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1	The Mis-Education of the Negro more books like this by Carter Godwin Woodson add to wishlist Originally released in 1933, The Mis-Education of the Negro continues to resonate today, raising questions that readers are still trying to answer. The impact of slavery on the Black psyche is explored and questions are raised about our education system, such as what and who African Americans are educated for, the difference between education and ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $4.20! \| first editions \| SVS
2	Cane more books like this by Jean Toomer add to wishlist Considered to be a masterpiece of the Harlem Renaissance, a brief period during the 1920s, this book consists of sketches, poems and stories of rural and urban black African life that evoke images of smoke, sugar-cane, dusk and flame in the southern landscape, while the northern world is pictured as a harsher reality of asphalt streets. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $7.20! \| first editions \| SVS
3	Raisin in the Sun more books like this by Lorraine Hansberry add to wishlist The award-winning, now classic drama about a working-class African-American family on the South Side of Chicago--their hopes, their dreams, their aspirations. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $3.00! \| first editions \| SVS
4	From Slavery to Freedom: A History of African Americans more books like this by John Hope Franklin add to wishlist This classic in African American studies was first published in 1947; it has been a standard text ever since, and has been revised several times. Professors Franklin and Moss provide a comprehensive survey of the African American experience--including slavery, the Harlem Renaissance, and the Civil Rights movement--and highlight movements of self ... see all copies from $3.11! new only from $3.11! \| signed copies \| SVS
5	Song of Solomon more books like this by Toni Morrison add to wishlist In Toni Morrison's powerful 1977 novel, Milkman Dead hears a strange story: his father and his aunt Pilate witnessed their father's murder, and Pilate has carried his bones around with her for 20 years. Milkman travels south to find that this grandfather (who fled slavery and escaped, creating a myth of flight) has been immortalized in folktales ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $1.99! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
6	Souls of Black Folk more books like this by W E B Du Bois, PH.D. add to wishlist This fictionalized account of the life of aviatrix Elizabeth "Bessie" Coleman, the first female African-American to receive a pilot's license, is told through a series of poems/eulogies presented at her funeral by those who knew her or knew of her adventures, celebrating Coleman's achievements while informing readers of the circumstances of her ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $1.99! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
7	Acts of Faith: Daily Meditations for People of Color more books like this by Iyanla Vanzant add to wishlist Iyanla Vanzant, a Yoruba priestess, offers brief and insightful pearls of wisdom that help to clear one's mind, and provide something positive on which to focus throughout the day. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $6.40! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
8	The Dreamkeepers: Successful Teachers of African American Children more books like this by Gloria Ladson-Billings add to wishlist Education, like electricity, needs a conduit, a teacher, through which to transmit its power- i.e., the discovery and continuity of information, knowledge, wisdom, experience, and culture. Through the stories and experiences of eight successful teacher-transmitters, The Dreamkeepers keeps hope alive for educating young African Americans. -Reverend ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $9.99! \| first editions \| SVS
9	The strange career of Jim Crow more books like this by C. Vann Woodward add to wishlist This study of segregation was first published in 1955 and has long been considered a classic work in the history of the American South. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $12.40! \| first editions \| SVS
10	Passing more books like this by Nella Larsen add to wishlist A light-skinned African American woman is married to a white man who is ignorant of her racial heritage. Her childhood friend, equally capable of "passing," has chosen to live her life as a black woman and deny the existence of racism. A chance meeting forces both women to confront truths about themselves. First published in 1929, this novel has ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $3.28! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
11 view cover	Mules and Men more books like this by Zora Neale Hurston add to wishlist Hurston's collection of black American songs, stories, and folklore has become a classic. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $1.99! \| first editions \| SVS
12 view cover	Jacob's Ladder: A Story of Virginia During the War more books like this by Donald McCaig add to wishlist A historical novel that begins in 1934 when a WPA worker interviews a 90-year-old Virginian who discloses the dark secrets of a prominent family. The Civil War is the background for that story, which involves racial tension in many guises, beginning with a liaison between a wealthy teenage boy and a slave girl. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $4.73! \| first editions \| SVS
