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African founders : how enslaved people expanded American ideals
by David Hackett Fischer
Investigates the little-known history of how enslaved people from various parts of Africa mixed with colonists of European ancestry in the colonial United States to establish unique regional cultures. 100,000 first printing. Illustrations.
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Black AF history : the un-whitewashed story of America
by Michael Harriot
The acclaimed columnist and political commentator presents a sharp and often hilarious retelling of American history that focuses on the overlooked contribution of Black Americans and corrects the idea that American history is white history. 100,000 first printing. Illustrations.
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Black diamond queens : African American women and rock and roll
by Maureen Mahon
"African American women have played a pivotal part in rock and roll-from laying its foundations and singing chart-topping hits to influencing some of the genre's most iconic acts. Despite this, black women's importance to the music's history has been diminished by narratives of rock as a mostly white male enterprise. In Black Diamond Queens, Maureen Mahon draws on recordings, press coverage, archival materials, and interviews to document the history of African American women in rock and roll between the 1950s and the 1980s.
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Black folk : the roots of the Black working class
by Blair Murphy Kelley
An award-winning historian shows how the experiences of the Black working class, from the earliest days of the republic to the essential worker of the Covid pandemic, is essential to a full understanding of the American story. Illustrations.
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A black women's history of the United States
by Daina Ramey Berry
Two award-winning history professors and authors focus on the stories of African-American women slaves, civilians, religious leaders, artists, queer icons, activists and criminals in a celebration of black womanhood that demonstrates its indelible role in shaping America. (general history).
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Chi boy : native sons and Chicago reckonings
by Keenan Norris
"Personal essays about the author's family woven together with cultural history and critique about the Great Migration to Chicago, Northern segregation, the life and work of Richard Wright and other Black Chicago intellectuals, Black masculinity, and thespecter of violence in Chicago"
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Defining moments in black history : reading between the lies
by Dick Gregory
The activist and social satirist who trail-blazed a new form of racial commentary in the 1960s examines 100 key events in Black History through this collection of essays which examine Middle Passage, the creation of Jheri Curl and the Black Lives Matter movement. 30,000 first printing.
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How to Make a Monster
by Casanova Nobody Frankenstein
An unflinching memoir of growing up as a Black INTJ (introverted, intuitive, thinking, and judging) 13-year-old in 1980. Conveyed as a bleak first-person narrative with darkly humorous overtones, Casanova Frankenstein reveals how real life experience shaped his hard-bitten, survivalist view of life. His was a world of fear and isolation punctuated by bullying thugs, the stifling atmosphere of the Lutheran school on the South Side of Chicago, racial segregation, unapproachable girls, and a home life consisting of an emotionally distant and unsupportive mother and an violent, alcoholic cop father who was not above giving his son a good thrashing now and again while preaching Christian family values. It is a searing portrait of an unbearably painful upbringing.
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Invisible men : the trailblazing Black artists of comic books
by Ken Quattro
Drawing on primary source material from World War II-era Black newspapers and magazines, this powerful book profiles the Black artists who drew – mostly covertly behind the scenes – superhero, horror and romance comics in the early years of the industry. Illustrations.
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Jubilee : recipes from two centuries of African American cooking
by Toni Tipton-Martin
Drawing from historical texts and rare African-American cookbooks, a collection of 125 recipes takes readers into the world of African-American cuisine made by enslaved master chefs, free caterers and black entrepreneurs and culinary stars that goes far beyond soul food. Illustrations.
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Juke joints, jazz clubs & juice : cocktails from two centuries of African American cookbooks
by Toni Tipton-Martin
"Discover the fascinating, unexplored history of Black mixology and its enduring influence on cocktail and drinking culture through rediscovered recipes, from the James Beard Award-winning author of Jubilee. Toni Tipton-Martin's volume on Black culinary history celebrates the lore and people behind our favorite drinks. With cocktail recipes such as the Jerk-Spiced Bloody Mary, the Absinthe Frappe, and the Clover Leaf Cocktail, Juke Joints, Jazz Clubs, and Juice illustrates the essential influence that Black Americans have had on modern mixology.
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King : a life
by Jonathan Eig
Drawing on recently declassified FBI files, this first major biography in decades of the civil rights icon reveals the courageous and often emotionally troubled man who demanded peaceful protest but was rarely at peace with himself, while showing how his demands for racial and economic justice remain just as urgent today. Illustrations.
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Koshersoul : the faith and food journey of an African American Jew
by Michael Twitty
In this thought-provoking and profound book, the James Beard award-winning author of The Cooking Gene explores the creation of African-Jewish cooking through memory, identity and food, offering a rich background for inventive recipes and the people who create them. 75,000 first printing.
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A most beautiful thing : the true story of America's first all-black high school rowing team
by Arshay Cooper
"Now a documentary narrated by Common, produced by Grant Hill, Dwyane Wade, and 9th Wonder, from filmmaker Mary Mazzio The moving true story of a group of young men growing up on Chicago's West side who form the first all-black high school rowing team inthe nation, and in doing so not only transform a sport, but their lives. A Most Beautiful Thing is the inspiring true story about the most unlikely band of brothers that form a family, and forever change a sport and their lives for the better"
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Smoketown : the untold story of the other great Black Renaissance
by Mark Whitaker
Chronicles the lesser-known African-American renaissance in Pittsburgh from the 1920s through the 1950s, assessing how it rivaled Harlem and Chicago as the site of the most widely read black newspaper in the nation, the two leading Negro Leagues baseball teams and the childhood homes of forefront jazz pioneers. By the author of My Long Trip Home.
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