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The definitive biography of a trailblazing actress who entertained-and shocked-the nation and the world.
Marilyn Monroe might never have become the legend she did without America's original tragic starlet: actress and poet Adah Isaacs Menken (1835—68). In a century remembered for Victorian restraint, Menken's modern flair for action, scandal, and unpopular causes, especially that of the Jewish people, revolutionized show business. On stage, she...
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When Dorothy Burnett joined the library staff at Howard University in 1928, she was given a mandate to administer a library of Negro life and history. The school purchased the Arthur B. Spingarn Collection in 1946, along with other collections, and Burnett, who would later become Dorothy Porter Wesley, helped create a world-class archive known as the Moorland-Spingarn Research Center and cemented her place as an immensely important figure in the preservation...
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Joy in Sorrow, Hope for Tomorrow: Homecoming is the second book of Joy in Sorrow, Hope for Tomorrow series written by Vonnetta Mayo. It is about a young girl telling her story about her mother, her mother's three friends, and her three younger brothers' experience as slaves on a plantation in Memphis, Tennessee. The young girl, her mother, her mother's three friends, and her three younger brothers' hope and perseverance for freedom will uplift your...
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Strange fruit volume 1
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Fulcrum Publishing
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2016.
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Strange Fruit Volume I is a collection of stories from early African American history that represent the oddity of success in the face of great adversity. Each of the nine illustrated chapters chronicles an uncelebrated African American hero or event. From the adventures of lawman Bass Reeves, to Henry "Box" Brown's daring escape from slavery. --Provided by publisher.
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The African American experience in America has ranged from the horrors of slavery to the election of the first African American president. Readers will uncover fascinating facts along the journey of African American history. This volume explores the discrimination African Americans have faced, highlighting the people and events that have shaped American history.
89) Ebony Peacock
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Ebony Peacock tries to give insight to a past world with compassion, humor, friendship and inner strength. It showcases night clubs called panzy clubs that were the forerunner to drag queen night clubs. This book, while historical fiction, shows a world of African-American history that won't be found in history books.
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Black History Month is a year-round affair! In this second edition of 1,999 Facts about Blacks, approximately one third of these facts are achievements since 1986 when the first edition was published. Also included is a bibliography for those who want to pursue African-American history beyond the question-and-answer phase.
91) Salted Caramel
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In this short poetry book, you will see that there are three chapters titled the past present and future. These chapters tell poems of African American history and how I portrayed the events happening in the past and the present whilst assuming the future. Each poem is crafted to display each event so they can be understood and appreciated.
92) Come Morning
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Twelve-year-old Freedman and his father Nehemiah, a freed slave, make their living on a farm in Delaware during the 1850's. When Nehemiah is taken prisoner by slave-hunters in the Deep South, Freedman gets his chance to become part of the Underground Railroad. This meticulously researched novel treats an often overlooked aspect of African-American history: freed slaves' participation in the Underground Railroad.
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Strange fruit volume 1
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Strange Fruit Volume I is a collection of stories from early African American history that represent the oddity of success in the face of great adversity. Each of the nine illustrated chapters chronicles an uncelebrated African American hero or event. From the adventures of lawman Bass Reeves, to Henry "Box" Brown's daring escape from slavery.
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Abdo Publishing Company
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2019
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Ana & Andrew are excited when Grandma comes to stay. During her visit, the family tours the Smithsonian Museum of African American History and Culture and learns about important African American achievements. Aligned to Common Core standards and correlated to state standards. Calico Kid is an imprint of Magic Wagon, a division of ABDO. Professionally translated.
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A biographical reflection on the art and life of Horace H. Pippin-the best-known African-American artist of his time-Primitive is a critique on current perceptions surrounding African-American folk art, as well as the absence of key African-American history in present-day curricula. Award-winning poet Janice Harrington connects readers with a fascinating, odds-defying artist, all while underscoring the human need for artistic expression.
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Carter G. Woodson, born just ten years after the Civil War ended, grew up in the lingering shadow of slavery. Woodson became a scholar dedicated to learning, teaching, and writing about the history of his people. Today, because of the efforts of this one man, Black History Month is celebrated annually and African-American history is a well-respected field of study. The McKissacks bring this pioneering historian into sharp focus for another generation...
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Being black, the right kind of black, was difficult. It was like being in a cult--a secret society with rules as fluid as waves. . .
In the six years that Angela Wright has been with her fiancé Keith Redfield, her life has settled neatly into place. Keith, a professor of African-American history, has helped her become comfortable in her own skin. And Angela's career at Désire magazine is thriving. She's got nothing to worry about--or so she thinks....
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This book is a multifaceted approach to understanding the central developments in African American history since 1939. It combines a historical overview of key personalities and movements with essays by leading scholars on specific facets of the African American experience, a chronology of events, and a guide to further study. Marian Anderson's famous 1939 concert in front of the Lincoln Memorial was a watershed moment in the struggle for racial justice....
99) Hope After All
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Veronica has been down lately because of a lot that is going on in the world. She feels as though African Americans are being treated differently compared to other races. She has had some experiences that are not fair. She questioned whether oppression was the beginning of African American history and would they ever get up from this. She was hopeless. But she had an encounter with the wealthiest man to ever live, Mansa Musa. This encounter opened...
100) Darkwater
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The distinguished American civil rights leader, W. E. B. Du Bois first published these fiery essays, sketches, and poems individually nearly 80 years ago in the Atlantic, the Journal of Race Development, and other periodicals. Reflecting the author's ideas as a politician, historian, and artist, this volume has long moved and inspired readers with its militant cry for social, political, and economic reforms for black Americans. Essential reading for...
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