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The Negro Pilgrimage in America from Plymouth to Little Rock and Beyond... is about the long and arduous journey of African Americans, often marked by tragedy, but always sustained by spirit. Here is the story of a march that began almost 400 years ago -- the true tales of individual men and women, as well as a proud panorama of a people who enriched American culture and life.
The Negro Pilgrimage in America from Plymouth to Little Rock and Beyond... is about the long and arduous journey of African Americans, often marked by tragedy, but always sustained by spirit. Here is the story of a march that began almost 400 years ago -- the true tales of individual men and women, as well as a proud panorama of a people who enriched American culture and life.
In 1972, during the Black Power Movement, iconoclast Dick Gregory challenged one of the foundations of America itself—its history, which had been written almost exclusively from the white male perspective. In No More Lies, this true trailblazer gave voice to Black Americans, speaking their truth about the past and race relations in the United States.
A survey of the people, events, and places of Black history from 1492 to the present include the forgotten stories of escaped slaves, little-known entrepreneurs, and civil rights activists.
The struggle for civil rights was one of the most powerful movements in American history. This outstanding reader is rich in reminiscences and other primary sources, with 64 selections in all. The materials are grouped and presented so as to explain the logic, the strategies, and the conflicts within a movement that has recast much of the nation's mind and culture.
Combines speeches by Barack Obama--from his announcement that he was running for president to his inaugural address--with articles from "Essence" on his family and his historic campaign, photographs, and quotations from voters.
An award-winning journalist reveals a little-known and shameful episode in American history, when an African man was used as a human zoo exhibit—a shocking story of racial prejudice, science, and tragedy in the early years of the twentieth century.
Traces the social and economic conditions that have shaped the Negro family from slavery through emancipation to the crisis of the Northern cities.
A developmental history of the African-American struggle for autonomy and power discusses Black slaves and white indentured servants, the Black founding fathers, the relationship between African-Americans and Native Americans, and other issues.
This is a panoramic critical study of more than a century of Black literature, focusing on the novel to develop new ideas and literary criticism, aesthetics, and the role of the artist in society.
In Faces at the Bottom of the Well, civil rights activist and legal scholar Derrick Bell uses allegory and historical example to argue that racism is an integral and permanent part of American society.
Salvation: Black People and Love
Her writings on love and its impact on race, class, family, history, and popular culture raise all the relevant issues. This is work that helps us heal.
Communion: The Female Search for Love
Communion is the heart-to-heart talk every woman -- mother, daughter, friend, and lover -- needs to have.
All About Love
All About Love is a revelation about what causes a polarized society and how to heal the divisions that cause suffering. Here is the truth about love, and inspiration to help us instill caring, compassion, and strength in our homes, schools, and workplaces.