Convergent Books, April 2018. Hardcover. NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER - REESE'S BOOK CLUB X HELLO SUNSHINE BOOK PICK - From a leading voice on racial justice, an eye-opening account of growing up Black, Christian, and female that exposes how white America's love affair with "diversity" so often falls short of..... More
Convergent Books, April 2018. Hardcover. NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER - REESE'S BOOK CLUB X HELLO SUNSHINE BOOK PICK - From a leading voice on racial justice, an eye-opening account of growing up Black, Christian, and female that exposes how white America's love affair with "diversity" so often falls short of..... More
Beacon Press, February 2002. First Edition. Hardcover. Through the story of a thirteen-year-old black boy condemned to life in prison, Elaine Brown exposes the "New Age" racism that effectively condemns millions of poor African-Americans to a third world life. The story of "Little B" is riveting, a stunning example of..... More
One World, July 2010. Trade Paperback. When fourteen-year-old Carlotta Walls walked up the stairs of Little Rock Central High School on September 25, 1957, she and eight other black students only wanted to make it to class. But the journey of the "Little Rock Nine," as they came to be..... More
Mnemosyne, January 1969. Hardcover. No jacket as issued. Ink underlining and previous owner's name inked on f.f.e.p. More
Thomas Dunne Books, July 2014. Hardcover. A New York Times Best Seller! Tomlinson Hill is the stunning story of two families--one white, one black--who trace their roots to a slave plantation that bears their name. Internationally recognized for his work as a fearless war correspondent, award-winning journalist Chris Tomlinson grew..... More
Other Press (NY), November 2019. Hardcover. An African-American writer's concise, heartfelt take on the state of his nation, exploring the war between the values he has always held and the reality with which he is confronted in twenty-first-century America. In the tradition of James Baldwin's The Fire Next Time and..... More
Spiegel & Grau, October 2015. Hardcover. #1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER - NATIONAL BOOK AWARD WINNER - NAMED ONE OF TIME'S TEN BEST NONFICTION BOOKS OF THE DECADE - PULITZER PRIZE FINALIST - NATIONAL BOOK CRITICS CIRCLE AWARD FINALIST Hailed by Toni Morrison as "required reading," a bold and personal..... More
Spiegel & Grau, October 2015. Hardcover. #1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER - NATIONAL BOOK AWARD WINNER - NAMED ONE OF TIME'S TEN BEST NONFICTION BOOKS OF THE DECADE - PULITZER PRIZE FINALIST - NATIONAL BOOK CRITICS CIRCLE AWARD FINALIST Hailed by Toni Morrison as "required reading," a bold and personal..... More
The Communist Party (M-L), Winter, 1978. Stapled Soft Cover. Pamphlet, with marginal darkening to wrapper. No markings, no tears. Very good+ overall. This is a Revised, expanded 2nd edition of the stapled pamphlet, first published in 1976 by the October League (M-L). More
Twin Palms Publishers, May 2010. Hardcover. In Memories of the Southern Civil RightsMovement, Danny Lyon tells the compelling story of how a handful of dedicated young people, both black and white, forged one of the most successful grassroots organizations in American history. The book depicts some of the most violent..... More
Prentice Hall, February 2004. Hardcover. 'The African-American Odyssey' is a clear and comprehensive narrative of African-American history, from its African roots to the 21st century. This text places African-American history at the centre, and in the context, of American History. The Media and Research update edition includes a new CD-ROM-bound..... More
Liberator Press, October 1976. Stapled Soft Cover. 8.5 x 8.5 stapled pamphlet. 90 pages. Mild wear & foxing/tan stains to cover. Interior text clean. More
Vintage, May 2018. Paper Back. A comprehensive, readable analysis of the key issues of the Black Lives Matter movement, this thought-provoking and compelling anthology features essays by some of the nation's most influential and respected criminal justice experts and legal scholars. Policing the Black Man explores and critiques the many..... More
Beacon Press, January 1970. Soft Cover. Shelf worn. Tanning to edges. Clean text. More
Plume, June 2019. Paper Back. Comedian and civil rights activist Dick Gregory's million-copy-plus bestselling memoir--now in trade paperback for the first time. "Powerful and ugly and beautiful...a moving story of a man who deeply wants a world without malice and hate and is doing something about it."--The New York Times..... More
The New Press, September 2016. First Edition. Paper Back. Black Power burst onto the world scene in 1966 with ideas, politics, and fashion that opened the eyes of millions of people across the globe. In the United States, the movement spread like wildfire: high school and college youth organized black..... More
Nelson-Hall, January 1977. Hardcover. 2nd printing in tattered jacket. Interior is clean & solid. Boards likewise. Chips and tears especially along top edge of dust jacket. Bottom corner of page 333/334 was cut wrong at printer. Good to very good starter copy of uncommon hardcover. More
Algonquin Books, November 2019. Paper Back. "Dovey Johnson Roundtree set a new path for women and proved that the vision and perseverance of a single individual can turn the tides of history." --Michelle ObamaIn Mighty Justice, trailblazing African American civil rights attorney Dovey Johnson Roundtree recounts her inspiring life story..... More
Penguin Putnam, January 1993. First Edition. Hardcover. First UK edition. Complete number line. More
The University of North Carolina Press, November 2001. First Edition. Hardcover. In the 1960s, increasing numbers of African American students entered predominantly White colleges and universities in the northern and western United States. "Too Much to Ask" focuses on the women of this pioneering generation, examining their educational strategies and..... More
Routledge, June 1997. Trade Paperback. Cashmore's controversial study argues that black culture has been converted into a commodity, usually in the interests of white owned corporations. Using detailed studies of the marketing of Motown, Michael Jackson and the Artist Formerly Known as Prince, Cashmore suggests that inflating the significance of..... More
Vintage, March 1995. Trade Paperback. "Invisible Man" is a milestone in American literature, a book that has continued to engage readers since its appearance in 1952. A first novel by an unknown writer, it remained on the bestseller list for 16 weeks, won the National Book Award for fiction, and..... More
Random House Inc, June 1994. Trade Paperback. "A serious, powerful novel...[Gaines] is a writer of terrific energy."--The Nation This is the story of Marcus: bonded out of jail where he has been awaiting trial for murder, he is sent to the Hebert plantation to work in the fields. There he..... More
Basic Civitas Books, June 2005. Hardcover. On the evening of June 12, 1963--the day President John F. Kennedy gave his most impassioned speech about the need for interracial tolerance --Medgar Evers, the NAACP's first field secretary in Mississippi, was shot and killed by an assassin's bullet in his driveway. The..... More
