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1	The Isis (Yssis) Papers more books like this by Frances Cress Welsing add to wishlist A collection of 25 essays examining the neuroses of white supremacy. see all copies from $13.88! new only from $86.15! \| first editions
2	The Color of Water more books like this by James McBride (Read by) add to wishlist Around the narrative of Ruth McBride Jordan, a.k.a. Rachel Deborah Shilsky, the daughter of an angry, failed Orthodox Jewish rabbi in the South, her son James writes of the inner confusions he felt as a black child of a white mother and of the love and faith with which his mother surrounded their large family. The result is a powerful portrait of ... see all copies from $2.47! new only from $6.95! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
3	Incidents in the Life of a Slave Girl more books like this by Nellie Y McKay (Editor), Frances Smith Foster (Editor), Harriet A Jacobs add to wishlist This biography was the first full-length narrative written by a former woman slave in America. Born in 1813, Harriet Jacobs was unaware of her status as a slave until the deaths of her mother and a benevolent mistress exposed her to a sexually predatory master, "Dr Flint", whilst she was in her teens. She escaped "Dr Flint" at the age of 22, ... see all copies from $2.34! new only from $13.74! \| SVS
4	Rosa Lee: A Mother and Her Family in Urban America more books like this by Leon Dash add to wishlist Based on a series that first appeared in the "Washington Post" which won both the Pulitzer Prize and the Robert F. Kennedy Journalism Award. It is the story of one woman, Rosa Lee, and her family living in the projects in Washington, DC. Leon Dash spent four years following the fortune of this family in an effort to understand--on a human level, ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $7.19! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
5	Black Livingstone: A True Tale of Adventure in the Nineteenth-Century Congo more books like this by Pagan Kennedy add to wishlist n 1890 a twenty-four-year-old African American missionary named William Henry Sheppard departed for what was then the Belgian Congo, where for more than twenty years he ran a mission staffed by black Americans. Returning to America periodically, he was billed as the "Black Livingstone" and traveled the country telling tales of his adventures to ... see all copies from $2.84! new only from $7.00! \| first editions
6	For the Love of the Game: My Story more books like this by Michael Jordan, Mike Vancil (Editor) add to wishlist Michael Jordan of the Chicago Bulls looks back on his distinguished career. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $19.55! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
7	Freak!: Inside the Twisted World of Michael Jackson more books like this by Nick Bishop add to wishlist From his weird marriage to Lisa Marie Presley to his paying a woman to be artificially inseminated with his children, it's all here - one man's desperate attempts to stay on top, even as he spirals out of control downward. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $41.14! \| first editions
8	A Choice of Weapons more books like this by Gordon Parks, Jr. add to wishlist This is the compelling autobiography of the award-winning photographer and artist who was only sixteen when he moved from Kansas to Minnesota in 1928. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $33.95! \| signed copies \| first editions
9	Powernomics: The National Plan to Empower Black America more books like this by Claud Anderson add to wishlist see all copies from $9.94! new only from $19.95! \| signed copies \| first editions
10	Malcolm X: The Last Speeches more books like this by Malcolm X add to wishlist Here in his own words are the revolutionary ideas that made Malcolm X one of the most charismatic and influential African-American leaders of the 1960s. These speeches document Malcolm's progression from Black nationalism to internationalism, and are key to both understanding his extraordinary life and illuminating his angry yet uplifting cause. see all copies from $2.53! new only from $12.73! \| first editions
11	All That Glittered more books like this by Tony Turner, Barbara Aria add to wishlist The backstage story of the Supremes as seen by an insider who was there from "Baby Love" to the bitter end. Tony Turner grew up with the group as their mascot, helper, confidant and companion. Now he tells the whole tale, from the first exuberant taste of stardom to the last angry exchange. Black-and-white photographs. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $8.00! \| first editions \| SVS
12 view cover	All God's Dangers: The Life of Nate Shaw more books like this by Theodore Rosengarten, Nate Shaw add to wishlist Born in the 1890s, Nate Shaw could neither read nor write, but was able to tell his life story in detail. He had been a member of the Alabama Sharecropper Union in the 1930s, and his account reflects the social history of southern America. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $14.74! \| first editions \| SVS
13	Losing Ground: American Social Policy more books like this by Charles Murray add to wishlist Argues that the ambitious social programmes of the Great Society designed to help the poor and disadvantaged not only did not accomplish what they set out to do, but often made things worse. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $2.00! \| first editions \| SVS
14	W.E.B. DuBois more books like this by David Levering Lewis add to wishlist A founder of the NAACP, a brilliant scholar and writer, Du Bois was a towering and controversial personality--a fiercely proud individual blessed with the language of the poet and the agitator's impatience. This book tracks the evolution of Du Bois' thinking and his tireless battles against racism. Photo inserts. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $11.44! \| first editions \| SVS
