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A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier |
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| Laws, Customs and Rights: Charles Hatfield and His Family, A Louisiana History
Evelyn Wilson '71 Heritage Books, 2004 In this short and fascinating read, Wilson retraces the life of Charles Hatfield, a World War II veteran whose efforts to attend segregated law schools in Louisiana helped pave the way for African Americans to study law in the state. Interesting sources, such as minutes from meetings, court documents, quotes from original sources, pictures, and related correspondence help bring Hatfield's struggles life. |
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Therapy: A Practical Guide for Communicating with Youth and Young
Adults Through Rap Music DON ELLIGAN '90 Kensington Publishing, 2004 In a clearly written, straightforward guide, Dr. Elligan explains how to reach out to today’s young people by developing an understanding their culture: why the pants have to be bigger, the lyrics raunchier, and the music raw and throbbing like their troubled world. He shows how rap artists such as Salt-n-Pepa, Outkast, Dr. Dre, and LL Cool J comment on sex, drugs, politics, society, and family, influencing urban kids in a variety of ways, from clothing to language. And he explains why the movement and the music so appeal to teenagers who use the slang and rhyming lyrics to express their emotions, challenges, and dreams, as well as to shock and exclude adults. |
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Women: Reproduction and Gender in New World Slavery JENNIFER L. MORGAN '86 University of Pennsylvania, 2004 When black women were brought from African to the New World as slaves, their value was determined by the ability to work well and bear children. Basing her research on the lives of actual African woman, Morgan examines how women’s gender identity was defined by these two “laboring” roles and how the situation of enslaved women differed considerably from that of men. |
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Ring of Dark Elves VICTORIA RANDALL '66 Universe, Inc., 2003 “In his vision Odin saw a ring, glittering and bright, a thing of great beauty and danger. And the face of a mortal man, stern and beautiful, his fair hair blowing in the wind of battle as the fire-edged sword in his hand rose and fell” So Odin, lord of the nine worlds, saw Sigurd Dragonslayer for the first time. He alone could recapture the ring of power from the cruel dragon Fafnir. In his effort to regain the ring, Odin ensnared Sigurd and the race of the Volsungs in his schemes * for if he failed, it would mean the beginning of Ragnarok, the end of all worlds Set in the savage, beautiful world of Norse legend, this is the epic quest of romance, enchantment, adventure and treachery from which Richard Wagner created his magnificent operatic cycle, The Ring of the Nibelung. William Morris said of the tale of Sigurd, “This is the great story of the North, which should be to all our race what the tale of Troy was to the Greeks.” |
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at St. AnnaJAMES McBRIDE '79 Riverhead Books, 2002 McBride offers another rumination on the consequences and penalties of a U.S. race war gone on too long. Black soldiers are fighting a double-edged war while deployed in the hills and valleys of Europe's bloody north Italian terrain. They find they must pay with their lives, and even the lives of their white commanders, to uphold the rules of engagement so entrenched at home. (Reviewed by Pamela E. Brooks) |
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in Youth Development: Visions, Realities, & ChallengesKaren Johnson Pittman ’73 and Peter L. Benson Kluwer Academic Publishers, 2001 This book includes contributions from leading researchers in the field of youth development, and addresses issues pertaining to what happens to American youth as they emerge from their pre-teen years. It is an eloquent summary of the best ways to aid youth in their social, educational, and career development. Pittman is also the author of Testing the Social Safety Net: The Impact of Changes in Support Programs during the Reagan Administration and Learning Comes to Life: An Active Learning Program for Teenagers. |
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| Come by Here Lord: Everyday Prayers for Children Cheryl Willis Hudson ’70 Just us Books, 2001 This is a collection of 18 simple and powerful prayers for children. Illustrated with realistic color photos of African American the book contains some familiar prayers from the Bible, such as the Lord’s Prayer and A Child’s Grace, as well as original prayers by the author. Hudson and her husband Wade Hudson founded Just us Books in 1988, and she has published numerous children’s books since, including Afro-Bets 123 Books (Afro-Bets Books Volume 2) (2000) and In Praise of our Fathers and our Mothers: A Black Family Treasury by Outstanding Authors and Artists (1997). Hudson was inducted into the International Literary Hall of Fame for Writers of African Descent on October 31, 2003. |
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| Philosophy of Balanced Reasoning JOSEPH OKECHUKU NZELIBE '63 1st Books Library, 2001 Every phenomenon in existence must have both a good and bad effect, says Nzelibe, who believes that we must confront the good and evil in a situation before evaluating it. This view, which he calls balanced reasoning, will help us bring about peace, he says. Nzelibe holds a doctorate in public administration. |
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Emperor's New Clothes: Biological Theories of Race at the MillenniumJOSEPH L. GRAVES, Jr. '77 Rutgers University Press, 2001 Race is a subject that has perplexed the minds, unraveled the emotions, and complicated the lives of millions of people over the last 500 years. The concept of race has a beginning, but as yet no end, because some of the forces that gave it birth are still alive and well. (Reviewed by James Millette) |
| Race and the Writing of History: Riddling