13 view cover	Think and Grow Rich: A Black Choice more books like this by Dennis Kimbro, Napoleon Hill add to wishlist The forerunner of such successful books as Winning Through Intimidation and Looking Out For #1, Napoleon Hill's groundbreaking self-help guide Think and Grow Rich maps out sensible, effective strategies for getting ahead by using your head. Now, building on Hill's foundation, Dennis Kimbro combines positive inspirational coaching with over a ... see all copies from $2.47! new only from $4.70! \| first editions \| SVS
14 view cover	Blues people; Negro music in white America. more books like this by LeRoi Jones add to wishlist First published in 1963 as textual commentary on the music emanating from radios all over America, this guide concerns the avant-garde "black music" that deeply influenced white culture during the 1960s. The poet/activist Amiri Imamu Baraka, born LeRoi Jones, has concerned himself with the music scene for decades, and wonders why there have been ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $8.39! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
15	From the Browder File: 22 Essays on the African American Experience more books like this by Anthony T. Browder, Zelma Peterson (Editor), Asa G. Hilliard, III (Designed by) add to wishlist see all copies from $1.99! new only from $76.68! \| signed copies
16 view cover	Friends and Lovers more books like this by E Dickey add to wishlist Four narrators tell the story of two young black women and their boyfriends in 1990s L.A. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $3.75! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
17 view cover	Black Boy: American Hunger a Record of Childhood and Youth more books like this by Richard Wright, Jerry W Ward, Jr. (Introduction by) add to wishlist Published in 1945, this autobiography--the story of Wright's Southern childhood, up to the time when he left Memphis for Chicago--is considered by many critics to be his most important work. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $4.90! \| first editions
18 view cover	Fire Next Time more books like this by James A Baldwin add to wishlist The Modern Library edition of the book that William Styron said shook the conscience of a nation. This is James Baldwin's call for activism "to end the racial nightmare... and change the history of the world." Includes the long essay/sermon "Down at the Cross", his commentary on the rise of the Nation of Islam in America, and an argument against ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $6.50! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
19 view cover	The autobiography of Malcolm X more books like this by Malcolm X add to wishlist From hustling, drug addiction and armed violence in America's black ghettos Malcolm X turned, in a dramatic prison conversion, to the puritanical fervour of the Black Muslims. As their spokesman he became identified in the white press as a terrifying teacher of race hatred; but to his direct audience, the oppressed American blacks, he brought hope ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $11.32! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
20 view cover	The Intuitionist more books like this by Colson Whitehead add to wishlist This urban thriller introduces black heroine, Lila Mae Watson. It is election year in the Elevator Guild and the Empiricists would love nothing better than to bring down an Intuitionist. As Lila Mae seeks to uncover the truth she is sucked into a violent whirlpool of conspiracy and deceit. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $8.97! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
21 view cover	Cheaters more books like this by Eric Jerome Dickey add to wishlist This bestselling novel, called everything from provocative and steamy to fresh and honest by the critics, takes a dip into the Los Angeles singles scene for a totally uncensored and outrageously entertaining adventure in seduction, betrayal, heartbreak, revenge, and oh-so-sweet true love. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $4.00! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
22 view cover	Complete Stories more books like this by Zora Neale Hurston add to wishlist These stories, written during the years 1921 to 1960, reflect Hurston's major interests--folklore, feminism, jazz, black history, and culture. As in her novels, Hurston employs rich language, inventive metaphors, and black American dialect to bring her characters to life. This collection includes several stories that have never been published ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $1.99! \| first editions \| SVS
23 view cover	Come On, Rain more books like this by Karen Hesse, Jon J Muth (Illustrator), John Muth (Illustrator) add to wishlist A young girl eagerly awaits a coming rainstorm to bring relief from the oppressive summer heat. see all copies from $2.91! new only from $7.18! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
24 view cover	The Content of Our Character: A New Vision of Race in America more books like this by Shelby Steele add to wishlist In this collection named after a phrase from Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., Shelby Steele addresses issues of race, identity, and social policy in a series of highly readable and thought-provoking essays. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $1.99! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
25 view cover	The Collected Poems of Langston Hughes more books like this by Langston Hughes, Professor Arnold Rampersad (Editor), David E Roessel (Editor) add to wishlist Hughes identified it as his mission as a writer "to explain and illuminate the Negro condition in America." His poetry was heavily influenced by black oral tradition, jazz, and folklore, and he continually attempted to mirror the black experience, in all its diversity, in his work. see all copies from $6.48! new only from $11.29! \| first editions \| SVS

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