DeAngelis, Gina.

Summary: Explains the events leading up to the formation of the Massachusetts 54th, a regiment of free blacks, and its participation in the Civil War. Sidebars include quotations from leaders of the time and facts about African American soldiers.

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Bridgestone Books 2003

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1 available in Juvenile, Call number: J 973.7 DEA

Calbreath, Dean

Summary: "From his noble childhood in the kingdom of Borno to being kidnapped into slavery, the inspiring life-story of Nicholas Said is an epic journey that takes him from Africa and the Ottoman Empire through Czarist Russia and, finally, to heroic acclaim in the American Civil War"--

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Pegasus Books 2023

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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 921 SAID, NICHOLAS CAL

Firme, Tom

Summary: "Learn about the history of World War II (1938-1945) on the European and North African fronts in this volume of History Summarized. Each volume in this series concisely surveys a major historical event or interrelated series of events or a major cultural, economic, political, or social movement." -- Back cover.

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: World Book, Inc. 2018

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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 940.54 FIR

Summary: "For too long, African Americans have been left out of the story of the nation's founding, their voices absent from the memory and celebration of the creation of the American republic. Black Writers of the Founding Era--by far the richest and most expansive anthology of its kind ever assembled--restores these voices. The writings gathered here reveal the complexity and dynamism of African...

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: The Library of America 2023

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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 810.9 BLA

Mandela, Nelson

Summary: Dare Not Linger is the story of Mandela’s presidential years, drawing heavily on the memoir he began to write as he prepared to leave office, but was unable to finish. Now the acclaimed South African writer Mandla Langa has completed the task, using Mandela’s unfinished draft, detailed notes that Mandela made as events were unfolding, and a wealth of unseen archival material. With a prologue by...

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Farrar, Straus and Giroux 2017

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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 921 MANDELA, NELSON MAN

VanHecke, Susan.

Summary: Tells of the Civil War's first contraband camp that began when three escaped slaves were granted protection at a Union-held fort, prompting runaway slaves to seek freedom there and build the country's first African American community.

Format: sound recording-nonmusical

Publisher / Publication Date: Recorded Books 2014

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1 available in Multi-Media Kits, Call number: KIT J ORANGE UND

Contents: We have it in Africa -- Oba Adele -- The wind in a frolic (Nigerian Union Rhythm Group) -- Iku Koni Payin -- Ibikunle Alakija (Ayinde Bakare & his Meranda Orchestra) -- Omo Laso -- Calabar-O -- Emi Wa Wa Lowo Re -- Iwa d'Arekere -- Ominira -- The memorial of Chief J.K. Randle (Nigerian Union Rhythm Group) -- Mofi Ajobi Seyin -- Unity ; Oratido Soso (Nigerian Union Rhythm Group) -- Ayami -- Oba...

Format: sound recording-musical

Publisher / Publication Date: Honest Jons Records 2006

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Lineberry, Cate

Summary: Be Free or Die is a compelling narrative that illuminates Robert Smalls’ amazing journey from slave to Union hero and ultimately United States Congressman. It also gives fascinating insight and knowledge into the country's first efforts to help newly freed slaves while also illustrating the many struggles and achievements of African Americans during the war.

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: St. Martin's Press 2017

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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 921 SMALLS, ROBERT LIN

Willis, Deborah

Summary: Though both the Union and Confederate armies excluded African American men from their initial calls to arms, many of the men who eventually served were black. Simultaneously, photography culture blossomed--marking the Civil War as the first conflict to be extensively documented through photographs. In The Black Civil War Soldier, Deb Willis explores the crucial role of photography in...

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: New York University Press 2021

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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 973.7 WIL

Bales, Richard

Contents: The American Army (military quickstep) (3:13) -- Tenting on the old camp ground (4:01) -- The battle cry of freedom (2:29) -- Aura Lea (3:44) -- The invalid corps (2:27) -- Just before the battle, Mother (4:45) -- The field at Gettysburg ; The Gettysburg address ; The President's hymn (6:09) -- The vacant chair (4:29) -- Medley: Abraham Lincoln's funeral march ; Taps (1862) ; The President's...

Format: sound recording-musical

Publisher / Publication Date: Sony Music Special Products 1992

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1 available in Compact Audio Disc, Call number: CD FOLK BAL

Contents: 7: Calypso, palm-wine, mento, joropo, string band. Sons and daughters of Africa / Lord Beginner -- Royal wedding / The Lion -- The hydrogen bomb / The Mighty Terror -- Modern telephone / Dai Dai Simba -- Wa sise / Willie Payne, the Starlight Tempos -- The emperor of Africa / The Mighty Terror -- Bongo man / Louise Bennett -- My handy man / Marie Bryant -- Tortoise mambo / Nigerian Union Rhythm...

Format: sound recording-musical

Publisher / Publication Date: 2019

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1 available in Compact Audio Disc, Call number: CD INTERNATIONAL/WORLDBEAT LON