Malcolm X : The Documentary
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Black Fortunes: The Story of the First Six African Americans Who Survived Slavery and Became Millionaires
- ASIN: 0062437607
- ISBN: 0062437607
- Manufacturer: Amistad
“By telling the little-known stories of six pioneering African American entrepreneurs, Black Fortunes makes a worthy contribution to black history, to business history, and to American history.”—Margot Lee Shetterly, New York Times Bestselling author of Hidden FiguresBetween the years of 1830 and 1927, as the last generation of blacks born i... [Read More]
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Black Titan: A.G. Gaston and the Making of a Black American Millionaire
- ASIN: 0345453484
- ISBN: 0345453484
- Brand: Jenkins, Carol/ Hines, Elizabeth Gardner
- Manufacturer: One World
The grandson of slaves, born into poverty in 1892 in the Deep South, A. G. Gaston died more than a century later with a fortune worth well over $130 million and a business empire spanning communications, real estate, and insurance. Gaston was, by any measure, a heroic figure whose wealth and influence bore comparison to J. P. Morgan and Andrew Carn... [Read More]
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Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood
- ASIN: 0399588191
- ISBN: 0399588191
- Manufacturer: Spiegel & Grau
#1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • The compelling, inspiring, and comically sublime story of one man’s coming-of-age, set during the twilight of apartheid and the tumultuous days of freedom that followedNAMED ONE OF THE BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR BY Michiko Kakutani, New York Times • USA Today • San Francisco Chronicle • NPR • Esquire • Ne... [Read More]
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Becoming
- ASIN: B079ZYWJJ8
- Manufacturer: Crown
An intimate, powerful, and inspiring memoir by the former First Lady of the United States #1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • OPRAH’S BOOK CLUB PICK • NAACP IMAGE AWARD WINNER In a life filled with meaning and accomplishment, Michelle Obama has emerged as one of the most iconic and compelling women of our era. As First Lady of the United Stat... [Read More]
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Smart Money Moves for African-Americans
- ASIN: 039952262X
- ISBN: 039952262X
- Manufacturer: TarcherPerigee
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100 Greatest African Americans: A Biographical Encyclopedia
- ASIN: 1573929638
- ISBN: 1573929638
- Brand: PROMETHEUS BOOKS
- Manufacturer: Prometheus
Since 1619, when Africans first came ashore in the swampy Chesapeake region of Virginia, there have been many individuals whose achievements or strength of character in the face of monumental hardships have called attention to the genius of the African American people. This book attempts to distill from many wonderful possibilities the 100 most out... [Read More]
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Lay My Burden Down: Suicide and the Mental Health Crisis among African-Americans
- UPC: 046442009591
- ASIN: 0807009598
- ISBN: 0807009598
- Brand: Brand: Beacon Press
- Manufacturer: Beacon Press
Through stories (including their own), interviews, and analysis of the most recent data available, Dr. Alvin Poussaint and journalist Amy Alexander offer a groundbreaking look at 'posttraumatic slavery syndrome,' the unique physical and emotional perils for black people that are the legacy of slavery and persistent racism. They examine the historic... [Read More]
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The African Americans
- ASIN: B00EA8UF2Q
- Manufacturer: Smiley Books
The African Americans: Many Rivers to Cross is the companion book to the six-part, six-hour documentary of the same name. The series is the first to air since 1968 that chronicles the full sweep of 500 years of African American history, from the origins of slavery on the African continent and the arrival of the first black conquistador, Juan Garrid... [Read More]
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Life and Times of Frederick Douglass: (An African American Heritage Book)
- ASIN: 160459232X
- ISBN: 160459232X
- Brand: Douglass Frederick
- Manufacturer: Wilder Publications
The Life and Times of Frederick Douglass was Douglass' third autobiography. In it he was able to go into greater detail about his life as a slave and his escape from slavery, as he and his family were no longer in any danger from the reception of his work. It is also the only of Douglass' autobiographies to discuss his life during and after the Civ... [Read More]
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Hidden Figures: The American Dream and the Untold Story of the Black Women Mathematicians Who Helped Win the Space Race
- ASIN: 0062363603
- ISBN: 0062363603
- Manufacturer: William Morrow Paperbacks
The #1 New York Times bestsellerThe phenomenal true story of the black female mathematicians at NASA whose calculations helped fuel some of America’s greatest achievements in space. Soon to be a major motion picture starring Taraji P. Henson, Octavia Spencer, Janelle Monae, Kirsten Dunst, and Kevin Costner. Before John Glenn orbited the earth, or... [Read More]
