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41 Books in the HISTORY / United States / State & Local / Middle Atlantic (DC, DE, MD, NJ, NY, PA) Category

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No More Worlds to Conquer: The Black Poet in Washington, DC

No More Worlds to Conquer: The Black Poet in Washington, DC
Blam! Black Lives Always Mattered!: Hidden African American Philadelphia of the Twentieth Century

Blam! Black Lives Always Mattered!: Hidden African American Philadelphia of the Twentieth Century
Africans in Harlem

Africans in Harlem
Philip Payton: The Father of Black Harlem

Philip Payton: The Father of Black Harlem
Between Freedom and Equality: The History of an African American Family in Washington, DC

Between Freedom and Equality: The History of an African American Family in Washington, DC
Wayward Lives, Beautiful Experiments: Intimate Histories of Riotous Black Girls, Troublesome Women, and Queer Radicals

Wayward Lives, Beautiful Experiments: Intimate Histories of Riotous Black Girls, Troublesome Women, and Queer Radicals
“Pretends to Be Free:” Runaway Slave Advertisements from Colonial and Revolutionary New York and New Jersey

“Pretends to Be Free:” Runaway Slave Advertisements from Colonial and Revolutionary New York and New Jersey
Victory City: A History of New York and New Yorkers during World War II

Victory City: A History of New York and New Yorkers during World War II
Smoketown: The Untold Story of the Other Great Black Renaissance

Smoketown: The Untold Story of the Other Great Black Renaissance
Black Men Built the Capitol: Discovering African-American History in and Around Washington, D.C.

Black Men Built the Capitol: Discovering African-American History in and Around Washington, D.C.
Whose Harlem Is This, Anyway?: Community Politics and Grassroots Activism during the New Negro Era

Whose Harlem Is This, Anyway?: Community Politics and Grassroots Activism during the New Negro Era
Colored No More: Reinventing Black Womanhood in Washington, D.C.

Colored No More: Reinventing Black Womanhood in Washington, D.C.
Frederick Douglass in Brooklyn

Frederick Douglass in Brooklyn
City of S The History of New York City during the Civil War

City of S The History of New York City during the Civil War
Harlem: The Crucible of Modern African American Culture

Harlem: The Crucible of Modern African American Culture
Hannah Mary Tabbs and the Disembodied Torso: A Tale of Race, Sex, and Violence in America

Hannah Mary Tabbs and the Disembodied Torso: A Tale of Race, Sex, and Violence in America
The Invisibles: The Untold Story of African American Slaves in the White House

The Invisibles: The Untold Story of African American Slaves in the White House

Race and Real Estate: Conflict and Cooperation in Harlem, 1890-1920

Race and Real Estate: Conflict and Cooperation in Harlem, 1890-1920
Firefight: The Century-Long Battle to Integrate New York’s Bravest

Firefight: The Century-Long Battle to Integrate New York’s Bravest
Eric Walrond: A Life in the Harlem Renaissance and the Transatlantic Caribbean

Eric Walrond: A Life in the Harlem Renaissance and the Transatlantic Caribbean
Dorothy Porter Wesley At Howard University: Building A Legacy Of Black History

Dorothy Porter Wesley At Howard University: Building A Legacy Of Black History
A Light Shines in Harlem: New York’s First Charter School and the Movement It Led

A Light Shines in Harlem: New York’s First Charter School and the Movement It Led
Suburban Erasure: How the Suburbs Ended the Civil Rights Movement in New Jersey

Suburban Erasure: How the Suburbs Ended the Civil Rights Movement in New Jersey
Regina Anderson Andrews, Harlem Renaissance Librarian

Regina Anderson Andrews, Harlem Renaissance Librarian
First Class: The Legacy of Dunbar, America’s First Black Public High School

First Class: The Legacy of Dunbar, America’s First Black Public High School
The Village: 400 Years of Beats and Bohemians, Radicals and Rogues, a History of Greenwich Village

The Village: 400 Years of Beats and Bohemians, Radicals and Rogues, a History of Greenwich Village
Farrell

Farrell
City Son: Andrew W. Cooper’s Impact On Modern-Day Brooklyn

City Son: Andrew W. Cooper’s Impact On Modern-Day Brooklyn
My Father’s Name: A Black Virginia Family After the Civil War

My Father’s Name: A Black Virginia Family After the Civil War
Black Gotham: A Family History Of African-Americans In Nineteenth Century New York City

Black Gotham: A Family History Of African-Americans In Nineteenth Century New York City
Nobody Turn Me Around: A People’s History of the 1963 March on Washington

Nobody Turn Me Around: A People’s History of the 1963 March on Washington
Harlem Is Nowhere: A Journey To The Mecca Of Black America

Harlem Is Nowhere: A Journey To The Mecca Of Black America
The Black History of the White House

The Black History of the White House
The Path to Freedom: Black Families in New Jersey

The Path to Freedom: Black Families in New Jersey
African Americans in Mercer County (Images of America)

African Americans in Mercer County (Images of America)
Harlem on My Mind: Cultural Capital of Black America, 1900-1968

Harlem on My Mind: Cultural Capital of Black America, 1900-1968
Black Men Built the Capitol: Discovering African-American History In and Around Washington, D.C.

Black Men Built the Capitol: Discovering African-American History In and Around Washington, D.C.
Harlem Renaissance

Harlem Renaissance
Slavery in New York

Slavery in New York
Like A Mighty Stream

Like A Mighty Stream
The District of Columbia: A Bicentennial History

The District of Columbia: A Bicentennial History