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Black History Month Books

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February is Black History Month. Catch up on new titles, or reread a classic! Ask your librarian for other moving and informative books.

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The 1619 Project

The 1619 Project

A New Origin Story

Book - 2021

An impressive cast of historians, journalists, poets, novelists, and cultural critics deliver a sweeping study of the “unparalleled impact” of African slavery on American society. An impressive cast of historians, journalists, poets, novelists, and cultural critics deliver a sweeping study of the “unparalleled impact” of African slavery on American society. Show less

An impressive cast of historians, journalists, poets, novelists, and cultural critics deliver a sweeping study of the “unparalleled impact” of African slavery on American society. An impressive cast of historians, journalists, poets, novelists, and cultural critics deliver a sweeping study of the “unparalleled impact” of African slavery on American society. Show less

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Four Hundred Souls

Four Hundred Souls

A Community History of African America, 1619-2019

Book - 2021

An engrossing anthology of essays, biographical sketches, and poems by Black writers tracing the history of the African American experience from the arrival of the first slaves in 1619 to the rise of the Black Lives Matter movement. An engrossing anthology of essays, biographical sketches, and poems by Black writers tracing the history of the African American experience from the arrival of the first slaves in 1619 to the rise of the Black Lives Matter movement. Show less

An engrossing anthology of essays, biographical sketches, and poems by Black writers tracing the history of the African American experience from the arrival of the first slaves in 1619 to the rise of the Black Lives Matter movement. An engrossing anthology of essays, biographical sketches, and poems by Black writers tracing the history of the African American experience from the arrival of the first slaves in 1619 to the rise of the Black Lives Matter movement. Show less

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Until I Am Free

Until I Am Free

Fannie Lou Hamer's Enduring Message to America

by Blain, Keisha N.

eBook - 2021

A celebration of the life of Fannie Lou Hamer (1917-1977), a disabled, working-class, Black civil rights activist whose legacy continues to influence the world’s most groundbreaking movements for human rights. A celebration of the life of Fannie Lou Hamer (1917-1977), a disabled, working-class, Black civil rights activist whose legacy continues to influence the world’s most groundbreaking movements for human rights. Show less

A celebration of the life of Fannie Lou Hamer (1917-1977), a disabled, working-class, Black civil rights activist whose legacy continues to influence the world’s most groundbreaking movements for human rights. A celebration of the life of Fannie Lou Hamer (1917-1977), a disabled, working-class, Black civil rights activist whose legacy continues to influence the world’s most groundbreaking movements for human rights. Show less

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Black Birds in the Sky

Black Birds in the Sky

The Story and Legacy of the 1921 Tulsa Race Massacre

by Colbert, Brandy

eBook - 2021

In compassionate but unflinching prose, Colbert (The Only Black Girls in Town) recounts the events of the Tulsa Race Massacre, the intentional and violent destruction of a thriving Black community in Tulsa, Okla., on Memorial Day 1921. In compassionate but unflinching prose, Colbert (The Only Black Girls in Town) recounts the events of the Tulsa Race Massacre, the intentional and violent destruction of a thriving Black community in Tulsa, Okla., on Memorial Day 1921. Show less

In compassionate but unflinching prose, Colbert (The Only Black Girls in Town) recounts the events of the Tulsa Race Massacre, the intentional and violent destruction of a thriving Black community in Tulsa, Okla., on Memorial Day 1921. In compassionate but unflinching prose, Colbert (The Only Black Girls in Town) recounts the events of the Tulsa Race Massacre, the intentional and violent destruction of a thriving Black community in Tulsa, Okla., on Memorial Day 1921. Show less

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How the Word Is Passed

How the Word Is Passed

A Reckoning With the History of Slavery Across America

by Smith, Clint

Book - 2021

Beginning in his hometown of New Orleans, Clint Smith leads the reader on an unforgettable tour of monuments and landmarks - those that are honest about t...Show more Beginning in his hometown of New Orleans, Clint Smith leads the reader on an unforgettable tour of monuments and landmarks - those that are honest about the past and those that are not - that offer an intergenerational story of how slavery has been central in shaping our nation's collective history, and ourselves. Show less

Beginning in his hometown of New Orleans, Clint Smith leads the reader on an unforgettable tour of monuments and landmarks - those that are honest about t...Show more Beginning in his hometown of New Orleans, Clint Smith leads the reader on an unforgettable tour of monuments and landmarks - those that are honest about the past and those that are not - that offer an intergenerational story of how slavery has been central in shaping our nation's collective history, and ourselves. Show less

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The Sword and the Shield

The Sword and the Shield

The Revolutionary Lives of Malcolm X and Martin Luther King Jr

by Joseph, Peniel E.

