African-American Studies
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Jelly's Last Jam
Paperback
ISBN: 1559360690
Dramatizes the life of Jelly Roll Morton, pianist, composer, and self-proclaimed inventor of jazz
The Eyes on the Prize
Civil Rights Reader : Documents, Speeches, and Firsthand Accounts from the Black Freedom Struggle, 1954-1990
Paperback
ISBN: 0140154035
Examines the background of the Civil Rights movement
Life on the Color Line
The True Story of a White Boy Who Discovered He Was Black
Paperback
ISBN: 0452275334
The author recounts the shock he experienced when he learned his father's relatives in Muncie, Indiana, were poor and Black, and the prejudice that he and his brother endured from both sides
All God's Children Need Traveling Shoes
Paperback
ISBN: 067973404x
Recounts Angelou's stay in Ghana, together with other Black Americans, and her discoveries and reflections concerning her ancestors, Africa, American society, and herself
Malcolm X
By Any Means Necessary
Paperback
ISBN: 0590481096
Profiles the late African American leader, providing a startling picture of the life of the controversial and important historical figure. Reprint.
Black Power
The Politics of Liberation in America
Paperback
ISBN: 0679743138
An explanation of the ideology and desired political framework of the Black Power movement in America
The Autobiography of Malcolm X
Paperback
ISBN: 0345376714
The Black leader discusses his political philosophy and reveals details of his life, shedding light on the ideas that enabled him to gain the allegiance of a still growing percentage of the Black population
Cultural Contexts for Ralph Ellison's Invisible Man
A Bedford Documentary Companion
Paperback
ISBN: 0312100817
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A unique supplement to one of the most important African American novels of this century. As Invisible Man chronicles the major moments of African American life during the first half of the twentieth century, this volume illuminates and contextualizes the novel with a collection of speeches, essays, folktales, historical analyses, photographs, and other cultural and historical documents.
The Color of Water
A Black Man's Tribute to His White Mother
Paperback
ISBN: 1573225789
A young African-American man describes growing up in an all-black Brooklyn housing project, one of twelve children of a white mother and black father, and discusses his mother's contributions to his life and coming to terms with his confusion over his own identity. Reissue.
I Have a Dream
Writings and Speeches That Changed the World
1st Edition Paperback
ISBN: 0062505521
Gathers speeches, sermons, letters, and essays from each period in Dr. King's life, and includes brief notes on their historical background
