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Letters from Black America
by Pamela Newkirk
Published 2009 by Farrar Straus Giroux
Hardcover, English. ISBN: 9780374101091
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Jacket Notes:
The first-ever narrative history of African Americans told through their own letters, this book includes the thoughts of politicians, writers, and entertainers, as well as those of slaves, servicemen, and domestic workers.
"Letters from Black America "fills a literary and historical void by presenting the pantheon of African American experience in the most intimate way possible--through the heartfelt correspondence of the men and women who lived through monumental changes and pivotal events, from the 1700s to the twenty-first century, from slavery to the war in Iraq.... More...
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To Tell the Truth Freely: The Life of Ida B. Wells
by Mia Bay
Published 2009 by Hill & Wang
Hardcover, English. ISBN: 9780809095292
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Born to slaves in 1862, Ida B. Wells became a fearless antilynching crusader, women's rights advocate, and journalist. Wells's refusal to accept any compromise on racial inequality caused her to be labeled a "dangerous radical" in her day but made her a model for later civil rights activists as well as a powerful witness to the troubled racial politics of her era.... More...
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That Devil's No Friend of Mine
by J D Mason
Published 2009 by St. Martin's Press
Hardcover, English. ISBN: 9780312368852
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When Bishop Fontaine passed away, he left behind more than a list of good deeds, as five very different people whose lives are only connected by Fontaine suddenly find themselves up close and personal as desires, dreams, and passions collide.
When Bishop Fontaine passed away he left behind more than a list of good deeds.... More...
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Sag Harbor
by Colson Whitehead
Published 2009 by Doubleday Books
Hardcover, English. ISBN: 9780385527651
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In this deeply affectionate and fiercely funny coming-of-age novel, Whitehead--using the perpetual mortification of teenage existence and the desperate quest for reinvention--beautifully explores racial and class identity, illustrating the complex rhythms of the adult world.... More...
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