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Brown Girl Dreaming
- ASIN: 0147515823
- ISBN: 9780147515827
- Brand: Puffin Books
- Manufacturer: Puffin Books
Jacqueline Woodson's National Book Award and Newbery Honor winner, now available in paperback with 7 all-new poems.Jacqueline Woodson is the 2018-2019 National Ambassador for Young People’s LiteratureA President Obama "O" Book Club pickRaised in South Carolina and New York, Woodson always felt halfway home in each place. In vivid poems, she share... [Read More]
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Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass
- UPC: 800759284993
- ASIN: 0486284999
- ISBN: 9780486284996
- Brand: Dover Publications
- Manufacturer: Dover Publications
Former slave, impassioned abolitionist, brilliant writer, newspaper editor and eloquent orator whose speeches fired the abolitionist cause, Frederick Douglass (1818–1895) led an astounding life. Physical abuse, deprivation and tragedy plagued his early years, yet through sheer force of character he was able to overcome these obstacles to become a... [Read More]
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Heavy: An American Memoir
- ASIN: 1501125656
- ISBN: 1501125656
- Brand: Scribner
- Manufacturer: Scribner
*Named a Best Book of 2018 by the New York Times, Publishers Weekly, NPR, Broadly, Buzzfeed (Nonfiction), The Undefeated, Library Journal (Biography/Memoirs), The Washington Post (Nonfiction), Southern Living (Southern), Entertainment Weekly, and The New York Times Critics* *WINNER of the Andrew Carnegie Medal and FINALIST for the Kirkus Prize * ... [Read More]
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Racing While Black: How an African-American Stock Car Team Made Its Mark on NASCAR
- ASIN: 1583228969
- ISBN: 1583228969
- Brand: Brand: Seven Stories Press
- Manufacturer: Seven Stories Press
Starting a NASCAR team is hard work. Starting a NASCAR team as an African American is even harder. These are just a few of the lessons learned by Leonard T. Miller during his decade and a half of running an auto racing program. Fueled by more than the desire to win, Miller made it his goal to create opportunities for black drivers in the vastly whi... [Read More]
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Preacher Woman Sings the Blues: The Autobiographies of Nineteenth-Century African American Evangelists
- ASIN: 0826213111
- ISBN: 0826213111
- Manufacturer: University of Missouri
In this thorough and detailed study, Richard Douglass-Chin examines collectively for the first time the autobiographies of nineteenth-century African American women evangelists, along with their eighteenth-century forerunner "Belinda." By studying how black women evangelists employed dialogue created by socioeconomic conditions, the author shows ho... [Read More]
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We're Going to Need More Wine: Stories That Are Funny, Complicated, and True
- ASIN: 0062693980
- ISBN: 8925598027
- Manufacturer: Dey Street Books
NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLERNominated for the NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Literary WorkNamed a Best Book of the Year by The RootChosen by Emma Straub as a Best New Celebrity Memoir“A book of essays as raw and honest as anyone has ever produced.” — Lena Dunham, Lenny LetterIn the spirit of Amy Poehler’s Yes Please, Lena Dunham’s Not T... [Read More]
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Classic American Autobiographies
- ASIN: 045147144X
- ISBN: 9780451471444
- Manufacturer: Signet
The true diversity of the American experience comes to life in this superlative collection of autobiographies—including those of Benjamin Franklin, Frederick Douglas, Mark Twain, and more... A True History of the Captivity and Restoration of Mrs. Mary Rowlandson (1682), perhaps the first American bestseller, recounts this thirty-nine-year-old wo... [Read More]
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50 American Heroes Every Kid Should Meet, 3rd Edition
- ASIN: 1512413283
- ISBN: 1512413283
- Brand: MILLBROOK
- Manufacturer: Millbrook Press
Heroes come in all sizes, colors, and ages, and 50 American Heroes Every Kid Should Meet (2nd Revised Edition) introduces readers to a diverse cast of great Americans. The remarkable stories of fifty inspiring Americans are highlighted, from Jane Addams to Louis Zamperini. Revised in 2016 by the original authors to include ten new heroes, the book ... [Read More]
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Between the World and Me
- ASIN: B00SEFAIRI
- ISBN: 0679645985
- Brand: Unknown
- Manufacturer: Spiegel & Grau
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Can't Nothing Bring Me Down: Chasing Myself in the Race against Time
- UPC: 025986349899
- ASIN: 0310349893
- ISBN: 0310349893
- Brand: HarperCollins Christian Pub.
- Manufacturer: Zondervan
As seen on The View!Can’t Nothing Bring Me Down is the memoir of 101-year-old, world-record-holding runner Ida Keeling. Miss Ida, as she’s known throughout her Bronx community, isn’t your typical runner. Her fierce independence helped her through the Depression and the Civil Rights movement. But her greatest trials were yet to come.Ida’s t... [Read More]
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