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The Adventures of Grandmaster Flash: My Life, My Beats

by Grandmaster Flash

The Adventures of Grandmaster Flash: My Life, My Beats Grandmaster Flash 9780767924757 Nonfiction Crown Publishing Group Penguin Random House A no-holds-barred memoir from the primary architect of hip...

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Birth of a Culture

by Grandmaster Flash with Scoop Jackson

Birth of a Culture Grandmaster Flash with Scoop Jackson 9780063467583 Nonfiction Amistad HarperCollins Step into the vibrant streets of the 1970s Bronx and witness the exact moment a global movement b...

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How Sweet the Sound: A Soundtrack for America

by Kwame Alexander

How Sweet the Sound: A Soundtrack for America Kwame Alexander 9780316442497 Fiction Little, Brown Books for Young Readers Hachette Book Group Featuring artists ranging from Miles Davis to Kendrick Lam...

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The Show Must Go On: Backstage Stories of a Hip-Hop Agent

by Mark Green

The Show Must Go On: Backstage Stories of a Hip-Hop Agent Mark Green 9781963874099 Nonfiction Mynd Matters Publishing Mynd Matters Publishing As the owner of Celebrity Talent Agency, a venture 25 year...

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LL Cool J Presents the Streets Win: 50 Years of Hip-Hop Greatness

by LL Cool J

LL Cool J Presents the Streets Win: 50 Years of Hip-Hop Greatness LL Cool J 9780847873166 Nonfiction Rizzoli International Publications Rizzoli International Publications Co-authored by Hip-Hop legend...

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The Roots of Rap: 16 Bars on the 4 Pillars of Hip-Hop

by Carole Boston Weatherford

The Roots of Rap: 16 Bars on the 4 Pillars of Hip-Hop Carole Boston Weatherford 9781499804119 Nonfiction Little Bee Books Simon & Schuster, Inc. Explore the roots of rap in this stunning, rhyming, tri...

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Chuck D Presents This Day in Rap and Hip-Hop History

by Chuck D

Chuck D Presents This Day in Rap and Hip-Hop History Chuck D 9780316430975 Nonfiction Black Dog & Leventhal Hachette Book Group A one-of-a-kind survey of rap and hip hop history from 1973 to today by ...

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What Is Hip-Hop?

by Eric Morse

What Is Hip-Hop? Eric Morse 9781617755842 Nonfiction Black Sheep Akashic Books Included in Publishers Weekly’s Big Indie Books of Fall 2017 featureMorse and Yi (the team behind What Is Punk?) highligh...

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The New Beats Redux: Exploring the music, culture and attitudes of hip-hop

by S. H. Fernando Jr.

The New Beats Redux: Exploring the music, culture and attitudes of hip-hop S. H. Fernando Jr. 9781936411498 Nonfiction YBK Publishers YBK Publishers The New Beats, first published in 1994, was one of ...

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The Anthology of Rap

by Adam Bradley and Andrew DuBois

The Anthology of Rap Adam Bradley and Andrew DuBois 9780300141917 Nonfiction Yale University Press Yale University Press An extraordinary collection of lyrics showcasing rap’s poetic depth and diversi...

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Who Shot Ya?: Three Decades of HipHop Photography

by Ernie Paniccioli and Kevin Powell

Who Shot Ya?: Three Decades of HipHop Photography Ernie Paniccioli and Kevin Powell 9780066211688 Nonfiction Amistad HarperCollins Nearly thirty years ago, Ernie Paniccioli began photographing the gra...

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Alice in Dreamland

by Roland S. Jefferson

Alice in Dreamland Roland S. Jefferson 9780578894799 Fiction VTrust Valurez Trust & Co The US Census Bureau projects the year 2050 as the year the white population will drop below 50%. As the browning...

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Flash

by Lenny Kravitz

Flash Lenny Kravitz 9783832732479 Nonfiction teNeues Media teNeues Media With his new title, em>Flash, Lenny Kravitz makes his mark in a new arena of the creative arts. During his childhood, Kravitz w...

