Summary: "All-American athlete, scholar, renowned baritone, stage actor, and social activist, Paul Robeson ... the son of an escaped slave, managed to become a top-billed movie star during the time of Jim Crow America ... his film legacy lives on and continues to speak eloquently of the long and difficult journey of a courageous and outspoken African-American."--Container.
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2007
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Summary: "Updated and revised for the first time in over a decade, the second edition of African American Almanac: 400 Years of Black Excellence is a comprehensive and inspiring book that celebrates the African American experience, highlighting the extraordinary people and their profound influence on American history. It covers a wide range of topics, including literature, art, music, the civil rights...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Visible Ink Press 2024
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1 available in New Non-fiction, Call number: 973.0496 BRAForster, Matt
Summary: "The best road guide to the Great Lakes State, completely revised and updated. From the Chicago and Territorial roads, home of a historic and scenic railroad, to the Lower Peninsula's Chain of Lakes area, Backroads & Byways of Michigan is the shortest route a visitor can take to knowing the state like a local. This fourth edition offers updated itineraries to scenic and intriguing places, like...
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Publisher / Publication Date: The Countryman Press, a division of W. W. Norton & Company 2022
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1 available in New Non-fiction, Call number: 977.4 FORCopies Available at Kingsley
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: MI 977.4 FORSummary: "The Girl Group Sound, made famous and unforgettable by acts like The Ronettes, The Shirelles, The Supremes, and The Vandellas, took over the airwaves by capturing the mix of innocence and rebellion emblematic of America in the 1960s. As songs like "Will You Love Me Tomorrow," "Then He Kissed Me," and "Be My Baby" rose to number one, Girl Groups cornered the burgeoning post-war market of...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Hachette Books 2023
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 782.42 BUTPacker, George
Summary: A National Book Award-winning author examines America's current descent into a failed state and discusses the ways we can leverage this moment to forge a new path forward that overcomes injustice, legislative paralysis, and political divides.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Farrar, Straus and Giroux 2021
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 973.93 PACSummary: The Dick Cavett Show was the late-night TV home of the biggest names in music. Cavett so enjoyed talking with Ray Charles that he had him on the show three times, including one where he was Cavett's only guest.
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: Shout! Factory 2005
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1 available in Television Series DVDs, Call number: DVD TV DICSummary: Presents documentary footage from the journey of André Gide and Marc Allégret to the Congo in French Equatorial Africa in 1925 with footage showing the lives, culture, and built environments of various groups in the region including the Baya, Sara, and Fula.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Icarus Films Home Video 2021
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1 available in Documentary DVDs, Call number: DVD DOC TRASVEC,TYLER /SVEC,JORDAN.
Summary: The nation of Grimdor has been a barren and desolate nation for thousands of years. Now hints of movement and life emerge. At the same time, Drake Thomss is discovered on the dide of a river. His memory seems to be gone, but on his hand he has a strange mark. People tell him it is a prophetic sign ushering in a new era that will transform the world. Enemies arise, and Drake finds himself on...
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Publisher / Publication Date: LULU COM 2023
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1 available in Adult- Fantasy, Call number: Fantasy SvecWalsh, Diane Renner.
Contents: History and settlement -- Archives, libraries, and societies -- Major resources.
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Publisher / Publication Date: National Genealogical Society 2007
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1 available in Genealogy, Call number: R GEN 929.3773 WALFLEETWOODS.
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Publisher / Publication Date: 1990
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1 available in Compact Audio Disc, Call number: CD VOCAL FLESINATRA, FRANK.
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Publisher / Publication Date: 1969
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Publisher / Publication Date: 1988
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1 available in Compact Audio Disc, Call number: CD VOCAL TORMacMullan, Jackie
Summary: "An oral history of basketball"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Crown Archetype 2018
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 796.323 MACCopies Available at Peninsula
1 available in Adult, Call number: 796.973 MACSepinwall, Alan
Summary: Published to coincide with the show's twentieth anniversary, this definitive oral history of The O.C., which paved the way for a new generation of iconic teen soaps, features interviews with the cast and crew and never-before-seen photos, providing a behind-the-scenes look at how the show was made--and its legacy today.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Mariner Books 2023
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 791.45 SEPBasinger, Jeanine
Summary: "The real story of Hollywood--as told by such luminaries as Steven Spielberg, Frank Capra, Katharine Hepburn, Alfred Hitchcock, Harold Lloyd, Jordan Peele, and nearly four hundred others--reveals a fresh history of the American movie industry from its beginnings to today"--Dust jacket flap.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Harper, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers 2022
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 791.4309 BASCline, David P.
Summary: "Journalists began to call the Korean War 'the Forgotten War' even before it ended. Without a doubt, the most neglected story of this already-neglected war is that of African Americans who served just two years after Harry S. Truman ordered the desegregation of the military. Twice Forgotten draws on oral histories of Black Korean War veterans to recover the story of their contributions to the...
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Publisher / Publication Date: The University of North Carolina Press 2021
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 951.904 CLIFitzgerald, Ella.
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Publisher / Publication Date: 1985
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1 available in Compact Audio Disc, Call number: CD VOCAL FITPatinkin, Mandy.
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Publisher / Publication Date: 1989
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1 available in Compact Audio Disc, Call number: CD VOCAL PATVarious Artists.
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Publisher / Publication Date: 1988
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1 available in Compact Audio Disc, Call number: CD VOCAL GOLSpalding, Esperanza
Contents: Radio song (6:32) -- Cinnamon tree (5:35) -- Crowned & kissed (4:34) -- Land of the free (1:54) -- Black gold (feat. Algebra Blessett, Lionel Loueke) (5:16) -- I can't help it (feat. Joe Lovano) (4:42) -- Hold on me (3:40) -- Vague suspicions (5:50) -- Endangered species (feat. Lalah Hathaway) (6:37) -- Let her (4:20) -- City of roses (4:35) -- Smile like that (4:17).
Format: sound recording-musical
Publisher / Publication Date: Heads Up 2012
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1 available in Compact Audio Disc, Call number: CD JAZZ SPACountry Bunny.
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Publisher / Publication Date: 1986
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Publisher / Publication Date: 1985
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1 available in Compact Audio Disc, Call number: CD VOCAL FITCooper, Caren B. (Caren Beth)
Summary: "Think you need a degree in science to contribute to important scientific discoveries? Think again. All around the world, in fields ranging from astronomy to zoology, millions of everyday people are choosing to participate in the scientific process. Working in cooperation with scientists in pursuit of information, innovation, and discovery, these volunteers are following protocols, collecting...
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Publisher / Publication Date: The Overlook Press 2016