Book - 2020

A dual biography of Malcolm X and Martin Luther King that transforms our understanding of the twentieth century's most iconic African American leaders. A dual biography of Malcolm X and Martin Luther King that transforms our understanding of the twentieth century's most iconic African American leaders. Show less

A dual biography of Malcolm X and Martin Luther King that transforms our understanding of the twentieth century's most iconic African American leaders. A dual biography of Malcolm X and Martin Luther King that transforms our understanding of the twentieth century's most iconic African American leaders. Show less

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Workers on Arrival

Workers on Arrival

Black Labor in the Making of America

by Trotter, Joe William

Book - 2019

A professor, author and Director of the Center for African American Urban Studies and the Economy at Carnegie Mellon refutes the perceptions of the black ...Show more A professor, author and Director of the Center for African American Urban Studies and the Economy at Carnegie Mellon refutes the perceptions of the black working class as "takers" and "liabilities" by highlighting their vast and remarkable contributions to America. Show less

A professor, author and Director of the Center for African American Urban Studies and the Economy at Carnegie Mellon refutes the perceptions of the black ...Show more A professor, author and Director of the Center for African American Urban Studies and the Economy at Carnegie Mellon refutes the perceptions of the black working class as "takers" and "liabilities" by highlighting their vast and remarkable contributions to America. Show less

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A Bound Woman Is A Dangerous Thing

A Bound Woman Is A Dangerous Thing

The Incarceration of African American Women From Harriet Tubman to Sandra Bland

by Hill, DaMaris B.

Book - 2019

From Harriet Tubman all the way to Black Lives Matter, an unflinching history and searing narrative honors the experiences of black women freedom fighters who have braved violence, scorn, despair and isolation in order to lodge their protests. From Harriet Tubman all the way to Black Lives Matter, an unflinching history and searing narrative honors the experiences of black women freedom fighters who have braved violence, scorn, despair and isolation in order to lodge their protests. Show less

From Harriet Tubman all the way to Black Lives Matter, an unflinching history and searing narrative honors the experiences of black women freedom fighters who have braved violence, scorn, despair and isolation in order to lodge their protests. From Harriet Tubman all the way to Black Lives Matter, an unflinching history and searing narrative honors the experiences of black women freedom fighters who have braved violence, scorn, despair and isolation in order to lodge their protests. Show less

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The Desegregation of Public Libraries in the Jim Crow South

The Desegregation of Public Libraries in the Jim Crow South

Civil Rights and Local Activism

by Wiegand, Wayne A.

Book - 2018

This study adds a new chapter to the history of civil rights activism in the mid-twentieth century and celebrates the resolve of community activists as it...Show more This study adds a new chapter to the history of civil rights activism in the mid-twentieth century and celebrates the resolve of community activists as it weaves the account of racial discrimination in public libraries through the national narrative of the civil rights movement. Show less

This study adds a new chapter to the history of civil rights activism in the mid-twentieth century and celebrates the resolve of community activists as it...Show more This study adds a new chapter to the history of civil rights activism in the mid-twentieth century and celebrates the resolve of community activists as it weaves the account of racial discrimination in public libraries through the national narrative of the civil rights movement. Show less

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The Heavens Might Crack

The Heavens Might Crack

The Death and Legacy of Martin Luther King, Jr

by Sokol, Jason

Book - 2018

Traces the diverse responses, both in America and throughout the world, following the assassination of Martin Luther King in 1968, and describes a country coming to terms with an act of shocking violence. Traces the diverse responses, both in America and throughout the world, following the assassination of Martin Luther King in 1968, and describes a country coming to terms with an act of shocking violence. Show less

Traces the diverse responses, both in America and throughout the world, following the assassination of Martin Luther King in 1968, and describes a country coming to terms with an act of shocking violence. Traces the diverse responses, both in America and throughout the world, following the assassination of Martin Luther King in 1968, and describes a country coming to terms with an act of shocking violence. Show less

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The Heritage

The Heritage

Black Athletes, A Divided America, and the Politics of Patriotism

by Bryant, Howard

Book - 2018

Traces the history of the athlete activist, detailing the challenges historical and present day athletes face and how the relationship between sports and politics has always been more complicated for Black athletes. Traces the history of the athlete activist, detailing the challenges historical and present day athletes face and how the relationship between sports and politics has always been more complicated for Black athletes. Show less