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The Life-Changing Magic of Chess: A Beginner’s Guide with Grandmaster Maurice Ashley

by Maurice Ashley

The Life-Changing Magic of Chess: A Beginner’s Guide with Grandmaster Maurice Ashley Maurice Ashley 9781419773396 Nonfiction Magic Cat Magic Cat Publishing

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Seven Days of Change: A Flash Devotional

by Adrienne Thompson

Seven Days of Change: A Flash Devotional Adrienne Thompson 9780997146127 Nonfiction Pink Cashmere Publishing Company Pink Cashmere Publishing Company “To every thing there is a season, and a time to e...

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Here in the (Middle) of Nowhere

by Anastacia-Reneé

Here in the (Middle) of Nowhere Anastacia-Reneé 9780063221673 Fiction Amistad HarperCollins In this bold hybrid collection of poetry and micro-flash fiction, the award-winning, interdisciplinary write...

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To The Mountaintop: My Journey Through The Civil Rights Movement (New York Times)

by Charlayne Hunter-Gault

To The Mountaintop: My Journey Through The Civil Rights Movement (New York Times) Charlayne Hunter-Gault 9781596436053 Nonfiction Flash Point Flash Point A personal history of the civil rights movemen...

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Justice League of America: Sanctuary v. 4

by Dwayne McDuffie

Justice League of America: Sanctuary v. 4 Dwayne McDuffie 9781848560659 Fiction Titan Books Titan Publishing Group The Justice League face off with the Suicide Squad when a cabal of Super-Villains tur...

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Nelson Mandela: Long Walk To Freedom

by Chris van Wyk

Nelson Mandela: Long Walk To Freedom Chris van Wyk 9781596435667 Nonfiction Flash Point Flash Point Nelson Mandela’s autobiography, LONG WALK TO FREEDOM, offers a glimpse into the mind of a great lead...

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Stories for Chip: A Tribute to Samuel R. Delany

by Bill Campbell

Stories for Chip: A Tribute to Samuel R. Delany Bill Campbell 9780990319177 Fiction Rosarium Publishing Rosarium Publishing Stories for Chip brings together outstanding authors inspired by a brilliant...

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Most Valuable Skills In Chess

by Maurice Ashley

Most Valuable Skills In Chess Maurice Ashley 9781904600879 Fiction Gambit Publications Gambit Publications This book makes his ideas and material available to all: teachers and students alike. He has ...

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Chess For Success: Using An Old Game To Build New Strengths In Children And Teens

by Maurice Ashley

Chess For Success: Using An Old Game To Build New Strengths In Children And Teens Maurice Ashley 9780767915687 Nonfiction Harmony Penguin Random House Maurice Ashley immigrated to New York from Jamaic...

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The Road to the Salt Sea (paperback)

by Samuel Kolawole

The Road to the Salt Sea (paperback) Samuel Kolawole 9780063050860 Fiction Amistad HarperCollins As wrenching and luminous as Omar El Akkad’s What Strange Paradise and Mohsin Hamid’s Exit West, a sear...

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The Road to the Salt Sea

by Samuel Kolawole

The Road to the Salt Sea Samuel Kolawole 9780063050853 Fiction Amistad HarperCollins As wrenching and luminous as Omar El Akkad's What Strange Paradise and Mohsin Hamid's Exit West, a searing ...

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The Door of No Return

by Kwame Alexander

The Door of No Return Kwame Alexander 9780316441964 Fiction Little, Brown Books for Young Readers Hachette Book Group From the Newbery Medal and Coretta Scott King Award winning author Kwame Alexander...

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2024 Black History Planner: Volume 4

by Steven Barboza

2024 Black History Planner: Volume 4 Steven Barboza B0CW2NDV55 Nonfiction Independently Published Independently Published The Ultimate Black History Planner - Black & White Edition with Scannable ...

