903 collection of essays is a thoughtful, articulate exploration of the moral and intellectual issues surrounding the perception of blacks within American society. OL28577W
The death of Reconstruction The death of Reconstruction Heather Cox Richardson "Historians overwhelmingly have blamed the demise of Reconstruction on the South and on white Americans' persistent racism. Heather Cox Richardson argues instead that class, along with race, was crit… OL3348608W
The Black family The Black family Robert Staples A diverse collection of readings on trends and issues surrounding the African American family. This book provides a combination of empirical research and scholarly essays on such diverse issues in th… OL3947000W
Jefferson's pillow Jefferson's pillow Roger W. Wilkins "As a black man, Roger Wilkins feels at times unwelcome in America. Although an outspoken participant in the civil rights movement, the assistant attorney general during the Johnson administration, a… OL4458298W
Shadows of race and class Shadows of race and class Raymond S. Franklin Online version of OCLC 22984906 OL4463946W
From My People From My People Daryl Cumber Dance "Folklore displays the heart and soul of a people. African American folklore not only hands down traditions and wisdom through the generations, it tells the history of a people who were banned from r… OL5260245W
To tell a free story To tell a free story William L. Andrews Discusses the writings of Richard Allen, Solomon Bayley, Henry Bibb, Henry Box Brown, John Brown, Leonard Black, William Wells Brown, Lewis Clarke, William Craft, Frederick Douglass, Martin R. Delany… OL5478583W
Brown v. Board of Education Brown v. Board of Education James T. Patterson,William W. Freehling Many people were elated when Supreme Court Chief Justice Earl Warren delivered Brown v. Board of Education of Topeka in May 1954, the ruling that struck down state-sponsored racial segregation in Ame… OL64769W
Power in the Pulpit Power in the Pulpit Cleophus James LaRue viii, 191 pages ; 23 cm OL8242130W
Hell Without Fire Hell Without Fire Love Henry, Jr. Whelchel "Using the motif of Christian conversion as a unifying theme, Whelchel provides a basic introduction to the history and diversity of Christian religion among enslaved Africans and black Americans. Co… OL8314338W
Not the Triumph but the Struggle Not the Triumph but the Struggle Amy Bass "Jesse Owens. Muhammad Ali. Michael Jordan. Tiger Woods. All are iconic black athletes, as are Tommie Smith and John Carlos, the African American track and field medalists who raised black-gloved fis… OL8531007W
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