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Blues People: Negro Music in White America

by Amiri Baraka

Blues People: Negro Music in White America Amiri Baraka 9780688184742 Nonfiction Harper Perennial HarperCollins "The path the slave took to ’citizenship’ is what I want to look at. And I make my analo...

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Too Much Boogie: Erotic Remixes Of The Dirty Blues

by Kevin James Breaux and Zander Vyne

Too Much Boogie: Erotic Remixes Of The Dirty Blues Kevin James Breaux and Zander Vyne 9781905091898 Nonfiction LL-Publications LL-Publications Selected stories inspired from the recorded gems of the D...

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Blues Poems

by Kevin Young

Blues Poems Kevin Young 9780375414589 Poetry Everyman’s Library Everyman’s Library Born in African American work songs, field hollers, and the powerful legacy of the spirituals, the blues traveled the...

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The Music Is the People

by Sean Qualls

The Music Is the People Sean Qualls 9780063144255 Nonfiction HarperCollins HarperCollins CORETTA SCOTT KING HONOR ARTIST, SEAN QUALLS From Coretta Scott King Honor artist and illustrator of Questlo...

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An Investigation and Study of the White People of America and Western Europe

by Tony Rose

An Investigation and Study of the White People of America and Western Europe Tony Rose 9781937269487 Nonfiction Amber Communications Group Amber Communications Group FROM THE INTRODUCTION - AN INVESTI...

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Nine Bar Blues

by Sheree Renée Thomas

Nine Bar Blues Sheree Renée Thomas 9780997457896 Fiction Third Man Books Third Man Books Individually, these tales explore nearly every genre of music that has formed the heart of American culture, bu...

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Black Families in White America

by Andrew Billingsley

Black Families in White America Andrew Billingsley 9780130774538 Nonfiction Simon & Schuster Simon & Schuster, Inc. A number of American Negro families managed to escape the more crippling consequence...

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The Negro Wage Earner

by Lorenzo J. Greene and Carter G. Woodson

The Negro Wage Earner Lorenzo J. Greene and Carter G. Woodson 9781434472458 Nonfiction Wildside Press Wildside Press

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Mo’ Meta Blues: The World According to Questlove

by Questlove and Ben Greenman

Mo’ Meta Blues: The World According to Questlove Questlove and Ben Greenman 9781455501359 Nonfiction Grand Central Publishing Hachette Book Group Mo’ Meta Blues is a punch-drunk memoir in which Everyo...

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The Negro Problem

by Booker T. Washington

The Negro Problem Booker T. Washington 9781612030449 Nonfiction Bottom of the Hill Publishing Bottom of the Hill Publishing The Negro Problem is a collection of six historic essays on the state of rac...

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It’s Our Music Too: The Black Experience in Classical Music

by Earl Ofari Hutchinson

It’s Our Music Too: The Black Experience in Classical Music Earl Ofari Hutchinson 9780692781876 Nonfiction Middle Passage Press Middle Passage Press Groundbreaking Book Explores the Black Impact on Cl...

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Unfinished Blues…Memories of a New Orleans Music Man

by Harold Battiste Jr. and Karen Celestan

Unfinished Blues…Memories of a New Orleans Music Man Harold Battiste Jr. and Karen Celestan 9780917860553 Nonfiction The Historic New Orleans Collection The Historic New Orleans Collection Unfinished...

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Masterpieces of Negro Eloquence: The Best Speeches delivered by the Negro from the days of Slavery to the Present time.

by Alice Dunbar-Nelson

Masterpieces of Negro Eloquence: The Best Speeches delivered by the Negro from the days of Slavery to the Present time. Alice Dunbar-Nelson 9781461186373 Nonfiction CreateSpace On-Demand Publishing LL...

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Comeback Season: My Unlikely Story of Friendship with the Greatest Living Negro League Baseball Players

by Cam Perron with Nick Chiles

Comeback Season: My Unlikely Story of Friendship with the Greatest Living Negro League Baseball Players Cam Perron with Nick Chiles 9781982153601 Nonfiction Gallery Books Simon & Schuster, Inc. The up...

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African Background Outlined

by Carter G. Woodson

African Background Outlined Carter G. Woodson 9781574781328 Nonfiction The Woodson Series Black Classic Press Black Classic Press, in partnership with the Association for the Study of African American...