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Ari J.’s Firefly Rescue

by Ain Heath Drew

Ari J.’s Firefly Rescue Ain Heath Drew 9781645385349 Fiction Orange Hat Publishing Orange Hat Publishing Ari J. is visiting her grandparents’ home in Tennessee for the first time. While sitting on the...

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Matty’s Rocket Book One (Reissue)

by Tim Fielder

Matty’s Rocket Book One (Reissue) Tim Fielder 9780996204668 Fiction Dieselfunk Studios Dieselfunk Studios Matty’s Rocket, created by pioneering Afrofuturist, Tim Fielder, is a galaxy spanning tale abo...

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The Ones Who Don’t Say They Love You: Stories

by Maurice Carlos Ruffin

The Ones Who Don’t Say They Love You: Stories Maurice Carlos Ruffin 9780593133408 Fiction One World Penguin Random House A collection of raucous stories that offer a panoramic view of New Orleans from...

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Harlem Hit & Run (2nd Ed.)

by Angela Dews

Harlem Hit & Run (2nd Ed.) Angela Dews 9781087896182 Fiction Independently Published Independently Published Second Edition of the AALBC Bestseller Harlem Hit & Run Harlem Hit & Run is recent histo...

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Harlem Hit & Run

by Angela Dews

Harlem Hit & Run Angela Dews 9798744530754 Fiction Independently Published Independently Published Newer Version Available (2nd Edition) I had to do the perp walk through a gauntlet of paparazzi at...

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In Love with the King of Harlem

by Jahquel J.

In Love with the King of Harlem Jahquel J. 9781645561620 Fiction Urban Books Kensington Publishing Corp. Qua loves Wynner. Wynner loves Qua. Easy enough, right? But Wynner comes with two brothers who ...

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Brave. Black. First. 100 Postcards

by Cheryl Willis Hudson

Brave. Black. First. 100 Postcards Cheryl Willis Hudson 9781984825636 Nonfiction Clarkson Potter Penguin Random House 100 Postcards Celebrating More Than 50 African American Women Who Changed the Worl...

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So We Can Glow: Stories

by Leesa Cross-Smith

So We Can Glow: Stories Leesa Cross-Smith 9781538715338 Fiction Grand Central Publishing Hachette Book Group A lush, glittering short story collection exploring female obsession and desire by an award...

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In Love with the King of Harlem

by Jahquel J.

In Love with the King of Harlem Jahquel J. 9781622861347 Fiction Urban Books Kensington Publishing Corp. Qua loves Wynner. Wynner loves Qua. Easy enough, right? But Wynner comes with two brothers who ...

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Patina: Patty Ain’t No Junk

by Jason Reynolds

Patina: Patty Ain’t No Junk Jason Reynolds 9781481450195 Fiction Atheneum/Caitlyn Dlouhy Books Simon & Schuster, Inc. A newbie to the track team, Patina must learn to rely on her teammates as she trie...

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A Yogi’s Guide to Body Pride at Any Age

by Earl Ofari Hutchinson

A Yogi’s Guide to Body Pride at Any Age Earl Ofari Hutchinson 9781881032045 Nonfiction Middle Passage Press Middle Passage Press Noted political analyst Earl Ofari Hutchinson he steps out of his role ...

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Patina (Track)

by Jason Reynolds

Patina (Track) Jason Reynolds 9781481450188 Fiction Atheneum/Caitlyn Dlouhy Books Simon & Schuster, Inc. A newbie to the track team, Patina must learn to rely on her teammates as she tries to outrun h...

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Come Let Us Sing Anyway

by Leone Ross

Come Let Us Sing Anyway Leone Ross 9781845233341 Fiction Peepal Tree Press Peepal Tree Press From headless schoolgirls, to talking food and threesomes, pretty much anything can happen in these witty, ...