Traces the history of the athlete activist, detailing the challenges historical and present day athletes face and how the relationship between sports and politics has always been more complicated for Black athletes. Traces the history of the athlete activist, detailing the challenges historical and present day athletes face and how the relationship between sports and politics has always been more complicated for Black athletes. Show less

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Barracoon

Barracoon

The Story of the Last "Black Cargo"

by Hurston, Zora Neale

Book - 2018

In 1927, Zora Neale Hurston went to Plateau, Alabama, just outside Mobile, to interview eighty-six-year-old Cudjo Lewis. Of the millions of men, women, an...Show more In 1927, Zora Neale Hurston went to Plateau, Alabama, just outside Mobile, to interview eighty-six-year-old Cudjo Lewis. Of the millions of men, women, and children transported from Africa to America as slaves, Cudjo was then the only person alive to tell the story of this integral part of the nation’s history. Hurston recorded Cudjo’s firsthand account of the raid that led to his capture and bondage fifty years after the Atlantic slave trade was outlawed in the United States. Show less

In 1927, Zora Neale Hurston went to Plateau, Alabama, just outside Mobile, to interview eighty-six-year-old Cudjo Lewis. Of the millions of men, women, an...Show more In 1927, Zora Neale Hurston went to Plateau, Alabama, just outside Mobile, to interview eighty-six-year-old Cudjo Lewis. Of the millions of men, women, and children transported from Africa to America as slaves, Cudjo was then the only person alive to tell the story of this integral part of the nation’s history. Hurston recorded Cudjo’s firsthand account of the raid that led to his capture and bondage fifty years after the Atlantic slave trade was outlawed in the United States. Show less

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Glory in Their Spirit

Glory in Their Spirit

How Four Black Women Took on the Army During World War II

by Bolzenius, Sandra M.

Book - 2018

Before Rosa Parks and the March on Washington, four African American women risked their careers and freedom to defy the United States Army over segregatio...Show more Before Rosa Parks and the March on Washington, four African American women risked their careers and freedom to defy the United States Army over segregation. Promised a chance at training and skilled positions, they saw white WACs assigned to those better jobs and found themselves relegated to work as orderlies. In 1945, their strike alongside fifty other WACs captured the nation's attention and ignited passionate debates on racism, women in the military, and patriotism. Their courage pushed the segregated military to the breaking point and helped steer one of American's most powerful institutions onto a new road toward progress and justice. Show less

Before Rosa Parks and the March on Washington, four African American women risked their careers and freedom to defy the United States Army over segregatio...Show more Before Rosa Parks and the March on Washington, four African American women risked their careers and freedom to defy the United States Army over segregation. Promised a chance at training and skilled positions, they saw white WACs assigned to those better jobs and found themselves relegated to work as orderlies. In 1945, their strike alongside fifty other WACs captured the nation's attention and ignited passionate debates on racism, women in the military, and patriotism. Their courage pushed the segregated military to the breaking point and helped steer one of American's most powerful institutions onto a new road toward progress and justice. Show less

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The Classic Slave Narratives

The Classic Slave Narratives

Book - 2012

One of the foremost experts in African-American studies presents four slave narratives in which former slaves describe their experiences in captivity and portray the harsh conditions faced by the slaves in everyday life. One of the foremost experts in African-American studies presents four slave narratives in which former slaves describe their experiences in captivity and portray the harsh conditions faced by the slaves in everyday life. Show less

One of the foremost experts in African-American studies presents four slave narratives in which former slaves describe their experiences in captivity and portray the harsh conditions faced by the slaves in everyday life. One of the foremost experts in African-American studies presents four slave narratives in which former slaves describe their experiences in captivity and portray the harsh conditions faced by the slaves in everyday life. Show less

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Black Boy

Black Boy

(American Hunger) : A Record of Childhood and Youth

by Wright, Richard

Book - 2005

Black Boy is Richard Wright's powerful account of his journey from innocence to experience in the Jim Crow South. It is at once an unashamed confession an...Show more Black Boy is Richard Wright's powerful account of his journey from innocence to experience in the Jim Crow South. It is at once an unashamed confession and a profound indictment—a poignant and disturbing record of social injustice and human suffering. Show less