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Blues with a Butter Knife: The Unstoppable Music of Cedell Davis

by Jason Peterson

Blues with a Butter Knife: The Unstoppable Music of Cedell Davis Jason Peterson 9781662681011 Nonfiction Calkins Creek Boyds Mills Press Young CeDell Davis learns to play the blues in a style unlike a...

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Play Harder: The Triumph of Black Baseball in America

by Gerald L. Early

Play Harder: The Triumph of Black Baseball in America Gerald L. Early 9781984863225 Nonfiction Ten Speed Press Penguin Random House An authoritative exploration of how Black Americans have shaped base...

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All-Negro Comics #1 (Reprint)

by Orrin C. Evans

All-Negro Comics #1 (Reprint) Orrin C. Evans 9781794099869 Fiction Thomas Publications Thomas Publications “…every brush stroke and pen line in the drawings on these pages are by Negro artists.” All-N...

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Dirty Bird Blues

by Clarence Major

Dirty Bird Blues Clarence Major 9780143136590 Fiction Penguin Group USA Penguin Random House A quietly influential force in African American literature and art, Clarence Major makes his Penguin Classi...

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Beethoven and Me: A Beginner’s Guide to Classical Music

by Earl Ofari Hutchinson

Beethoven and Me: A Beginner’s Guide to Classical Music Earl Ofari Hutchinson 9780692508176 Nonfiction Middle Passage Press Middle Passage Press Political analyst Earl Ofari Hutchinson is best known a...

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Murray Talks Music: Albert Murray on Jazz and Blues

by Albert Murray

Murray Talks Music: Albert Murray on Jazz and Blues Albert Murray 9780816699551 Nonfiction University of Minnesota Press University of Minnesota Press The year 2016 will mark the centennial of the bir...

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Bessie Smith: A Poet’s Biography of a Blues Legend

by Jackie Kay

Bessie Smith: A Poet’s Biography of a Blues Legend Jackie Kay 9780593314272 Nonfiction Vintage Penguin Random House A beautiful genre-bending tribute to the larger-than-life blues singer Bessie Smith....

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White Lies: The Double Life of Walter F. White and America’s Darkest Secret

by A. J. Baime

White Lies: The Double Life of Walter F. White and America’s Darkest Secret A. J. Baime 9780358447757 Nonfiction Mariner Books Houghton Mifflin Harcourt A riveting biography of Walter F. White, ...

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Weary Blues; Not Without Laughter; The Ways of White Folks

by Langston Hughes

Weary Blues; Not Without Laughter; The Ways of White Folks Langston Hughes 9798217007769 Fiction Everyman’s Library Everyman’s Library A major hardcover compendium of poetry and fiction by the legenda...

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Everything But the Burden: What White People Are Taking from Black Culture

by Greg Tate

Everything But the Burden: What White People Are Taking from Black Culture Greg Tate 9780767908085 Nonfiction Broadway Books Penguin Random House White kids from the ’burbs are throwing up gang signs....

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White Fragility: Why It’s So Hard for White People to Talk about Racism

by Robin DiAngelo

White Fragility: Why It’s So Hard for White People to Talk about Racism Robin DiAngelo 9780807047415 Nonfiction Beacon Press Beacon Press The New York Times best-selling book exploring the counterprod...

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We Are The Ship: The Story Of Negro League Baseball

by Kadir Nelson

We Are The Ship: The Story Of Negro League Baseball Kadir Nelson 9780786808328 Nonfiction Disney-Hyperion Disney Publishing Worldwide "We are the ship; all else the sea."-Rube Foster, founde...

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We Were Here: A History of Black People and Alternative Music

by Stephanie Phillips

We Were Here: A History of Black People and Alternative Music Stephanie Phillips 9780306832758 Nonfiction Da Capo Press Perseus Books Group A long-overdue corrective to the history of rock ’n’ roll an...

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It Happened on Negro Mountain

by Jeff Carroll

It Happened on Negro Mountain Jeff Carroll 9780692255650 Fiction Black Bed Sheet Books Black Bed Sheet Books Matthew Abraham is a drug dealer being forced out of his empire in Baltimore, Maryland. Rat...

