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Black Literature July 2019
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American Black Heroes and Influential Figures- Past and Present
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The Black Rose
by Tananarive Due
A fictional biography chronicles the story of Madame C.J. Walker, who rose from the poverty of her former slave parents to found a marketing empire that made her America's first African American female millionaire
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The autobiography of Malcolm X
by Malcolm X
A commemorative hardcover edition of the definitive account of this complex, controversial, and charismatic leader of the sixties' black revolution features a probing epilogue by the late Alex Haley.
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Between the world and me
by Ta-Nehisi Coates
Told through the author's own evolving understanding of the subject over the course of his life comes a bold and personal investigation into America's racial history and its contemporary echoes.
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Promises to keep : how Jackie Robinson changed America
by Sharon Robinson
Written by the daughter of this famed athlete and complete with period photos and letters, a biography offers an intimate look at the life and accomplishments of this historic figure who was the first African-American baseball player in the National League, noted civil rights activist, and family man.
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My life, my love, my legacy
by Coretta Scott King
The wife of Martin Luther King Jr., founder of the King Center for Nonviolent Social Change and singular 20th-century American civil rights activist presents her full life story, as told before her death to one of her closest confidants. Illustrations.
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March. Book one
by John Lewis
A first-hand account of the author's lifelong struggle for civil and human rights spans his youth in rural Alabama, his life-changing meeting with Martin Luther King, Jr., and the birth of the Nashville Student Movement
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Little leaders : bold women in black history
by Vashti Harrison
A biographical reference by a debut author and illustrator is based on her popular Instagram posts and shares the stories of 40 African-American women who shaped history. 50,000 first printing. Simultaneous eBook.
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The General's Cook
by Ramin Ganeshram
The story of one man’s enormous will to triumph over a system stacked against him during the seminal years of the American Republic.
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Invisible man
by Ralph Ellison
A Black man's search for success and the American dream leads him out of college to Harlem and a growing sense of personal rejection and social invisibility
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Citizens creek : a novel
by Lalita Tademy
Buying his freedom after serving as a translator during the American Indian wars, Cow Tom builds a remarkable life and legacy that is sustained by his courageous granddaughter
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The hate u give
by Angie Thomas
After witnessing her friend's death at the hands of a police officer, Starr Carter's life is complicated when the police and a local drug lord try to intimidate her in an effort to learn what happened the night Kahlil died
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The immortal life of Henrietta Lacks
by Rebecca Skloot
Documents the story of how scientists took cells from an unsuspecting descendant of freed slaves and created a human cell line that has been kept alive indefinitely, enabling discoveries in such areas as cancer research, in vitro fertilization and gene mapping. (Science).
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Daughter of a daughter of a queen
by Sarah Bird
"The compelling, hidden story of Cathy Williams, a former slave and the first woman to ever serve in the US Army "Here's the first thing you need to know about Miss Cathy Williams: I am the daughter of a daughter of a queen and my Mama never let me forget it." Missouri, 1864 Powerful, epic, and compelling, Daughter of a Daughter of a Queen shines light on a nearly forgotten figure in history. Cathy Williams was born and lived a slave until the Union army comes and destroys the only world she's known. Separated from her family, she makes the impossible decision, to fight in the army disguised as a man with the Buffalo Soldiers. With courage and wit, Cathy must not only fight for her survival and freedom in the ultimate man's world, but never give up on her mission to find her family, and the man she loves. Beautiful, strong, and impactful, Cathy's story is one that illustrates the force of hidden history come to light, the strength of women, and the power of love"
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