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Titles purchased with the generous donation of the Rotary Club of Rancho Cotati to honor and celebrate Black history and Black authors |
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Freshwater road
by Denise Nicholas
Celeste Tyree, a black nineteen-year-old college student, travels to Mississippi to take part in the 1964 summer campaign to register disenfranchised African American voters.
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Things fall apart
by Chinua Achebe
A classic novel about the confrontation of African tribal life with colonial rule tells the tragic story of a warrior whose manly, fearless exterior conceals bewilderment, fear, and anger at the breakdown of his society.
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1919
by Eve L Ewing
An award-winning poet explores the story behind the Chicago Race Riot of 1919, which lasted 8 days and resulted in 38 deaths and almost 500 injuries, through poems recounting the stories of everyday people trying to survive and thrive in the city.
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Black Power Afterlives: The Enduring Significance of the Black Panther Party
by Diane Fujino
The first book to comprehensively examine how the Black Panther Party has directly shaped the practices and ideas that have animated grassroots activism in the decades since its decline, Black Power Afterlives represents a major scholarly achievement as well as an important resource for today's activists.
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Fannie Lou Hamer: America's freedom fighting woman
by Maegan Parker Brooks
Fannie Lou Hamer leapt to America's attention in 1964 when she delivered a stinging indictment of the American promise to the Democratic National Convention. This biography underscores that Hamer's testimony was but one moment within a remarkable life and the history of American race relations.
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The meaning of soul: Black music and resilience since the 1960s
by Emily J. Lordi
Examining the work of Aretha Franklin, Nina Simone, Solange Knowles, Flying Lotus and others, Emily J. Lordi proposes a new understanding of soul, showing how it came to signify a belief in black resilience enacted through musical practices.
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The names of all the flowers: A Memoir
by Melissa Valentine
This debut memoir by Melissa Valentine recounts how the author lost her older brother Junior-first to a system that criminalizes black boys and men, and then to an act of gun violence in 1990s Oakland.
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Owed
by Joshua Bennett
Spanning the spectrum of genre and form--from elegy and ode to origin myth--these poems elaborate an aesthetics of repair. What's more, they ask that we turn to the songs and sites of the historically denigrated so that we might uncover a new way of being in the world together, one wherein we can truthfully reckon with the brutality of the past, and thus imagine the possibilities of our shared, unpredictable present, anew.
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Race man: the collected works of Julian Bond
by Julian Bond
Collects the speeches, articles, interviews and letters of the man who did more to advance the legacy of Martin Luther King Jr. than anyone, constituting an unrivaled history of the life and times of one of America’s most trusted freedom fighters.
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Rosa Parks: in her own words
by Susan Reyburn
A previously unpublished collection of personal writings and photographs by civil rights icon Rosa Parks draws on her private manuscripts and handwritten notes to reveal her inner thoughts, ongoing struggles and decision to become the person who stood up by sitting down.
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Say I'm dead: a family memoir of race, secrets, and love
by E. Dolores Johnson
Fearful of violating Indiana's anti-miscegenation laws in the 1940s, E. Dolores Johnson's black father and white mother fled Indianapolis to secretly marry. Johnson went searching for the white family who did not know she existed. When she found them, it's not just their shock and her mother's shame that have to be overcome, but her own fraught experiences with whites.
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Twisted: the tangled history of black hair culture
by Emma Dabiri
A BBC presenter and contributor for The Guardian describes the stigmatism of black hair and its encoded racism through history, from pre-colonial Africa through the Harlem Renaissance, to the modern Natural Hair Movement.
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Thoughts From A Unicorn: 100% Black. 100% Jewish. 0% Safe.
by MaNishtana
Thoughts from a Unicorn is a witty, straight-talking collection of memoirs, essays, and a few haikus that will take you on a journey of laughs, tears, self-reflection, learning, and peanut butter & jelly sandwiches. Full of insight, fond memories and honest regrets, this book will have you reaching for the the pen and notepad you’ll want to keep on hand just to remember more than a few points.