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Muddy: The Story of Blues Legend Muddy Waters

by Evan Turk

Muddy: The Story of Blues Legend Muddy Waters Evan Turk 9781481443494 Nonfiction Atheneum Books for Young Readers Simon & Schuster, Inc. An Ezra Jack Keats Book Award Winner A New York Times Best Illu...

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Blues: For All the Changes: New Poems

by Nikki Giovanni

Blues: For All the Changes: New Poems Nikki Giovanni 9780688156985 Poetry William Morrow HarperCollins Intimate, edgy, and unapologetic, Blues: For All the Changes bears the mark of Nikki Giovanni’s u...

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Blues Legacies and Black Feminism: Gertrude "Ma" Rainey, Bessie Smith, and Billie Holiday

by Angela Y. Davis

Blues Legacies and Black Feminism: Gertrude "Ma" Rainey, Bessie Smith, and Billie Holiday Angela Y. Davis 9780679771265 Poetry Vintage Penguin Random House From one of this country’s most important in...

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Negro Folk Music U.S.A.

by Harold Courlander

Negro Folk Music U.S.A. Harold Courlander 9780486836492 Nonfiction Dover Publications Dover Publications This thorough, well-researched exploration of the origins and development of a rich and varied ...

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Classic Plays From The Negro Ensemble Company

by Paul Carter Harrison and Cus Edwards

Classic Plays From The Negro Ensemble Company Paul Carter Harrison and Cus Edwards 9780822955603 Fiction University of Pittsburgh Press University of Pittsburgh Press This anthology celebrates more th...

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Yellow Dog Blues

by Alice Faye Duncan

Yellow Dog Blues Alice Faye Duncan 9780802855534 Fiction Eerdmans Books for Young Readers Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing Company A lyrical road trip through the Mississippi Delta, exploring the landmarks ...

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Melodies of the Weary Blues: Classic Poems Illustrated for Young People

by Langston Hughes

Melodies of the Weary Blues: Classic Poems Illustrated for Young People Langston Hughes 9780063327054 Fiction HarperCollins HarperCollins A gorgeously illustrated centennial of Langston Hughes’ first ...

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Power 101: The Harvard Report, Soul Music, and The American Dream

by Logan H. Westbrooks and Schuyler C. Traughber

Power 101: The Harvard Report, Soul Music, and The American Dream Logan H. Westbrooks and Schuyler C. Traughber 9780998782232 Nonfiction Ascent Book Publishing Ascent Book Publishing In 1972 CBS Recor...

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America I Am Legends: Rare Moments And Inspiring Words

by Smiley Books

America I Am Legends: Rare Moments And Inspiring Words Smiley Books 9781401924058 Nonfiction SmileyBooks Penguin Random House “Would America have been America without her Negro people?” — W. E. B. Du ...

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A Child’s Introduction to Jazz: The Musicians, Culture, and Roots of the World’s Coolest Music

by Jabari Asim

A Child’s Introduction to Jazz: The Musicians, Culture, and Roots of the World’s Coolest Music Jabari Asim 9780762479412 Nonfiction Black Dog & Leventhal Hachette Book Group Get ready to swing with A ...

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Mojo Hand

by J.J. Phillips

Mojo Hand J.J. Phillips 9781681376271 Fiction NYRB Classics New York Review Books Race, obsession, and the blues are the themes of this wildly original novel by African American poet, novelist, and ac...

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When I Left Home: My Story

by Buddy Guy

When I Left Home: My Story Buddy Guy 9780306819575 Nonfiction Da Capo Press Perseus Books Group According to Eric Clapton, John Mayer, and the late Stevie Ray Vaughn, Buddy Guy is the greatest blues g...

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Bodacious Blues

by Whitney J. Leblanc

Bodacious Blues Whitney J. Leblanc 9781432773007 Fiction Outskirts Press Outskirts Press Bodacious Blues completes the saga-trilogy of a Creole family from Estilette Louisiana. From the depression on,...

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Blues From Down Deep

by Gwynne Forster

Blues From Down Deep Gwynne Forster 9781575669205 Fiction Kensington Kensington Publishing Corp. No one brings home the power of family to shape and heal us like national bestselling author Gwynne For...

