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Rosa Parks (First Biographies)
by Gini Holland, Rosa Parks, James Haskins
Rosa Parks is best known for the day she refused to give up her seat on a segregated bus, sparking the Montgomery, Alabama, bus boycott. Yet there is much more to her story than this one act of defiance. In this straightforward, compelling autobiography, Rosa Parks talks candidly about the civil rights movement and her active role in it. Her dedication is inspiring; her story is unforgettable. "The simplicity... (more)
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Let the Trumpet Sound : A Life of Martin Luther King, Jr.
by Stephen B. Oates
Winner of the Robert F. Kennedy Memorial Book Award and the Christopher Award, this brilliant examination of the life of Martin Luther King, Jr. portrays a very real man and his dream that shaped America's history.
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Assata
An Autobiography
by Assata Shakur
This presents the life story of African American revolutionary Shakur, previously known as JoAnne Chesimard. It also includes a foreward written by acclaimed author, Angela Davis.
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Malcolm X : The Last Speeches
by Malcolm X
Any kind of movement for freedom of Black people based solely within the confines of America is absolutely doomed to fail. Speeches and interviews from the last two years of his life. Includes: Index, Chronology, Annotation
Malcolm X : speeches at Harvard
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Beloved
by Toni Morrison
Set in rural Ohio several years after the Civil War, this profoundly affecting chronicle of slavery and its aftermath is Toni Morrison's greatest novel, a dazzling achievement, and the most spellbinding reading experience of the decade. "A brutally powerful, mesmerizing story . . . read it and tremble."--People.
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The Autobiography of Malcolm X
by Alex Haley, Malcolm X
From hustling, drug addiction and armed violence in America's black ghettos Malcolm X turned, in a dramatic prison conversion, to the puritanical fervour of the Black Muslims. As their spokesman he became identified in the white press as a terrifying teacher of race hatred; but to his direct audience, the oppressed American blacks, he brought hope and self-respect. This autobiography (written with Alex Haley)... (more)
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Ain't I a Woman
Black Women and Feminism
by Bell Hooks
In this classic study, cultural critic Bell Hooks examines how black women, from the seventeenth century to the present day, were and are oppressed by both white men and black men and by white women. Illustrating her analysis with moving personal accounts, "Ain't I a Woman" is deeply critical of the racism inherent in the thought of many middle-class white feminists who have failed to address issues of race and... (more)
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By Any Means Necessary (Malcolm X Speeches & Writings)
by Malcolm X
The imperialists know the only way you will voluntarily turn to the fox is to show you a wolf. In eleven speeches and interviews, Malcolm X presents a revolutionary alternative to this reformist trap, taking up political alliances, women's rights, U.S. intervention in the Congo and Vietnam, capitalism and socialism, and more.
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Last Year of Malcolm X: The Evolution of a Revolutionary
by George Breitman
Malcolm X's political evolution after he left the Nation of Islam. Analyzes the conflicts that resulted in Malcolm's being driven out of the Nation, his views on how to combat anti-Black discrimination, and how, as he put it, to "internationalize" the struggle.
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From Columbus to Castro: The History of the Caribbean 1492-1969 (Vintage)
by Eric Eustace Williams
From Columbus to Castro: The History of the Caribbean is about 30 million people scattered across an arc of islands -- Jamaica, Haiti, Barbados, Antigua, Martinique, Trinidad, among others-separated by the languages and cultures of their colonizers, but joined together, nevertheless, by a common heritage. For whether French, English, Dutch, Spanish, Danish, or-latterly-American, the nationality of their masters... (more)
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Ready for Revolution
The Life and Struggles of Stokely Carmichael
by Stokely Carmichael
By any measure, Stokely Carmichael (Kwame Ture) fundamentally altered the course of history. Published at the fifth anniversary of Carmichael's death, this long-awaited autobiography fills a yawning gap in the American historical record as it chronicles the legendary civil rights leader's work as chairman of SNCC, patriarch of Black Power, Pan-African activist, and social revolutionary. It is an unflinching,... (more)
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Malcolm X: The FBI File
by Clayborne Carson
In assembling an incredible mass of raw material, the FBI has made possible a reassembling of the history of Malcolm X that goes beyond the means of any team of researchers. From the opening of his file in March of 1953 to his assassination in 1965, the story of Malcolm X's political life reads like a gripping biography.
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The End of White World Supremacy: Four Speeches By Malcolm X
by Malcolm X
Here in his own words are the revolutionary ideas that made Malcolm X one of the most charismatic and influential African-American leaders of the 1960s. These speeches document Malcolm's progression from Black nationalism to internationalism, and are key to both understanding his extraordinary life and illuminating his angry yet uplifting cause.
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Big Big Love: A Sourcebook on Sex for People of Size and Those Who Love Them
by Hanne Blank
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Sojourner Truth
A Life, a Symbol
by Nell Irvin Painter
Sojourner Truth--ex-slave and fiery abolitionist of the mid-nineteenth century, a figure of imposing physique, riveting preacher, and spellbinding singer who dazzled listeners with her wit and originality. Straight-talking and unsentimental, Truth became an early national symbol for strong black women--indeed, for all strong women. Like Harriet Tubman and Frederick Douglass, she is regarded as a radical of immense... (more)
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Africans at the Crossroad: Notes on an African World Revolution
by John Henrik Clarke
Africans at the Crossroads is a collection of essays that have been broadly amassed in five thematic sections. Clarke begins with the roots of the African and African-American freedom struggle in the African world.
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African History for Beginners (A Writers and Readers Documentary Comic Book)
by Herb Boyd
Archaeological discoveries indicate that Africa was the birthplace of humankind. African History For Beginners provides striking visuals and fascinating text which bring to life this continent of riches and wonders, and also of people often unknown or misunderstood. Explore the rich history of the continent of contrasts. Discover the glory of the Pharaohs, the Towers of Zimbabwe, the cosmology of the Yoruba,... (more)
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A Shining Thread of Hope
by Kathleen Thompson, 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 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 antebellum... (more)
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The Debt: What America Owes to Blacks
by Randall Robinson
In this powerful and controversial book, distinguished African-American political leader and thinker Randall Robinson argues for the restoration of the rich history that slavery and segregation severed. Drawing from research and personal experience, he shows that only by reclaiming their lost past and proud heritage can blacks lay the foundation for their future. And white Americans can make reparations for... (more)

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