Ethnic Orientation/African American
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While the World Watched: A Birmingham Bombing Survivor Comes of Age During the Civil Rights Movement
$17.99 Add to cartOn September 15, 1963, a Klan-planted bomb went off in the 16th Street Baptist Church in Birmingham, Alabama. Fourteen-year-old Carolyn Maull was just a few feet away when the bomb exploded, killing f… [more below]
- Author: McKinstry, Carolyn
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 320
- Publish Date: September 01 2013
- ISBN10: 1414336373
- Language: English
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Gullah Spirit: The Art of Jonathan Green
$52.99 Read moreA celebration of the life and culture of the Gullah people of the South Carolina Lowcountry in 179 new paintings
Jonathan Green is best known for his vibrant depictions of the Gullah life and culture e
- Author: Green, Jonathan
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 208
- Publish Date: November 23 2021
- ISBN10: 1643362135
- Language: English
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Taking Flight: From War Orphan to Star Ballerina
$12.99 Add to cartThe extraordinary memoir of an orphan who danced her way from war-torn Sierra Leone to ballet stardom, most recently appearing in Beyonce’s Lemonade and as a principal in a major American dance compan… [more below]
- Author: Deprince, Michaela
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 256
- Publish Date: January 19 2016
- ISBN10: 0385755147
- Language: English
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Psalm Twenty-Three
$10.00 Add to cartThrough poignant, heart-warming images of an urban African-American family, children experience the comfort and encouragement this favorite psalm still offers — the powerful message that they can rel… [more below]
- Author: Ladwig, Tim
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 32
- Publish Date: September 30 1997
- ISBN10: 0802851630
- Language: English
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Child Soldier: When Boys and Girls Are Used in War
$17.99 Read moreMichel Chikwanine was five years old when he was abducted from his school-yard soccer game in the Democratic Republic of Congo and forced to become a soldier for a brutal rebel militia. Against the od… [more below]
- Series: CitizenKid
- Author: Chikwanine, Michel
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 48
- Publish Date: September 01 2015
- ISBN10: 1771381264
- Language: English
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Small Mercies
$15.95 Add to cartA 2022 Skipping Stones Honor Awardee
Mercy lives in mode
Named a Best Middle-Grade Book of 2020 by Kirkus Reviews
2021 Outstanding International Books List, United States Board on Books for Young People- Author: Krone, Bridget
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 162
- Publish Date: February 25 2020
- ISBN10: 1946395161
- Language: English
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Midnight Rising: John Brown and the Raid That Sparked the Civil War
$23.00 Add to cartA New York Times Notable Book for 2011
Bestselling author Tony Horwitz tells the electrifying tale of the daring
A Library Journal Top Ten Best Books of 2011
A Boston Globe Best Nonfiction Book of 2011- Author: Horwitz, Tony
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 384
- Publish Date: August 07 2012
- ISBN10: 0312429266
- Language: English
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A Key to Uncle Tom’s Cabin: Presenting the Original Facts and Documents Upon Which the Story Is Founded
$16.95 Add to cart“I highly recommend reading this supplement in conjunction with Ms. Stowe’s novel to gain a better understanding of the history of our nation.” — The Literary South
In 1852 Harriet Beecher Stowe publi- Author: Stowe, Harriet Beecher
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 272
- Publish Date: September 16 2015
- ISBN10: 0486794822
- Language: English
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Hugh Hayden: American Vernacular
$44.95 Read moreThe first-ever monograph on American artist Hugh Hayden, whose sculptures are known for their engagement with notions of class, race, and cultural assimilation, as well as the construction of nature. … [more below]
- Author: Montross, Sarah J.
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 256
- Publish Date: June 13 2023
- ISBN10: 0262047993
- Language: English
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The House of Dies Drear
$8.99 Read moreA family tries to unravel the secrets of their new home which was once a stop on the Underground Railroad in this Edgar Award-winning book from Virginia Hamilton.
