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African-American Studies

  • Black Yellowdogsby Ben Kinchlow

    WND Books 2013; US$ 12.95

    It has often been said, What you don't know won't hurt you. Not true. Ignorance is deadly. Have you ever heard of the phrase forty acres and a mule? Do you know how slavery actually began in America? Did you know the KKK lynched over a thousand white people? Do you know why? Have you ever wondered, What do African Americans want? Why they vote... more...

  • The Chinese Community in Torontoby Arlene Chan

    Dundurn 2013; US$ 9.99

    The Chinese community's development in Toronto faced many hurdles: decades of anti-Chinese public opinion, bolstered by the media, politicians, and discriminatory policies. Life was harsh for the early Chinese. This community is now an integral part of the city's diverse social fabric. more...

  • On the Sleeve of the Visualby Alessandra Raengo

    Dartmouth College Press 2013; US$ 28.99

    An investigation of race and the ontology of the visual more...

  • Segregated Soldiersby Marcus S. Cox; Russel Honore

    LSU Press 2013; US$ 32.95

    In Segregated Soldiers, Marcus S. Cox investigates military training programs at historically black colleges and universities and demonstrates their importance to the struggle for civil rights. Examining African Americans? attitudes toward service in the armed forces, Cox focuses on the ways in which black higher education and Reserve Officer Training... more...

  • On These Courtsby Wayne B Drash

    Touchstone 2013; US$ 26.00

    Former NBA star Anfernee ?Penny? Hardaway grew up in Binghampton, one of the roughest sections of Memphis. Due in no small part to the self-discipline and strong values his grandmother instilled in him, plus his singular talent, Penny beat the incredible odds and made it to the NBA. He was such a special player that it seemed inevitable that he... more...

  • Bury My Clothesby Roger Bonair-Agard

    Haymarket Books 2013; US$ 16.00

    A stirring meditation on violence, race, and the place in art at which they intersect, by poet Roger Bonair-Agard. more...

  • The Problem of Democracy in the Age of Slaveryby W. Caleb McDaniel

    LSU Press 2013; US$ 38.00

    In The Problem of Democracy in the Age of Slavery, W. Caleb McDaniel sets forth a new interpretation of the Garrisonian abolitionists, stressing their deep ties to reformers and liberal thinkers in Great Britain and Europe. The group of American reformers known as ?Garrisonians? included, at various times, some of the most significant and familiar... more...

  • Atlanta, Cradle of the New Southby William A. Link

    The University of North Carolina Press 2013; US$ 52.50

    After conquering Atlanta in the summer of 1864 and occupying it for two months, Union forces laid waste to the city in November. William T. Sherman's invasion was a pivotal moment in the history of the South and Atlanta's rebuilding over the following fifty years came to represent the contested meaning of the Civil War itself. The war's aftermath... more...

  • Freedom to Serveby Jon E. Taylor

    Taylor and Francis 2013; US$ 27.95

    On the eve of America?s entry into World War II, African American leaders pushed for inclusion in the war effort and, after the war, they mounted a concerted effort to integrate the armed services. Harry S. Truman?s decision to issue Executive Order 9981 in 1948, which resulted in the integration of the armed forces, was an important event in twentieth... more...

  • James Weldon Johnson's Modern Soundscapesby Noelle Morrissette

    University of Iowa Press 2013; US$ 45.00

    James Weldon Johnson’s Modern Soundscapes provides an evocative and meticulously researched study of one of the best known and yet least understood authors of the New Negro Renaissance era. Johnson, familiar to many as an early civil rights leader active in the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People and an intentionally... more...