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Soul Clap Hands and Sing

by Paule Marshall

Soul Clap Hands and Sing Paule Marshall 9781684220014 Fiction Martino Fine Books Martino Fine Books 2016 Reprint of 1961 Edition. Full facsimile of the original edition, not reproduced with Optical Re...

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White Men Can’t Hump (As Good As Black Men): Volume II: Sex & Race in America

by Todd Wooten

White Men Can’t Hump (As Good As Black Men): Volume II: Sex & Race in America Todd Wooten 9781425959760 Nonfiction AuthorHouse Author Solutions White Men Can’t Hump is a book of hope. The hope is that...

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Blues in Stereo: The Early Works of Langston Hughes

by Langston Hughes

Blues in Stereo: The Early Works of Langston Hughes Langston Hughes 9781538768914 Poetry Legacy Lit Hachette Book Group Publishers Weekly’s Top Ten Fall 2024 Poetry Books From Harlem Renaissance po...

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Black in Blues: How a Color Tells the Story of My People

by Imani Perry

Black in Blues: How a Color Tells the Story of My People Imani Perry 9780062977397 Nonfiction Ecco Press HarperCollins A surprising and beautiful meditation on the color blue—and its fascinating role ...

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Surrender, White People!: Our Unconditional Terms for Peace

by D.L. Hughley

Surrender, White People!: Our Unconditional Terms for Peace D.L. Hughley 9780062953704 Nonfiction William Morrow HarperCollins Surrender, white people! After 400 years of white supremacy in America, a...

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Negro With A Hat: The Rise And Fall Of Marcus Garvey

by Colin Grant

Negro With A Hat: The Rise And Fall Of Marcus Garvey Colin Grant 9780099501459 Nonfiction Knopf Penguin Random House Definitive biography of Marcus Garvey from an exciting and talented new writer.At o...

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Go Back and Fetch It: Recovering Early Black Music in the Americas for Fiddle and Banjo

by Kristina R. Gaddy and Rhiannon Giddens

Go Back and Fetch It: Recovering Early Black Music in the Americas for Fiddle and Banjo Kristina R. Gaddy and Rhiannon Giddens 9781469690575 Nonfiction University of North Carolina Press University of...

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Walkin’ Blues

by Kalamu ya Salaam

Walkin’ Blues Kalamu ya Salaam 9798989919710 Fiction MBW Modern Book Works Walkin’ Blues is a meditation and speculation on the life and legend of bluesman Robert Johnson. It is a hero’s journey, larg...

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Boycott Blues: How Rosa Parks Inspired a Nation

by Andrea Davis Pinkney and Brian Pinkney

Boycott Blues: How Rosa Parks Inspired a Nation Andrea Davis Pinkney and Brian Pinkney 9780060821203 Nonfiction Greenwillow Books HarperCollins Andrea Davis Pinkney and Brian Pinkney present a poignan...

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Shadows of the Blues

by Whitney J. Leblanc

Shadows of the Blues Whitney J. Leblanc 9781432714758 Fiction Outskirts Press Outskirts Press Now comes the powerful sequel toWhitney LeBlanc’s Blues in the Wind….Shadows of the Blues — a story of lus...

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Conversations With Albert Murray (Literary Conversations Series)

by Roberta S. Maguire

Conversations With Albert Murray (Literary Conversations Series) Roberta S. Maguire 9781578060078 Nonfiction University Press of Mississippi University Press of Mississippi As a cultural critic, biogr...

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Clifford’s Blues

by John A. Williams

Clifford’s Blues John A. Williams 9781566890809 Fiction Coffee House Press Coffee House Press “John A. Williams proves again that he is the greatest American novelist of the twentieth century”—Ishmael...

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The Black Messiah: On Black Consciousness and Black Power

by Albert B. Cleage, Jr.

The Black Messiah: On Black Consciousness and Black Power Albert B. Cleage, Jr. 9780865430785 Nonfiction Lushena Books Lushena Books Reprint. Originally published: Sheed and Ward, 1968. For nearly ...

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100 Amazing Facts About the Negro

by Henry Louis Gates, Jr.

100 Amazing Facts About the Negro Henry Louis Gates, Jr. 9780307908711 Nonfiction Pantheon Books Penguin Random House The first edition of Joel Augustus Rogers’s now legendary 100 Amazing Facts About ...