The house held secrets, Thomas knew,- Author: Hamilton, Virginia
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 256
- Publish Date: January 01 2006
- ISBN10: 1416914056
- Language: English
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To Be a Slave
$8.99 Read moreWhat was it like to be a slave? Listen to the words and learn about the lives of countless slaves and ex-slaves, telling about their forced journey from Africa to the United States, their work in the … [more below]
- Series: Puffin Modern Classics
- Author: Lester, Julius
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 176
- Publish Date: December 29 2005
- ISBN10: 0142403865
- Language: English
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My Divine Natural Hair: Inspiration & Tips to Love & Care for Your Crown
$24.99 Read moreLearn how to love and care for your natural hair spiritually and practically.
Uplifting and authentic, My Divine Natural Hair: Inspiration and Tips to Love and Care for Your Crown helps Black women em
- Author: Burlock, Shelia
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 278
- Publish Date: March 26 2024
- ISBN10: 1506494013
- Language: English
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Kwanzaa
$31.32 Read moreKwanzaa is about celebrating It honors African American heritage. Some people mark the holiday by lighting the kinara. Families and friends gather to eat a big feast. Readers will discover how a shar… [more below]
- Series: Traditions & Celebrations
- Author: Tyner, Artika R.
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 32
- Publish Date: August 01 2021
- ISBN10: 1663908435
- Language: English
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Better Than I Know Myself
$25.00 Add to cartVirginia DeBerry and Donna Grant, the #1 Essence bestselling authors of Tryin’ to Sleep in the Bed You Made now deliver Better Than I Know Myself, a novel in which you’ll meet their most unforgettable
- Author: Deberry, Virginia
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 368
- Publish Date: January 23 2024
- ISBN10: 1250846641
- Language: English
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Incidents in the Life of a Slave Girl
$15.00 Add to cartThe unflinching nineteenth-century autobiography that broke the silence on the psychosexual exploitation of Black women–with an introduction by Tiya Miles, author of All That She Carried and National… [more below]
- Series: Modern Library Torchbearers
- Author: Jacobs, Harriet
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 304
- Publish Date: February 02 2021
- ISBN10: 0593230361
- Language: English
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Paul Robeson: No One Can Silence Me: The Life of the Legendary Artist and Activist (Adapted for Young Adults)
$28.99 Add to cartThe inspiring life and legacy of vocal artist and civil rights icon Paul Robeson–one of the most important public figures in the twentieth century–adapted for young adults by the acclaimed Robeson b
- Author: Duberman, Martin
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 288
- Publish Date: March 09 2021
- ISBN10: 1620976498
- Language: English
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A Visitation of Spirits
$17.00 Read more“With A Visitation of Spirits, Randall Kenan continues James Baldwin’s legendary tradition of ‘telling it on the mountain.'”–San Francisco Chronicle
When A Visitation of Spirits was published, Randall
- Author: Kenan, Randall
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 320
- Publish Date: May 17 2022
- ISBN10: 080215929X
- Language: English
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Cane
$15.95 Add to cartFirst published in 1923, Jean Toomer’s Cane is an innovative literary work–part drama, part poetry, part fiction–powerfully evoking black life in the South. Rich in imagery, Toomer’s impressionistic… [more below]
- Author: Toomer, Jean
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 256
- Publish Date: June 13 2011
- ISBN10: 0871402106
- Language: English
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Brothers of the Knight
$8.99 Add to cartDebbie Allen’s contemporary retelling of the classic tale The Twelve Dancing Princesses with illustrations from Kadir Nelson!
Reverend Knight can’t understand why his twelve sons’ sneakers are torn t- Series: Picture Puffin Books
- Author: Allen, Debbie
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 40
- Publish Date: December 31 2001
- ISBN10: 0142300160
- Language: English
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Caterflies and Ice: Zoey and Sassafras #4
$16.99 Add to cartA Mighty Girl Book of the Year
With magical animals, science, mystery, and adventure — the series Zoey and Sassafras has something for everyone! Easy-to-read language and illustrations on nearly eve
- Series: Zoey and Sassafras #4
- Author: Citro, Asia
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 96
- Publish Date: November 21 2017
- ISBN10: 1943147345
- Language: English
