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Children of the Struggle and the Ancestors Who Stayed

The Tuskegee Institute High School Class of 1964

by Raymond Adams, Barbara White Atkinson-Liggins, Gerald W. Billes, Carolyn Earline Foster Bivins, Mattie Davis Blizzard, Milton Donald, Nancy Hooten Garrison, Rosa McWilliams Henderson, Margaret Meadows Jones, Anthony T. Lee, Douglas Mayberry, Sonjia Parker Redmond, Annie Jean Baker Reed, Alex Stanton, Palmer Sullins Jr., Harold White Jr., Marian Quinn Williams Jr., Roosevelt Lorenzo Williams Jr., Willie B. Wyatt Jr., Carolyn Moss Woodard Jr., Alma Jean Foye Stokes Jr. ...

WINNER OF THE ANNE B. AND JAMES B. MCMILLAN PRIZEA powerful collection of firsthand stories from the Tuskegee Institute High School Class of 1964—students who came of age in the crucible of the Civil Rights Movement. Their stories uncover the bold choices of their ancestors who chose to stay and help shape the South.Children of the Struggle and the Ancestors Who Stayed, edited by Sonjia Parker ... Read more

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WINNER OF THE ANNE B. AND JAMES B. MCMILLAN PRIZEA powerful collection of firsthand stories from the Tuskegee Institute High School Class of 1964—students who came of age in the crucible of the Civil Rights Movement. Their stories uncover the bold choices of their ancestors who chose to stay and help shape the South.Children of the Struggle and the Ancestors Who Stayed, edited by Sonjia Parker
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Our Kind of People

Inside America's Black Upper Class

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"Fascinating. . . . [Graham] has made a major contribution both to African-American studies and the larger American picture." —New York TimesDebutante cotillions. Million-dollar homes. Summers in Martha's Vineyard. Membership in the Links, Jack & Jill, Deltas, Boule, and AKAs. An obsession with the right schools, families, social clubs, and skin complexion. This is the world of America’s Black ... Read more

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"Fascinating. . . . [Graham] has made a major contribution both to African-American studies and the larger American picture." —New York TimesDebutante cotillions. Million-dollar homes. Summers in Martha's Vineyard. Membership in the Links, Jack & Jill, Deltas, Boule, and AKAs. An obsession with the right schools, families, social clubs, and skin complexion. This is the world of America’s Black
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Remembering Jim Crow

African Americans Tell About Life in the Segregated South

Edited by William H. Chafe, Raymond Gavins, Robert Korstad ...

This “viscerally powerful . . . compilation of firsthand accounts of the Jim Crow era” won the Lillian Smith Book Award and the Carey McWilliams Award (Publisher’s Weekly, starred review).Based on interviews collected by the Behind the Veil Oral History Project at Duke University’s Center for Documentary Studies, this remarkable book presents for the first time the most extensive oral history ever ... Read more

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This “viscerally powerful . . . compilation of firsthand accounts of the Jim Crow era” won the Lillian Smith Book Award and the Carey McWilliams Award (Publisher’s Weekly, starred review).Based on interviews collected by the Behind the Veil Oral History Project at Duke University’s Center for Documentary Studies, this remarkable book presents for the first time the most extensive oral history ever
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A Shining Thread of Hope

The History of Black Women in America

by Darlene Clark Hine, Kathleen Thompson ...

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 leaders in the fields of African American and women's history.A Shining Thread of Hope chronicles the lives of black women from indentured servitude in the early American colonies to the cruelty of ... Read more

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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 leaders in the fields of African American and women's history.A Shining Thread of Hope chronicles the lives of black women from indentured servitude in the early American colonies to the cruelty of
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American Tapestry

The Story of the Black, White, and Multiracial Ancestors of Michelle Obama

by Rachel L. Swarns ...

"Riveting . . . American Tapestry is not only the remarkable story of the [Michelle Obama's] family, but also a microcosm of this country's story as well" ( USA Today).In an extraordinary feat of genealogical research, Rachel L. Swarns—a veteran journalist and renowned scholar of American race relations—tells the fascinating and hitherto untold story of Ms. Obama's black, white, and multiracial ... Read more

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"Riveting . . . American Tapestry is not only the remarkable story of the [Michelle Obama's] family, but also a microcosm of this country's story as well" ( USA Today).In an extraordinary feat of genealogical research, Rachel L. Swarns—a veteran journalist and renowned scholar of American race relations—tells the fascinating and hitherto untold story of Ms. Obama's black, white, and multiracial
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First Class

The Legacy of Dunbar, America's First Black Public High School

by Alison Stewart ...