Black Boy is Richard Wright's powerful account of his journey from innocence to experience in the Jim Crow South. It is at once an unashamed confession an...Show more Black Boy is Richard Wright's powerful account of his journey from innocence to experience in the Jim Crow South. It is at once an unashamed confession and a profound indictment—a poignant and disturbing record of social injustice and human suffering. Show less

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Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass, An American Slave

Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass, An American Slave

by Douglass, Frederick

Book - 1997

Generally held to be the most famous piece written by a former slave, The Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass is a memoir on abolition written by ...Show more Generally held to be the most famous piece written by a former slave, The Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass is a memoir on abolition written by the famous orator. First published in 1845, it set the tone for the American abolitionist movement. The library has several different editions of this book. Show less

Generally held to be the most famous piece written by a former slave, The Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass is a memoir on abolition written by ...Show more Generally held to be the most famous piece written by a former slave, The Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass is a memoir on abolition written by the famous orator. First published in 1845, it set the tone for the American abolitionist movement. The library has several different editions of this book. Show less

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The Fire Next Time

The Fire Next Time

by Baldwin, James

Book - 1993

The powerful evocation of a childhood in Harlem that helped to galvanize the early days of the civil rights movement examines the deep consequences of racial injustice to both the individual and the body politic. The powerful evocation of a childhood in Harlem that helped to galvanize the early days of the civil rights movement examines the deep consequences of racial injustice to both the individual and the body politic. Show less

The powerful evocation of a childhood in Harlem that helped to galvanize the early days of the civil rights movement examines the deep consequences of racial injustice to both the individual and the body politic. The powerful evocation of a childhood in Harlem that helped to galvanize the early days of the civil rights movement examines the deep consequences of racial injustice to both the individual and the body politic. Show less

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The Souls of Black Folk

The Souls of Black Folk

by Du Bois, W. E. B.

Book - 2003

Personal recollections are included in a centennial edition of the thought-provoking 1903 work depicting the spirit, status, and problems of African Americans since emancipation and reflecting on the history of race and democracy in America. Personal recollections are included in a centennial edition of the thought-provoking 1903 work depicting the spirit, status, and problems of African Americans since emancipation and reflecting on the history of race and democracy in America. Show less

Personal recollections are included in a centennial edition of the thought-provoking 1903 work depicting the spirit, status, and problems of African Americans since emancipation and reflecting on the history of race and democracy in America. Personal recollections are included in a centennial edition of the thought-provoking 1903 work depicting the spirit, status, and problems of African Americans since emancipation and reflecting on the history of race and democracy in America. Show less

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Just Another Southern Town

Just Another Southern Town

Mary Church Terrell and the Struggle for Racial Justice in the Nation's Capital

by Quigley, Joan

Book - 2016

Through the prism of Terrell's story, Quigley reassesses Washington's relationship to civil rights history, bringing to life a pivotal fight for equality ...Show more Through the prism of Terrell's story, Quigley reassesses Washington's relationship to civil rights history, bringing to life a pivotal fight for equality that erupted five years before Rosa Parks refused to move to the back of a Montgomery bus and a decade before the student sit-in movement rocked segregated lunch counters across the South. Show less

Through the prism of Terrell's story, Quigley reassesses Washington's relationship to civil rights history, bringing to life a pivotal fight for equality ...Show more Through the prism of Terrell's story, Quigley reassesses Washington's relationship to civil rights history, bringing to life a pivotal fight for equality that erupted five years before Rosa Parks refused to move to the back of a Montgomery bus and a decade before the student sit-in movement rocked segregated lunch counters across the South. Show less

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A More Beautiful and Terrible History

A More Beautiful and Terrible History

The Uses and Misuses of Civil Rights History

by Theoharis, Jeanne

Book - 2018

Examines the accepted narrative of the civil rights movement to reveal the myths and fables that diminish its scope, and reveals the diversity of activists and the immense barriers and repression they faced. Examines the accepted narrative of the civil rights movement to reveal the myths and fables that diminish its scope, and reveals the diversity of activists and the immense barriers and repression they faced. Show less

Examines the accepted narrative of the civil rights movement to reveal the myths and fables that diminish its scope, and reveals the diversity of activists and the immense barriers and repression they faced. Examines the accepted narrative of the civil rights movement to reveal the myths and fables that diminish its scope, and reveals the diversity of activists and the immense barriers and repression they faced. Show less

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The Bone and Sinew of the Land