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White Fear: How the Browning of America Is Making White Folks Lose Their Minds

by Roland S. Martin with Leah Lakins

White Fear: How the Browning of America Is Making White Folks Lose Their Minds Roland S. Martin with Leah Lakins 9781637740286 Nonfiction BenBella Books BenBella Books White Fear has shaped our democr...

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Voices of the Harlem Renaissance: Originally Published as The New Negro an Interpretation

by Alain Locke and Introduction by Troy Johnson

Voices of the Harlem Renaissance: Originally Published as The New Negro an Interpretation Alain Locke and Introduction by Troy Johnson 9781568528403 Fiction Konecky & Konecky Konecky & Konecky Decembe...

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The Negro in Our History

by Carter G. Woodson

The Negro in Our History Carter G. Woodson 9780266906544 Nonfiction Forgotten Books Forgotten Books Excerpt from The Negro in Our History In this condensed form certain situations and questions could ...

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What Does It Mean to Be White in America?: Breaking the White Code of Silence, a Collection of Personal Narratives

by Gabrielle David

What Does It Mean to Be White in America?: Breaking the White Code of Silence, a Collection of Personal Narratives Gabrielle David 9781940939483 Nonfiction 2Leaf Press 2Leaf Press What Does It Mean To...

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Jimmy’s Rhythm & Blues: The Extraordinary Life of James Baldwin

by Michelle Meadows

Jimmy’s Rhythm & Blues: The Extraordinary Life of James Baldwin Michelle Meadows 9780063273474 Nonfiction HarperCollins HarperCollins Celebrate James Baldwin’s one-hundredth birthday anniversary with ...

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Stomping The Blues (Da Capo Paperback)

by Albert Murray

Stomping The Blues (Da Capo Paperback) Albert Murray 9780306803628 Nonfiction Da Capo Press Perseus Books Group This study of the blues by one of America’s premier essayists and novelists will change ...

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The Story of West African Music: How it Conquered the World

by Doye T. Agama

The Story of West African Music: How it Conquered the World Doye T. Agama 9781806547425 Nonfiction BookVault BookVault Publishing This powerful exploration of African music traces its journey from...

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The End of White World Supremacy: Four Speeches

by Malcolm X

The End of White World Supremacy: Four Speeches Malcolm X 9781628728293 Nonfiction Arcade Skyhorse Publishing The End of White World Supremacy The classic collection of major speeches, now bundled wi...

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Mo’ Better Blues

by Spike Lee

Mo’ Better Blues Spike Lee 9780671725709 Fiction Fireside Books Simon & Schuster, Inc. Millions have seen Spike Lee’s films - She’s Gotta Have It, School Daze, and the most provocative film of 1989, D...

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The 400-Year Holocaust: White America’s Legal, Psychopathic, and Sociopathic Black Genocide - and the Revolt Against Critical Race Theory

by Dante D. King

The 400-Year Holocaust: White America’s Legal, Psychopathic, and Sociopathic Black Genocide - and the Revolt Against Critical Race Theory Dante D. King 9781794862500 Nonfiction lulu.com lulu.com The 4...

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Negro in the Making of America: Third Edition Revised, Updated, and Expanded

by Benjamin Quarles

Negro in the Making of America: Third Edition Revised, Updated, and Expanded Benjamin Quarles 9780684818887 Nonfiction Touchstone Simon & Schuster, Inc. The bestselling, definitive study of African Am...

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The New Negro: The Life of Alain Locke

by Jeffrey C. Stewart

The New Negro: The Life of Alain Locke Jeffrey C. Stewart 9780195089578 Nonfiction Oxford University Press Oxford University Press Alain Locke a tiny, fastidiously dressed man emerged from Black Phila...

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Music Is History

by Questlove

Music Is History Questlove 9781419751431 Nonfiction Abrams Image Abrams Bestselling author and Sundance award-winning director Questlove offers a thrilling, music-driven ride through the last fifty ye...

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How Not to Get Shot: And Other Advice From White People

by D.L. Hughley

How Not to Get Shot: And Other Advice From White People D.L. Hughley 9780062698544 Nonfiction William Morrow HarperCollins 200 years ago, white people told black folks, “‘I suggest you pick the cotton...