Combining a fascinating history of the first U.S. high school for African Americans with an unflinching analysis of urban public-school education today, First Class explores an underrepresented and largely unknown aspect of black history while opening a discussion on what it takes to make a public school successful. In 1870, in the wake of the Civil War, citizens of Washington, DC, opened the ... Read more

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Combining a fascinating history of the first U.S. high school for African Americans with an unflinching analysis of urban public-school education today, First Class explores an underrepresented and largely unknown aspect of black history while opening a discussion on what it takes to make a public school successful. In 1870, in the wake of the Civil War, citizens of Washington, DC, opened the
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Open Wide The Freedom Gates

A Memoir

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Dorothy Height marched at civil rights rallies, sat through tense White House meetings, and witnessed every major victory in the struggle for racial equality. Yet as the sole woman among powerful, charismatic men, someone whose personal ambition was secondary to her passion for her cause, she has received little mainstream recognition -- until now. In her memoir, Dr. Height, now ninety-one, ... Read more

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Dorothy Height marched at civil rights rallies, sat through tense White House meetings, and witnessed every major victory in the struggle for racial equality. Yet as the sole woman among powerful, charismatic men, someone whose personal ambition was secondary to her passion for her cause, she has received little mainstream recognition -- until now. In her memoir, Dr. Height, now ninety-one,
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Black Folk

The Roots of the Black Working Class

by Blair LM Kelley, Ph.D. ...

Named one of Smithsonian's Best Books of 20232024 Robert F. Kennedy Human Rights Book Award2024 Philip Taft Labor History Award2024 Brooklyn Public Library Book Prize Nonfiction Longlist**2024 L.A. Times Book Award Finalist in HistoryAn award-winning historian illuminates the adversities and joys of the Black working class in America through a stunning narrative centered on ... ... Read more

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Named one of Smithsonian's Best Books of 20232024 Robert F. Kennedy Human Rights Book Award2024 Philip Taft Labor History Award2024 Brooklyn Public Library Book Prize Nonfiction Longlist**2024 L.A. Times Book Award Finalist in HistoryAn award-winning historian illuminates the adversities and joys of the Black working class in America through a stunning narrative centered on ...
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On the Road to Freedom

A Guided Tour of the Civil Rights Trail

by Charles E. Cobb Jr. ...

This in-depth look at the civil rights movement goes to the places where pioneers of the movement marched, sat-in at lunch counters, gathered in churches; where they spoke, taught, and organized; where they were arrested, where they lost their lives, and where they triumphed.Award-winning journalist Charles E. Cobb Jr., a former organizer and field secretary for SNCC (Student Nonviolent ... Read more

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This in-depth look at the civil rights movement goes to the places where pioneers of the movement marched, sat-in at lunch counters, gathered in churches; where they spoke, taught, and organized; where they were arrested, where they lost their lives, and where they triumphed.Award-winning journalist Charles E. Cobb Jr., a former organizer and field secretary for SNCC (Student Nonviolent
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A Passionate Mind in Relentless Pursuit

The Vision of Mary McLeod Bethune

by Noliwe Rooks, Henry Louis Gates Jr. ...

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An intimate and searching account of the life and legacy of one of America’s towering educators, a woman who dared to center the progress of Black women and girls in the larger struggle for political and social liberationWhen Mary McLeod Bethune died, tributes in newspapers around the country said the same thing: she should be on the Mount Rushmore of Black American achievement. Indeed, Bethune is ... Read more

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An intimate and searching account of the life and legacy of one of America’s towering educators, a woman who dared to center the progress of Black women and girls in the larger struggle for political and social liberationWhen Mary McLeod Bethune died, tributes in newspapers around the country said the same thing: she should be on the Mount Rushmore of Black American achievement. Indeed, Bethune is
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Mary McLeod Bethune in Florida

Bringing Social Justice to the Sunshine State

by Ashley N. Robertson ...

A vibrant biography of the woman who shaped the political climate of Daytona Beach with her civil rights, women's rights, and education activism.Mary McLeod Bethune was often called the "First Lady of Negro America," but she made significant contributions to the political climate of Florida as well. From the founding of the Daytona Literary and Industrial School for Training Negro Girls in 1904, ... Read more

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A vibrant biography of the woman who shaped the political climate of Daytona Beach with her civil rights, women's rights, and education activism.Mary McLeod Bethune was often called the "First Lady of Negro America," but she made significant contributions to the political climate of Florida as well. From the founding of the Daytona Literary and Industrial School for Training Negro Girls in 1904,
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Reclamation

Sally Hemings, Thomas Jefferson, and a Descendant's Search for Her Family's Lasting Legacy

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A Black descendant of Thomas Jefferson and Sally Hemings’ family explores America’s racial reckoning through the prism of her ancestors—both the enslaver and the enslaved.Gayle Jessup White had long heard the stories passed down from her father’s family, that they were direct descendants of Thomas Jefferson—lore she firmly believed, though others did not. For four decades the acclaimed journalist ... Read more

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A Black descendant of Thomas Jefferson and Sally Hemings’ family explores America’s racial reckoning through the prism of her ancestors—both the enslaver and the enslaved.Gayle Jessup White had long heard the stories passed down from her father’s family, that they were direct descendants of Thomas Jefferson—lore she firmly believed, though others did not. For four decades the acclaimed journalist
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