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The ABCs of Black history
by Rio Cortez
Culturally evocative illustrations and lyrical text by a Pushcart-nominated poet celebrate historical activists, events and locations that shaped Black history and the fight for equality, in a picture book complemented by a timeline and additional back matter.
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Barack Obama
by Tamara L. Britton
This biography introduces readers to Barack Obama including his early political career and key events from Obama's administration including the Deepwater Horizon oil spill, the Affordable Care Act, and the Clean Power Plan. Information about his childhood, family, and personal life is included. A timeline, fast facts, and sidebars provide additional information.
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Claudette Colvin refuses to move
by Ebony Wilkins
It's March 2, 1955, and 15-year-old Claudette Colvin from Montgomery, Alabama refuses to give up her bus seat for a white passenger. After Claudette is arrested, her brave actions inspire Civil Rights leaders to organize bus boycotts and perform similar acts. Claudette's court case results in overturning Alabama's unconstitutional laws and provides greater freedom for Black Americans everywhere.
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Frederick Douglass: What to the Slave is the 4th of July?
by Rebecca Sjonger
The words of abolitionist, writer, and social reformer Frederick Douglass live on in his speeches and books. This speech, delivered on July 5, 1852, was an address to the Rochester Ladies' Anti-Slavery Society. Douglass grew up enslaved and deprived of rights and liberty and argued that the American values of freedom and liberty for some, but not all, was an injustice to all humans.
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Kamala Harris
by Kelsey Jopp
Describes the life and career of U.S. Senator Kamala Harris, including her early life, career as a prosecutor and California's attorney general, time in the U.S. Senate, and 2020 presidential campaign. Includes fun facts as well as a "Making an Impact" special feature.
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Kobe Bryant: Basketball Superstar
by Tammy Gagne
This biography of NBA superstar Kobe Bryant examines his career, his achievements, and the tragic accident that ended his life. Engaging text, informative sidebars, and vivid photographs convey Bryant's legacy in the world of basketball. Features include a timeline, glossary, websites, source notes, and an index.
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Lift as you climb: the story of Ella Baker
by Patricia Hruby Powell
A picture-book portrait of the history-shaping civil rights activist by the author of the Coretta Scott King Award-winning Josephine and the Caldecott Honor-winning illustrator of Freedom in Congo Square also shares insight into Baker’s lifelong commitment to grassroots community mentoring.
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Madam C.J. Walker builds a business
by Denene Millner
When Sarah's hair falls out, her search for the right products leads her to invent something better than what she's used before and inspires her start her own business.
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Martin Luther King, Jr.: Fighting for Civil Rights
by Christine Platt
A latest entry in the biographical series celebrating the lives of history’s most remarkable pioneers combines comprehensive text and kid-friendly artwork to describe the childhood experiences and values of equality that inspired Martin Luther King, Jr.’s world-changing “I Have a Dream” speech.
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The Tulsa Race Riot
by Duchess Harris
In 1921, a race riot erupted in Tulsa, Oklahoma. White residents burned down black-owned businesses and homes. They killed approximately 300 African Americans. The Tulsa Race Riot explores the story and legacy of one of the worst race riots in US history. Easy-to-read text, vivid images, and helpful back matter give readers a clear look at this subject.
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Who was Duke Ellington?
by M. D. Payne
A latest entry in the best-selling series documents half a century in the life of the trailblazing music artist, discussing his role in the Harlem Renaissance, genius creation of nearly 3,000 culturally inspired songs and distinction as a Presidential Medal of Freedom recipient.
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Edmonia Lewis
by Jasmine Walls
Meet Edmonia Lewis, the woman who changed America during the Civil War by becoming the first sculptor of African-American and Native American heritage to earn international acclaim.
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The impact of slavery in America
by Duchess Harris
Explores the lasting impact of slavery on American society, covering its effects in such areas as entertainment, education, employment, housing, health care, and the justice system.
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