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Albert Murray: Collected Essays & Memoirs

by Albert Murray

Albert Murray: Collected Essays & Memoirs Albert Murray 9781598535037 Nonfiction Library of America Library of America In his 1970 classic The Omni-Americans, Albert Murray (1916€“2013) took aim at ...

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America, My Love, America, My Heart

by Daria Peoples

America, My Love, America, My Heart Daria Peoples 9780062993298 Fiction Greenwillow Books HarperCollins America, do you love me? Acclaimed author-artist Daria Peoples-Riley invites readers to answe...

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The Wisdom of Plato Negro: Parables/Fables

by Marvin X

The Wisdom of Plato Negro: Parables/Fables Marvin X B00I1PTMDW Nonfiction Black Bird Press Black Bird Press In “Wisdom of Plato Negro,” Marvin teaches by stories, ancient devices of instruction tha...

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Hubert Harrison The Struggle for Equality, 1918-1927

by Jeffrey B. Perry

Hubert Harrison The Struggle for Equality, 1918-1927 Jeffrey B. Perry 9780231182638 Nonfiction Columbia University Press Columbia University Press The St. Croix–born, Harlem-based Hubert Harrison (188...

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The Life and Struggles of Negro Toilers

by George Padmore

The Life and Struggles of Negro Toilers George Padmore 9781877880049 Nonfiction Borgo Press Borgo Press Originally published in London in 1931 by the R.I.L.U. (Red International of Labour Unions) Maga...

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Make a Pretty Sound: A Story of Ella Jenkins―The First Lady of Children’s Music

by Traci N. Todd

Make a Pretty Sound: A Story of Ella Jenkins―The First Lady of Children’s Music Traci N. Todd 9781452170640 Nonfiction Chronicle Books Chronicle Books Once upon a time, children’s music was just Mothe...

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Music Is in Everything

by Ziggy Marley

Music Is in Everything Ziggy Marley 9781617759437 Fiction Akashic Books Akashic Books A picture book based on Ziggy Marley’s popular song celebrating music’s many forms, from the sounds of ocean waves...

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The Music Lesson: A Spiritual Search for Growth Through Music

by Victor L. Wooten

The Music Lesson: A Spiritual Search for Growth Through Music Victor L. Wooten 9780425220931 Nonfiction Berkley Books Penguin Random House From Grammy-winning musical icon and legendary bassist Victor...

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Feeding the Soul: Black Music, Black Thought

by Diane D. Turner

Feeding the Soul: Black Music, Black Thought Diane D. Turner 9780883782262 Nonfiction Third World Press Third World Press An Africa-centered framework unifies these essays about misconceptions in stan...

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I Am Not Your Negro: A Companion Edition to the Documentary Film

by James Baldwin and Raoul Peck

I Am Not Your Negro: A Companion Edition to the Documentary Film James Baldwin and Raoul Peck 9780525434696 Nonfiction Vintage International Series Penguin Random House Learn about the Oscar-Nominated...

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Digging: The Afro-American Soul of American Classical Music

by Amiri Baraka

Digging: The Afro-American Soul of American Classical Music Amiri Baraka 9780520265820 Nonfiction University of California Press University of California Press For almost half a century, Amiri Baraka ...

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Digging: The Afro-American Soul Of American Classical Music

by Amiri Baraka

Digging: The Afro-American Soul Of American Classical Music Amiri Baraka 9780520257153 Nonfiction University of California Press University of California Press For almost half a century, Amiri Baraka ...

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Lincoln and the Negro

by Benjamin Quarles

Lincoln and the Negro Benjamin Quarles 9780306804472 Nonfiction Da Capo Press Perseus Books Group First published in 1962, Lincoln and the Negro was the first book to examine in detail how Lincoln fac...

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Caruso’s Mustache Off - And Other Writings about Music and Musicians

by Carl Van Vechten

Caruso’s Mustache Off - And Other Writings about Music and Musicians Carl Van Vechten 9781595690708 Fiction Mondial Mondial Before Carl Van Vechten’s later careers—as the first dance critic in America...

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Black music in America: A history through its people

by James Haskins

Black music in America: A history through its people James Haskins 9780690044607 Fiction Thomas Y. Crowell Co. HarperCollins Surveys the history of black music in America, from early slave songs throu...

