African-American Studies
Featured Items
Wouldn't Take Nothing for My Journey Now
Hardcover ISBN: 0679427430
A collection of inspirational messages presents the author's insights into such topics as friendship, grace, spirit, family, and healing
A Raisin in the Sun
The Unfilmed Original Screenplay
Paperback ISBN: 0452267765
A Black family is united in love and pride as they struggle to overcome poor living conditions
Assata
An Autobiography
Paperback ISBN: 1556520743
The author, formerly known as JoAnne Chesimard, relates the formative experiences of her youth that led her to a life of activism in Black nationalist organizations and, eventually, to prison
Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass
Paperback ISBN: 0385007051
The personal account of a fugitive slave's privation and sufferings and his campaigns for Negro emancipation
Colored People
A Memoir
Paperback ISBN: 067973919x
The celebrated African-American Harvard scholar offers a portrait of growing up in a West Virginia hill town, presenting a study of his family, his childhood icons, and the social institutions and mores of the time. Reprint. 40,000 first printing. Tour. NYT.
Way to Rainy Mountain
Paperback ISBN: 0826304362
A Kiowa Indian recalls the history and legends of his people, particularly on their migration to the southern Plains
Race Matters
Paperback ISBN: 0679749861
Looks at the issues facing African Americans, including the new Black conservatism, Black-Jewish relations, discrimination, racial sterotypes, and despair
Roll, Jordan, Roll
The World the Slaves Made
Paperback ISBN: 0394716523
A definitive account of slave life in the Old South and the role of the slaves in fashioning a Black national culture.
Growing Up Black
From Slave Days to the Present-25 African-Americans Reveal the Trials and Triumphs of Their Childhoods
Paperback ISBN: 0380766329
A classic work on the African-American experience is revised for the nineties with essays reflecting the concerns of black children from the last three decades and commentary from today's sports stars, politicians, and inner-city gang members. Original.
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.
