African American History – Bücher, CDs, DVDs und mehr, Seite 5

Scott Kurashige

Exiled to Motown

"During World War II, Detroit emerged as a relative space of freedom for Nisei permitted by the War Relocation Authority to leave sites of incarceration but banned from returning to their homes in the exc…

J T RoAne

Dark Agoras

WINNER, 2024 Pauli Murray Book Prize, given by the African American Intellectual History Society A history of Black urban placemaking and politics in Philadelphia from the Great Migration to the era of B…

Willie Mae Brown

My Selma

Perfect for fans of Jacqueline Woodson's Brown Girl Dreaming, debut author Willie Mae Brown crafts an unforgettable memoir about growing up amidst the civil rights movement in a town at the crossroads of …

Ileana Nachescu

The National Alliance of Black Feminists

Founded in 1975, the non-partisan National Alliance of Black Feminists (NABF) played a critical role in the Black women’s liberation movement and the fight for the Equal Rights Amendment. The Chicago-base…

Zeinab Badawi

An African History of Africa

*AN INSTANT SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER**A Radio 4 Book of the Week*Selected as a book to look out for in 2024 by the Guardian and The Rest is PoliticsEveryone is originally from Africa, and this book is ther…

Harry Dunn

Standing My Ground

"Walking the halls of democracy as a Capitol Police officer, Harry Dunn was a man slowly experiencing an awakening. It sparked after the election of our first Black president. It grew as his belief in the…

Nell Irvin Painter

Sojourner Truth

Sojourner Truth: formerly enslaved person and unforgettable abolitionist of the mid-nineteenth century, a figure of imposing physique, a riveting preacher and spellbinding singer who dazzled listeners wit…

Larry Tye

The Jazzmen

From the New York Times bestselling author of Satchel and Bobby Kennedy, a sweeping and spellbinding portrait of the longtime kings of jazz—Duke Ellington, Louis Armstrong, and Count Basie—who, born withi…

Jason P Chambers

Advertising Revolutionary

"Over a forty-year career, Chicagoan Tom Burrell changed the face of advertising and revolutionized the industry's approach to African Americans as human beings and consumers. Jason P. Chambers offers a b…

Larry Tye

The Jazzmen

From the New York Times bestselling author of Satchel and Bobby Kennedy, a sweeping and spellbinding portrait of the longtime kings of jazz—Duke Ellington, Louis Armstrong, and Count Basie—who, born withi…

Imani Perry

Black in Blues

A surprising and beautiful meditation on the color blue?and its fascinating role in Black history and culture?from National Book Award winner Imani Perry.

Hoke S Glover, V Efua Prince

Crazy as Hell

A refreshing, insightful, sacrilegious take on African American history, Crazy as Hell explores the site of America's greatest contradictions. The notables of this book are the runaways and the rebels, th…

Nat'l Mus Afr Am Hist Culture,

In Slavery's Wake

"The companion book to a groundbreaking exhibition on African American history and culture-with 150 powerful illustrations of people and objects"--

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Claudette Colvin, Phillip Hoose,

Claudette Colvin: I Want Freedom Now!

Civil rights icon Claudette Colvin teams up with Phillip Hoose-author of the Newbery Honor and National Book Award-winning blockbuster biography Claudette Colvin: Twice Toward Justice-to tell her groundbr…

Adia Harvey Wingfield

Gray Areas

NEXT BIG IDEA CLUB's November 2023 Must Read Books • LIBRARY JOURNAL EDITOR PICK • “A groundbreaking book, both bold in its premise and precise in its exploration of systemic racism in the workplace. This…

Kathryn Erskine,

Mama Africa!

An inspiring picture-book biography of iconic singer and activist Miriam Makeba by National Book Award winner Kathryn Erskine. Miriam Makeba, a Grammy Award-winning South African singer, rose to fame in …

Ashley Howard

Midwest Unrest

"In the nation's so-called heartland, racism is sometimes subtler than in other parts of the country but just as insidious. When Black communities across America went up in flames in the 1960s, Midwest ci…

Thad Williamson, Julian M Hayter, Amy L Howard

The Making of Twenty-First-Century Richmond

"Richmond, Virginia, took center stage globally in the summer of 2020 as an epicenter of antiracist protests in the wake of the police murder of George Floyd. In a period of just a few weeks, overwhelming…