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Easy Motion Tourist

by Leye Adenle

Easy Motion Tourist Leye Adenle 9781911115069 Fiction Cassava Republic Press Cassava Republic Press "Fast and furious, told from a kaleidoscope of different points of view, it’s a rollercoaster ride t...

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Two Masks One Heart

by Jacob Spears and Trayvon D. Jackson

Two Masks One Heart Jacob Spears and Trayvon D. Jackson 9781943686506 Fiction Good2go Publishing Good2go Publishing Local gangster Benjamin Clark has all of Georgia on ’lockdown.’ The drug kingpin sit...

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ICode: Breaking the silence on child incest

by Johanna Sparrow

ICode: Breaking the silence on child incest Johanna Sparrow 9781535525794 Nonfiction CreateSpace On-Demand Publishing LLC Hearing a child crying in the middle of the night for no reason other than som...

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APB: Artists against Police Brutality: A Comic Book Anthology

by Bill Campbell

APB: Artists against Police Brutality: A Comic Book Anthology Bill Campbell 9781495607523 Fiction Rosarium Publishing Rosarium Publishing An incredibly unique comic book benefit project featuring comi...

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On Racial Icons: Blackness and the Public Imagination

by Nicole R. Fleetwood

On Racial Icons: Blackness and the Public Imagination Nicole R. Fleetwood 9780813565156 Nonfiction Rutgers University Press Rutgers University Press What meaning does the American public attach to ima...

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Matty’s Rocket Issue 1

by Tim Fielder

Matty’s Rocket Issue 1 Tim Fielder 9780996204606 Fiction Dieselfunk Studios Dieselfunk Studios Matty’s Rocket is a galaxy spanning tale about the adventures of space pilot Matty Watty. This series is ...

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Dear White People

by Justin Simien

Dear White People Justin Simien 9781476798097 Fiction Atria / 37 Ink Simon & Schuster, Inc. Right out of college, Justin Simien wrote a screenplay about the nuanced experiences of four black students ...

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Hum (Ala Notable Books for Adults)

by Jamaal May

Hum (Ala Notable Books for Adults) Jamaal May 9781938584022 Poetry Alice James Books Alice James Books In May’s debut collection, poems buzz and purr like a well-oiled chassis. Grit, trial, and song t...

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Diamond Dreams (Kimani Romance)

by Zuri Day

Diamond Dreams (Kimani Romance) Zuri Day 9780373862535 Fiction Harlequin Kimani Harlequin Enterprises Limited A dazzling dynasty. As the only daughter of southern California’s most famous wine dynasty...

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It Often Deprives Me Of My Sleep

by Christopher D. Burns

It Often Deprives Me Of My Sleep Christopher D. Burns 9780970195289 Fiction C. B. Publishing C. B. Publishing Stories typically adhere to a format that allows for a manipulation of characters and situ...

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Rested Waters

by Deborah Fletcher Mello

Rested Waters Deborah Fletcher Mello 9780615456638 Fiction MaGregor Press MaGregor Press In the tradition of the griots, oral historians, and all indigenous storytellers, Deborah Fletcher Mello brings...

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A Year in Ink, Volume 4

by Jericho Brown and Laurel Corona

A Year in Ink, Volume 4 Jericho Brown and Laurel Corona 9780979920448 Poetry San Diego Writers, Ink San Diego Writers, Ink Forty-two writers are represented in this fourth anthology from San Diego Wri...

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No Back Door

by Mervyn Taylor

No Back Door Mervyn Taylor 9781848611412 Poetry Shearsman Books Shearsman Books No Back Door is the fourth collection from Mervyn Taylor, a Trinidad-born poet who divides his time between Brooklyn and...

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Bivouac (Peepal Tree Press)

by Kwame Dawes

Bivouac (Peepal Tree Press) Kwame Dawes 9781845231057 Fiction Peepal Tree Press Peepal Tree Press A sharply focused portrayal of Jamaica at a tipping point in its recent past, this story of one man’s ...