15	The Choice: The Issue of Black Survival in America more books like this by Samuel F Yette add to wishlist see all copies from $1.99! new only from $15.75! \| signed copies \| first editions
16 view cover	Daniel O'Donnell: My Story more books like this by Daniel O'Donnell, Eddie Rowley add to wishlist From humble beginnings in County Donegal in Ireland to worldwide recording success, Daniel O'Donnell recounts the incredible story of his life, charting the ups and downs with remarkable honesty. Through wonderful anecdotes, Daniel recalls his early years and the moment he set his heart on becoming a singer, and gives a personal acount of his ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $1.99! \| signed copies \| first editions
17 view cover	Remember Me to Harlem: The Letters of Langston Hughes and Carl Van Vechten, 1925-1964 more books like this by Emily Bernard (Editor), Langston Hughes, Carl Van Vechten add to wishlist Poet Langston Hughes met the critic Carl Van Vechten at a party in 1924. Shortly thereafter Van Vechten introduced Hughes's poems to Alfred Knopf, who published THE WEARY BLUES, a favor that was the beginning of a lasting friendship between Hughes and Van Vechten. This volume of letters offers insight about their relationship, and, with reference ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $4.86! \| first editions
18 view cover	The Sweeter the Juice more books like this by Shirlee Taylor Haizlip add to wishlist Haizlip's timely and provocative memoir tells the story of her seach for her mother's family, which passed for white, setting it against her father's successful black family. Tracking the origins of both families, she finally reunites two sisters--one "white", the other "black"--after 76 years. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $48.91! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
19 view cover	The Pact more books like this by Dr. Sampson Davis add to wishlist Filled with drama, courage, temptation, and ultimately, triumph, this is the uplifting story of three teenaged boys from broken homes in Newark, New Jersey, who pledged to support one another in realizing their dreams. Despite tremendous difficulties they faced, today two are doctors and one is a dentist. see all copies from $7.25! new only from $7.25! \| SVS
20 view cover	Shoes for Everyone: A Story about Jan Matzeliger more books like this by Barbara Mitchell, Hetty Mitchell (Illustrator) add to wishlist Jan Matzeliger felt anything but welcome in Philadelphia in 1873. As well as being a foreigner, Jan was half African American, which meant that most doors were closed to him. Although the Civil War had been over for nearly ten years, inequality for African Americans still persisted in its aftermath. However, Jan refused to let prejudice keep him ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $5.94! \| SVS
21 view cover	Heat: My Life on and Off the Diamond more books like this by Dwight Gooden, Bob Kapisch, Bob Klapisch add to wishlist Dwight Gooden looks back at his fourteen years in the Big Leagues. He addresses the dangerous drug addiction that almost destroyed his career and describes his personal road to recovery. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $13.00! \| signed copies \| first editions
22 view cover	I Am Iman more books like this by Iman, David Bowie (Foreword by), Sandra Bernhard (Contributions by) add to wishlist Iman's emergence in 1975 sparked an upheaval in cultural identity that continues today, and her first book is a gloriously entertaining hybrid essay on the cultural cum-political power of good looks. A quarter century of the most shockingly famous photographs by HELMUT NEWTON, DAVID BAILY, BRUCE WEBBER and other tastemakers are contextualized by ... see all copies from $8.86! new only from $38.14! \| first editions
23 view cover	God, Dr. Buzzard, and the Bolito Man: A Saltwater Geechee Talks about Life on Sapelo Island more books like this by Cornelia Walker Bailey, Christena Bledsoe add to wishlist Since the early 1800s, remote Sapelo Island in Georgia has been home to the Geechee, a semi-autonomous African-American society with its own customs, ways of speech, and means of living. Threatened by the encroachment of developers and the state of Georgia, Geechee culture faces eradication, a fate that this memoir does its best to forestall by ... see all copies from $4.23! new only from $9.59! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
24 view cover	Murder in Memphis more books like this by Mark Lane, Dick Gregory add to wishlist On April 4, 1968, Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., was shot and killed in Memphis, Tennessee. Although James Earl Ray was arrested and charged with the crime in a prearranged and rehearsed hearing conducted without cross-examination or challenge by defense, he later insisted he was a pawn in a far-reaching conspiracy. Coinciding with the 25th ... see all copies from $4.15! signed copies \| first editions
25 view cover	The Big O: My Life, My Times, My Game more books like this by Oscar Robertson add to wishlist The only player in the history of the NBA to average a triple-double an entire season reflects on the game that made him famous. THE BIG O traces Robertson's entire basketball career, from his college days at Indiana to his team's Olympic gold medal in 1960 to his storied days in the league. The book also provides an inside look into the sports ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $9.25! \| signed copies \| first editions

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