The Bone and Sinew of the Land

America's Forgotten Black Pioneers and the Struggle for Equality

by Cox, Anna-Lisa

Book - 2018

A revealing story of America's black pioneers discusses how thousands of free African Americans build hundreds of settlements in the Northern Territory, where slavery was banned and equal voting rights to all men were guaranteed. A revealing story of America's black pioneers discusses how thousands of free African Americans build hundreds of settlements in the Northern Territory, where slavery was banned and equal voting rights to all men were guaranteed. Show less

A revealing story of America's black pioneers discusses how thousands of free African Americans build hundreds of settlements in the Northern Territory, where slavery was banned and equal voting rights to all men were guaranteed. A revealing story of America's black pioneers discusses how thousands of free African Americans build hundreds of settlements in the Northern Territory, where slavery was banned and equal voting rights to all men were guaranteed. Show less

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The Black Bruins

The Black Bruins

The Remarkable Lives of UCLA's Jackie Robinson, Woody Strode, Tom Bradley, Kenny Washington, and Ray Bartlett

by Johnson, James W.

Book - 2017

The Black Bruins chronicles the inspirational lives of five African American athletes who faced racial discrimination as teammates at UCLA in the late 193...Show more The Black Bruins chronicles the inspirational lives of five African American athletes who faced racial discrimination as teammates at UCLA in the late 1930s. Fewer than a dozen major colleges had black players on their rosters. This rejection of the “gentleman’s agreement,” which kept teams from fielding black players against all-white teams, inspired black Angelinos and the African American press to adopt the teammates as their own. Show less

The Black Bruins chronicles the inspirational lives of five African American athletes who faced racial discrimination as teammates at UCLA in the late 193...Show more The Black Bruins chronicles the inspirational lives of five African American athletes who faced racial discrimination as teammates at UCLA in the late 1930s. Fewer than a dozen major colleges had black players on their rosters. This rejection of the “gentleman’s agreement,” which kept teams from fielding black players against all-white teams, inspired black Angelinos and the African American press to adopt the teammates as their own. Show less

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True South

True South

Henry Hampton and Eyes on the Prize, the Landmark Television Series That Reframed the Civil Rights Movement

by Else, Jon

Book - 2017

Presents the inside story of the making of one of the most important and influential TV shows in history and of its legacy as the film that reframed the entire history of the Civil Rights movement permanently. Presents the inside story of the making of one of the most important and influential TV shows in history and of its legacy as the film that reframed the entire history of the Civil Rights movement permanently. Show less

Presents the inside story of the making of one of the most important and influential TV shows in history and of its legacy as the film that reframed the entire history of the Civil Rights movement permanently. Presents the inside story of the making of one of the most important and influential TV shows in history and of its legacy as the film that reframed the entire history of the Civil Rights movement permanently. Show less

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The Color of Law

The Color of Law

A Forgotten History of How Our Government Segregated America

by Rothstein, Richard

Book - 2017

A groundbreaking history arguing that laws and policies created by local, state, and federal government deliberately promoted segregation in metropolitan areas during the twentieth century, creating long-lasting consequences. A groundbreaking history arguing that laws and policies created by local, state, and federal government deliberately promoted segregation in metropolitan areas during the twentieth century, creating long-lasting consequences. Show less

A groundbreaking history arguing that laws and policies created by local, state, and federal government deliberately promoted segregation in metropolitan areas during the twentieth century, creating long-lasting consequences. A groundbreaking history arguing that laws and policies created by local, state, and federal government deliberately promoted segregation in metropolitan areas during the twentieth century, creating long-lasting consequences. Show less

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Black Broadway

Black Broadway

African Americans on the Great White Way

by Lane, Stewart F.

Book - 2015

Black Broadway provides an entertaining, poignant history of a Broadway of which few are aware. By focusing a spotlight on both performers long forgotten and on those whom we still hold dear, this unique book offers a story well worth telling. Black Broadway provides an entertaining, poignant history of a Broadway of which few are aware. By focusing a spotlight on both performers long forgotten and on those whom we still hold dear, this unique book offers a story well worth telling. Show less

Black Broadway provides an entertaining, poignant history of a Broadway of which few are aware. By focusing a spotlight on both performers long forgotten and on those whom we still hold dear, this unique book offers a story well worth telling. Black Broadway provides an entertaining, poignant history of a Broadway of which few are aware. By focusing a spotlight on both performers long forgotten and on those whom we still hold dear, this unique book offers a story well worth telling. Show less

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