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Courageous Cody’s Western Adventure

by Fatima R. Henson

Courageous Cody’s Western Adventure Fatima R. Henson 9780984271801 Fiction Fatima Renee Henson Fatima Renee Henson Cody dreamed of traveling to another time and place, but he never thought that it wou...

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From The Depths Of Despair: Love: How Ted Forsook White Supremacy To Marry His Princess

by Ca Joseph

From The Depths Of Despair: Love: How Ted Forsook White Supremacy To Marry His Princess Ca Joseph 9781430306559 Nonfiction lulu.com lulu.com Ted was a member of the Ku Klux Klan and other clandestine ...

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Ball Don’t Lie

by Matt De La Peña

Ball Don’t Lie Matt De La Peña 9780385734257 Fiction Ember Ember Newbery Award-winning and New York Times bestselling author Matt de la Peña’s Ball Don’t Lie "is a must-read." [The Bulletin]Sticky is ...

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The New Moon’s Arms

by Nalo Hopkinson

The New Moon’s Arms Nalo Hopkinson 9780446576918 Fiction Grand Central Publishing Hachette Book Group First it’s her mother’s missing gold brooch. Then, a blue and white dish she hasn’t seen in years....

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Total Chaos: The Art And Aesthetics Of Hip-Hop

by Jeff Chang

Total Chaos: The Art And Aesthetics Of Hip-Hop Jeff Chang 9780465009091 Nonfiction Basic Civitas Books Perseus Books It’s not just rap music. Hip-hop has transformed theater, dance, performance, poetr...

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What’s My Name, Fool? Sports and Resistance in the United States

by Dave Zirin

What’s My Name, Fool? Sports and Resistance in the United States Dave Zirin 9781931859202 Nonfiction Haymarket Books Haymarket Books “Zirin is America’s best sportswriter.”—Lee Ballinger, Rock and Rap...

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I Wish I Never Met You: Dating the Shiftless, Stupid, and Ugly a Novel

by Denise N. Wheatley

I Wish I Never Met You: Dating the Shiftless, Stupid, and Ugly a Novel Denise N. Wheatley 9780743250566 Fiction Touchstone Simon & Schuster, Inc. Preston the Project Mishap Ernest the Undercover Su...

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Blame It On Eve

by Philana Marie Boles

Blame It On Eve Philana Marie Boles 9780345447128 Fiction One World/Ballantine Penguin Random House Shawni Baldwin has everything she has ever closed her eyes and wished for. She can wrap her arms aro...

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Between Laughter And Tears: Black Mona Lisa Poems

by Mona Lisa Saloy

Between Laughter And Tears: Black Mona Lisa Poems Mona Lisa Saloy 9781887160001 Poetry Black Bayou Press Black Bayou Press Mona Lisa Saloy is the kind of poet, once you hear her read, you will never f...

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These Same long Bones

by Gwendolyn M. Parker

These Same long Bones Gwendolyn M. Parker 9780395671726 Nonfiction Houghton Mifflin Houghton Mifflin Harcourt After bank president Sirus McDougald’s daughter dies, he must recover from grief in time t...

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An Island of His Own

by Mervyn Taylor

An Island of His Own Mervyn Taylor 9781881523024 Poetry Junction Press Junction Press Mervyn Taylor "is strenuously after what all honestly skilled craftsmen seek: tone, accent without affectation.The...

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Life According To Motown

by Patricia Smith

Life According To Motown Patricia Smith 9780962428722 Fiction Tia Chucha Tia Chucha Press In the 1960s, the live of black children were shaped by the glittery specter of Motown—a world of furious flas...

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Dutchman and The Slave: Two Plays

by Amiri Baraka

Dutchman and The Slave: Two Plays Amiri Baraka 9780688210847 Fiction Harper Perennial HarperCollins Centered squarely on the Negro-white conflict, both Dutchman and The Slave are literally shocking pl...

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