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With His Pistol in His Hand: A B...
Gregorio Cortez Lira, a ranchhand of Mexican parentage, was virtually unknown until one summer day in 1901 when he and a Texas sheriff, pistols in hand, blazed away at each other after a misunderst...
Ancestors: 900 Years in the Life...
A ChineseAmerican journalist traces his family roots back nine hundred years, from the twelfth century to the present, in a personal genealogical guest that parallels the political and social histo...
The Concubines Children Chong, D...
Carefully balancing cool observation and compassion, Chong writes extraordinary history and gives voice to the Chinese immigrant experienceALA Booklist ISBN10: 0140254277 ISBN13: 9780140254273 Mat...
Black Churches in Texas: A Guide...
Churches play a vital role in African American culture, and not just as houses of worship They also stand at the center of the political, educational, and social lives of black AmericansIn Black Ch...
Outside the Magic Circle: The Au...
Virginia Foster Durr is the daughter of a Presbyterian minister, and she was raised in Birmingham during the early years of this century She attended Wellesley for two years, until her familys circ...
Uncle Toms Cabin Leather, Limite...
Illustrated by Thomas Allen The 100 Greatest Masterpieces of American Literature ISBN10: B000Z0JH90 ISBN13: 978B000Z0JH95 Material Type: hardcover
The Dreamkeepers: Successful Tea...
Education, like electricity, needs a conduit, a teacher, through which to transmit its power ie, the discovery and continuity of information, knowledge, wisdom, experience, and culture Through the ...
Black Lies Matter: Why Lies Matt...
In Chicago aka Chiraq, the first ten days of 2016 yielded 120 people shot Baltimores 2015 ended as its bloodiest and deadliest year on a percapita basis In 2014, Detroits police chief called upon ...
Under the Influence: Tracing the...
From the trickedout rides they drive, technology they adopt, and brands they wear to the beverages they drink, music they listen to, and language they speak, the HipHop generation influences brands...
This Mothers Daughter Brady, Nel...
For a long time I didnt think that I was loved at all I thought because I am not loved, I am therefore unworthy of being loved I know now that thats not true I know that Earline loved us in the way...
From Slave to Statesman: The Leg...
This is the story of the other Houston, Joshua, the slave of Margaret Lea until she married Sam Houston and moved to Texas in 1840 Joshua was unique among slaves: he was taught to read and write, a...
Uncle Toms cabin, or, Life among...
Book ISBN10: 0895773678 ISBN13: 9780895773678 Material Type: hardcover
African American History in New ...
Although their total numbers in New Mexico were never large, blacks arrived with Spanish explorers and settlers and played active roles in the history of the territory and state Here, Bruce Glasrud...
Like Men of War [Hardcover] Trud...
Noah Andre Trudeaus past three books garnered him recognition as one of Americas most respected Civil War historians Now, in Like Men of War, he focuses on AfricanAmerican soldiers in the Union arm...
Rising Tide: The Great Mississip...
A New York Times Notable Book of the Year, winner of the Southern Book Critics Circle Award and the Lillian Smith AwardAn American epic of science, politics, race, honor, high society, and the Miss...
Heart Full of Grace Johnson, Venice
A treasury of the centuriesold wisdom of black people draws on the traditions of Africa and African Americans, as well as on the work of contemporary black figures, in an illustrated collection of ...
Uncle Toms Cabin: Or, Life Among...
About the AuthorHarriet Beecher Stowe 18111896 was born in Litchfield, Connecticut, daughter of the Reverend Lyman Beecher of the local Congregational Church In 1832, the family moved to Cincinnati...
The Trouble They Seen: Black Peo...
Documents, letters, and journal entries record the impact of Reconstruction on the South and the social, political, economic, educational, and cultural changes affecting blacks ISBN10: 0385080077 ...
Sing for Your Life: A Story of R...
The New York Times bestseller about a young black mans journey from violence and despair to the threshold of stardom: A beautiful tribute to the power of good teachers Terry Gross, Fresh AirOne of ...
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