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The Souls of Black Folk (Norton Critical Editions) 4 reviews
W. E. B. DuBois
W. W. Norton, 1999
Understand "double counsciousness"
+ The Definitive Edition
+ The Norton edition of Souls is by far the best available
+ The introduction, interpretation and cover are all superb.
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Black History Month Resource Book
Thomson Gale, 1998
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Debating Race: with Michael Eric Dyson 4 reviews
Michael Eric Dyson
Basic Civitas Books, 2007
Worthwhile
While it's true this is a collection of conversations taken over time, it's still a fascinating read. Dyson has to be one of the more vital academics out there and these talks somehow capture his vernacular in way that perhaps wouldn't happen in a traditional book format.
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Come on, People: On the Path from Victims to Victors 81 reviews
Bill Cosby, Alvin F. Poussaint
Thomas Nelson, 2007
fresh perspective from inside the community
+ Come on Bill!!
+ He's preaching. Who's listening?
+ Everyone black and white shoud read this book.
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The Audacity of Hope: Thoughts on Reclaiming the American Dream 580 reviews
Barack Obama
Three Rivers Press, 2007
Wow!
+ Well written
+ Don't Worry
We are so luckly that Barack Obama cares enough about this country to run for President. After reading this book it is easy to see why he is so popular today. To me, his message is simple. America should be the envy of the world and lead by example. It's time to practice what we preach.
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Out of Africa47 reviews
Isak Dinesen
Random House, 2002
"Out of Africa": The Book, the Movie, the Feminist
+ Memoir of Africa
The book, "Out of Africa," is a memoir of the Danish Baroness Karen Blixen's habitation near Nairobi in Kenya from 1914 to 1931 on a fertile 6000-acre coffee plantation, "at the foot of the Ngong Hills" (1992: 3). Blixen writes under the pen-name Isak Dinesen. Karen Blixen went to British East ...
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Three African-American Classics: Up from Slavery, The Souls of Black Folk and Narrative of the Life of ...
W. E. B. Du Bois, Frederick Douglass, ...
Dover Publications, 2007
Essential reading for students of African-American history, this collection represents three highly influential leaders. Washington and Douglass, both born into slavery, recount their rise from bondage to international recognition. Du Bois' landmark essays counsel a more aggressive approach to the civil rights movement.
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How to Do Good After Prison: A Handbook for Successful Reentry (w/ Employment Information Handbook)9 reviews
Michael B. Jackson
Joint FX Press, 2008
Lots of info!
+ Insightful
+ Practical, Common Sense Advice
+ An Awesome Book, It just needed a little more proof reading!
+ Finally a good book from someone who's been there
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Institutional Racism: A Primer on Theory and Strategies for Social Change
Shirley Better
Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, Inc., 2002
In the United States the economic exploitation of non-white groups has included the reliance on African American slave labor by Southern plantation owners, the systematic removal of Native Americans from their homelands to make room for white settlers, and the relegation of non-white workers to the most low-paid, dangerous and dirty jobs. Through numerous examples Shirley Better demonstrates that ...
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Dreams from My Father: A Story of Race and Inheritance302 reviews
Barack Obama
Crown, 2007
A Good Insight into the Man
This is a great book, for those people who want to learn more about Barack Obama the man this is a must read. I think it is especially important because it was written before the man had any political asperations. He is an intelligent, hard working family man, who truly cares about all people and ...
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Breaking the Chains of Psychological Slavery20 reviews
Na'im Akbar
Mind Productions & Associates, 1996
CHeck it OUT for some Clarity
+ What's Really Going On?
+ Don't be a victim
+ Outstanding
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Introduction to African Civilizations12 reviews
John G. Jackson
Replica Books, 2001
Rashidi is a historian first... lets focus on that!
+ A great Book !
+ The Afrikan history "bible"
+ A Masterpiece of African History
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Nigger: The Strange Career of a Troublesome Word67 reviews
Randall Kennedy
Vintage, 2003
why would you NOT want to read this..
+ not just another word
+ A fair, lucid, thought-provoking & entertaining read.
+ Excellent Book
+ One of the Most Balanced and Fair Books I Ever Read
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Five Negro Presidents 7 reviews
J. A. Rogers
Helga M. Rogers, 1965
cat happy is wrong. this is a very informative piece of work,
+ Who was the first black president?
+ No Big Surprise To Me
please ignore cat happy's review. in his profile he has indicated that he is a lover of fiction or anything thats "false"! this little book as he puts it is very informative. all the information that was gathered by this authour j.a. rogers was information already written of by white people. all ...
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Long Walk to Freedom: The Autobiography of Nelson Mandela129 reviews
Nelson Mandela
Back Bay Books, 1995
"Study history or it will repeat itself"
+ A required read for anyone going to South Africa
+ A great look into a class act of a human being,
+ great men can write!
+ "it is the oppressor who defines the nature of the struggle"
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The Autobiography of Malcolm X2 reviews
Malcolm X
Penguin Books Ltd, 1973
Malcolm X
This is an excellent source for material about the civil rights movement. It is the experiences of a Black Muslim in a White world. I recommend this book for Junior and Senior High School students.
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Nigger : An Autobiography27 reviews
Dick Gregory
Pocket, 1990
Nigger
+ just in time
+ "Nigger" stayed on my mind in such a postive way
+ One of the finest autobiographies of the 20th century
+ Good Read
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Medical Apartheid: The Dark History of Medical Experimentation on Black Americans from Colonial Times to the ...38 reviews
Harriet A. Washington
Harlem Moon, 2008
It's always useful to be reminded...
+ What I Didn't Know
+ Interesting book,
+ Painful Truth
+ Presumed Consent - De Corpe Gettin' de Shaft - Grave Robbing!
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Up from Slavery: An Autobiography68 reviews
Booker T. Washington
Wildside Press, 2007
The Force That Wins
+ a classic
+ a positive message for all
+ Required reading
+ Relentlessly positive message, too perfect to believe?
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Capitalism And Slavery8 reviews
Eric Williams
Williams Press, 2007
Misunderstanding of Islamic slavery
+ Capitalism and Slavery is definitely food for the brain.
+ A wonderful thesis withstanding the tests of time
+ Caribbean History
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