the Sphinx MAGHAN KEITA '72 Oxford University Press, 2000 Despite increased interest in the role of race in Western culture, scholars have neglected much of the 19th- and 20th-century work produced by black intellectuals. Keita examines the controversial legacy of writing history in America and offers a fresh perspective on the challenge of building new historiographies and epistemologies. He is associate professor of history and director of Africana studies at Villanova University. |
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Race and Empire: African-Americans and Cubans before the Cuban RevolutionLisa A. Brock ’79 and Digna Castenada-Fuertes Duke University Press, 1998 For many black Americans, the prominence and success of black Cubans in early efforts for independence and abolition highlighted a sense of racial identity and pride, while after U.S. intervention the suppression of Afro-Cuban aspirations created a strong interest among African-Americans concerning Cuban affairs. This collection of 11 essays traces the relations between Cubans and African-Americans from the abolitionist era to the Cuban Revolution of 1959. |
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Arrested: The Blues and Plantation Power in the Mississippi DeltaCLYDE WOODS '79 Verso, 1998 This is a reinterpretation of the two-centuries-old conflict between African American workers and the planters of the Mississippi Delta. Woods traces plantation ideology in national public policy debates from Jefferson to Clinton, using the blues as a means to examine the struggle of the workers for social and economic justice. The book includes a unique analysis of influential cultures of African American resistance. |
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| In Praise of Our Fathers and Our Mothers:
A Black Family Treasury by Outstanding Authors and Artists Complied by Wade Hudson and Cheryl Willis Hudson '70 Just Us Books, 1997 In this richly illustrated collection, 49 black authors and visual artists share the influence their fathers, mothers, and ancestors have had on their lives. The contributions include poerty, essays, interviews, paintings, and vintage and contemporary photographs. Hudson and her husband founded Just Us Books in 1988, and she has since published numerous children's books, including Bright Eyes, Brown Skin, and Hold Christmas in Your Heart. |
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| Prejudice and Racism JAMES M. JONES '63 McGraw Hill, 1997 This second edition was first published in 1972 and has numerous additions and refinements. Written from an academic viewpoint, but in an engaging and personal manner, this edition is designed for undergraduate of high school classes which discuss race relations and the progression of social structure in the United States. Jones attempts to provide evidence that the problems we face are real, and reviews promising pathways toward change. |
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Color of Water: A Black Man's Tribute to His White Mother JAMES McBRIDE '79 Riverhead Books, 1996 McBride recalls how, for a time, that response quieted in him "the color confusion" that he and each of his 11 siblings experienced at some time or another. But for James the confusion came back; confusion not only about race, but about his talents and desires and the course of his life. (Read realted article that appeared in the Summer, 1996) |
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Have This MinistryThe Rev. Gardner C. Taylor ’40 and Samuel DeWitt Proctor Judson Press, 1996 This book contains thematic essays about several different aspects of the pastor's task, and is aimed primarily at those entering the pastoral ministry. Topics include: "The Pastor's Commission," "The Pastor as Administrator," and "The Pastor as Teacher." Rev. Taylor is also the author of How Shall They Preach (1976), The Scarlet Thread (1981), and Chariots Aflame (1988). He is the recipient of 12 honorary degrees and many honors, including the 2000 Presidential Medal of Freedom, the nation's highest civilian honor. |
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| Carnival of the Old Coast LEMUEL JOHNSON '65 Africa World Press Inc., 1995 This third volume of poetry in the Sierra Leone Trilogy focuses "on the remarkably elastic features of the Sierra Leone Kiro culture's peculiar history of sactteration and regrouping." The book spans the years from the 1500s through the 1950. The late Lemuel Johnson was visiting distinguished professor of English and black studies at Oberlin in 1987. |
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| Not So Simple: The "Simple" Stories by Langston
Hughes DONNA AKIBA SULLIVAN HARPER '75 University of Missouri Press, 1995 The "Simple" stories, Langston Hughes's satirical pieces featuring Harlem's Jesse B. Semple, have been praised as Hughes's greatest contribution to American literature. Harper traces the evolution and development of Hughes's stories, examining the role of women and exploring the psychological, sociological, and literary meanings behind the Simple stories. |
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| Poetry from the Black Side DON ELLIGAN '90 Soul-ar Publishing, 1994 A collection of poetry with accompanying graphic art by the author. |
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| Dream Makers, Dream Breakers: The World of
Justice Thurgood Marshall CARL ROWAN '47 Little, Brown & Company, 1993 According to Rowan, writing a book about the life and career of Thurgood Marshall was "tantamount to trying to write the social, legal, economic, political, and moral history of this nation over most of the twentieth century." This book archives the violent years of the black migration out of the postbellum South; the frightening rise of the Ku Klux Klan; the Great Depression; two world wars; and the African American revolution that took place in our courtrooms and in the streets. The late Carl Rowan has authored several books, including an autobiography, Breaking Barriers. |
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