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Black heat Black heat Norman Kelley Civil rights leader Malik Martin stood the middle ground between Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. and Malcolm X. In 1971, as his organization was set to launch a new program offering unity and economic em… OL15870885W
Marcus Garvey Marcus Garvey Anne E. Schraff Chronicles the life of Marcus Garvey, a controversial black leader who began a crusade for African Americans to fight against oppression in the early years of the twentieth century. OL1742659W
Bruce Grit Bruce Grit William Seraile "John Edward Bruce (1856-1924) witnessed the dying days of American slavery, the turbulence of the Civil War and Reconstruction, the rise of Jim Crow, and the development of American imperialism. As … OL1835378W
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 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
We can't go home again We can't go home again Clarence Earl Walker "As expounded by Molefi Kete Asante, Yosef Ben-Jochannan, and others, Afrocentrism encourages black Americans to discard their recent history, with its inescapable white presence, and to embrace inst… OL2938555W
Islam and the Blackamerican Islam and the Blackamerican Sherman A. Jackson Sherman Jackson offers a trenchant examination of the career of Islam among the blacks of America. Jackson notes that no one has offered a convincing explanation of why Islam spread among Blackameric… OL2975324W
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
Spectres of 1919 Spectres of 1919 Barbara Foley x, 313 pages : 24 cm OL3721179W
Frantz Fanon, Soweto and American Black Thought Frantz Fanon, Soweto and American Black Thought Lou Turner On this, the 10th anniversary of the 1968 Kerner Commission's admission that "Our Nation is moving toward two societies, one black, one white - separate and unequal," it is clear that nothing has bee… OL5056358W
Nationalism, Marxism, and African American Literature between the Wars Nationalism, Marxism, and African American Literature between the Wars Anthony Dawahare "During and after the Harlem Renaissance, the clash of two tremendous intellectual forces - nationalism and Marxism - changed the future of African American writing. Current literary thinking says th… OL6543251W