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By Ward, Jesmyn2017., Scribner Call No: 305.89 Fir Edition: First Scribner paperback edition. Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s)Click here to view Summary Note: A collection of eighteen essays, memoir pieces, and poems addressing race in the United States and written in response to James Baldwin's 1962 "Letter to My Nephew" in which the author lamented that 100 years after the Emancipation Proclamation, it felt like African Americans were celebrating too soon.
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c2006., University of North Carolina Call No: 305.896 07307509041 Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s)Table of contents Publisher description Summary Note: Jennifer Ritterhouse explores how individuals developed racial self-consciousness in the segregated South of the early twentieth century.
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c2013., Juvenile, Gareth Stevens Pub. Call No: 320.54 6092 Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s)View cover image provided by Mackin Series Title: Graphic history of the civil rights movementSummary Note: The story of Malcolm X, one of the most charismatic and controversial leaders of the civil rights movement, is one of courage, conviction, and personal growth. His father, an outspoken civil rights activist, instilled in him a sense of pride. After his father's murder, Malcolm got into trouble and landed in prison. There, he joined the Nation of Islam. After his release, he worked continuously to promote the rights of African Americans while his own vision of civil rights evolved. A dream of unity and brotherhood replaced his early willingness to use force. Sadly, assassins cut short his life before his dream was achieved. Using dramatic illustrations and accessible text, this graphic novel takes readers along on Malcolm's journey of courage and transformation.