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Jazz and Justice: Racism and the Political Economy of the Music

by Gerald Horne

Jazz and Justice: Racism and the Political Economy of the Music Gerald Horne 9781583677858 Nonfiction Monthly Review Press Monthly Review Press A galvanizing history of how jazz and jazz musicians flo...

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Invisibility Blues: From Pop to Theory (Radical Thinkers)

by Michele Wallace

Invisibility Blues: From Pop to Theory (Radical Thinkers) Michele Wallace 9781786631954 Nonfiction Verso Books Verso Books First published in 1990, Michele Wallace’s Invisibility Blues is widely regar...

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Music Was IT: Young Leonard Bernstein (Junior Library Guild Selection)

by Susan Goldman Rubin

Music Was IT: Young Leonard Bernstein (Junior Library Guild Selection) Susan Goldman Rubin 9781580893442 Nonfiction Charlesbridge Charlesbridge ”Life without music is unthinkable.”—Leonard Bernstein...

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The Little Red Book of Musician’s Wisdom (Little Red Books)

by Sheila E. Anderson

The Little Red Book of Musician’s Wisdom (Little Red Books) Sheila E. Anderson 9781616088552 Nonfiction Skyhorse Publishing Skyhorse Publishing Celebrating both the famous and the obscure from every g...

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

by Treva B. Lindsey

Colored No More: Reinventing Black Womanhood in Washington, D.C. Treva B. Lindsey 9780252041020 Nonfiction University of Illinois Press University of Illinois Press Home to established African America...

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Mediocre: The Dangerous Legacy of White Male America

by Ijeoma Oluo

Mediocre: The Dangerous Legacy of White Male America Ijeoma Oluo 9781580059510 Nonfiction Seal Press Seal Press The publication of So You Want to Talk About Race in 2018, the #1 New York Times Bestsel...

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Melting the Blues

by Tracy Chiles McGhee

Melting the Blues Tracy Chiles McGhee 9780997135442 Fiction Gold Fern Press Gold Fern Press Winner of the 2016 Fauset Book Award in the Category of First Fiction Set in Arkansas in 1957, the comple...

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Black Orchid Blues

by Persia Walker

Black Orchid Blues Persia Walker 9781936070909 Fiction Akashic Books Akashic Books Lanie Price, a 1920s Harlem society columnist, witnesses the brutal nightclub kidnapping of the "Black Orchid," a sul...

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Stars in the Shadows: The Negro League All-Star Game of 1934

by Charles R. Smith Jr.

Stars in the Shadows: The Negro League All-Star Game of 1934 Charles R. Smith Jr. 9780689866388 Nonfiction Atheneum Books for Young Readers Simon & Schuster, Inc. Meet Satchel Paige, Josh Gibson, and ...

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Early Negro Writing - 1760-1837

by Dorothy Porter

Early Negro Writing - 1760-1837 Dorothy Porter 9780933121591 Nonfiction Black Classic Press Black Classic Press In Early Negro Writing, first published in 1971, Dorothy Porter presents a rare and indi...

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Black in Blues (paperback): How a Color Tells the Story of My People

by Imani Perry

Black in Blues (paperback): How a Color Tells the Story of My People Imani Perry 9780062977410 Nonfiction Ecco Press HarperCollins A “vast, multifaceted and enchanting” (Minneapolis Star-Tribune) medi...

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The Invention of the White Race: The Origin of Racial Oppression

by Theodore W. Allen

The Invention of the White Race: The Origin of Racial Oppression Theodore W. Allen 9781839763922 Nonfiction Verso Books Verso Books When the first Africans arrived in Virginia in 1619, there were no "...

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What Does It Mean to Be White?; Developing White Racial Literacy

by Robin DiAngelo

What Does It Mean to Be White?; Developing White Racial Literacy Robin DiAngelo 9781433111150 Nonfiction Peter Lang Publishing Peter Lang Publishing, Inc. “Rarely will one find an analysis of whitenes...

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The Gospel of J. Edgar Hoover: How the FBI Aided and Abetted the Rise of White Christian Nationalism

by Lerone A. Martin

The Gospel of J. Edgar Hoover: How the FBI Aided and Abetted the Rise of White Christian Nationalism Lerone A. Martin 9780691175119 Nonfiction Princeton University Press Princeton University Press The...

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