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African Americans Biography Banneker, Benjamin 1731-1806 Blacks Blacks Biography Carby family Clocks and watches Design and construction Great Britain Colonies Emigration and immigration History Jamaicans Great Britain History 20th century Religious adherents Slavery Jamaica HistoryWilson, Jamia
Summary: "Join us on a journey across borders, through time and even through space to meet 52 icons of color from the past and present in a celebration of achievement. Meet figureheads, leaders, and pioneers such as Martin Luther King Jr., Nelson Mandela, and Rosa Parks, as well as cultural trailblazers and sporting heroes, including Stevie Wonder, Oprah Winfrey, and Serena Williams. Discover how their...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Wide Eyed Editions 2018
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 920 WILDiakité, Jason Timbuktu
Summary: Born to interracial American parents in Sweden, Jason Diakité grew up between worlds--part Swedish, American, black, white, Cherokee, Slovak, and German, riding a delicate cultural and racial divide. It was a no-man's-land that left him in constant search of self. Even after his hip-hop career took off, Jason fought to unify a complex system of family roots that branched across continents,...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Amazon Crossing 2020
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 782.42 DIAAdler, David A.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Holiday House 1994
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1 available in Stacks, Call number: JB ROBINSON ADLSummary: Presents more than 40 selections from interviews with former slaves conducted in the 1930s by the Works Progress Administration that highlight different aspects of slave life, including work, abuse, living conditions, and emancipation.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Bulfinch Press 2002
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 920 UNCColes, Robert.
Summary: Capturing the courage of a little girl facing racism and hatred alone, the true story of Ruby Bridges reveals how she helped shape American history as the first African American child sent to first grade in a white school.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Scholastic 1995
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 921 BRICopies Available at Peninsula
1 available in Juvenile, Call number: JB BRIDGES COLGoodwin, Robert
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Publisher / Publication Date: HarperCollins 2008
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 970.01 DORANTES, ESTEBAN GOODowning, Antonio Michael
Summary: "Blending mythology and memory, Saga Boy follows a young Black immigrant's vibrant personal metamorphosis"-- Growing up as a willful boy in a tiny village in the tropical forests of Trinidad, Downing was steeped in the legacies of his scattered family, the vibrant culture of the island, and the weight of its colonial history. Following his grandmother's death, he was sent to live with his...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Milkweed Editions 2021
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 921 DOWNING, ANTONIO MICHAEL DOWKhanga, Yelena.
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Publisher / Publication Date: W.W. Norton 1992
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 920 KHAEllison, Katie
Summary: "Bob Marley was a reggae superstar who is considered to be one of the most influential musicians of all time. Born in rural Jamaica, this musician and songwriter began his career with his band, The Wailing Wailers, in 1963. The Wailers went on to spread the gospel of reggae music around the globe. Bob's distinctive style and dedication to his Rastafari beliefs became a rallying cry for the poor...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Grosset & Dunlap, an imprint of Penguin Random House 2017
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Summary: The son of a white German nurse and a wealthy Liberian, Massaquoi describes his experiences and survival in Nazi Germany at a time when being different often meant death.
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Publisher / Publication Date: W. Morrow 1999
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 921 MASMandela, Winnie.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Norton 1985
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 968 MANMathabane, Mark.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Simon & Schuster 1998
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 921 MATHABANE, MARK MATFlack, Roberta
Summary: "Legendary singer Roberta Flack reflects on her early childhood and her love of music"--
Format: sound recording-nonmusical
Publisher / Publication Date: [Library Ideas, LLC] 2024
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Summary: "A collective biography of the top 10 running backs, both past and present, which includes accounts of game action, career statistics, and more"--Provided by publisher.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Enslow Publishers 2011
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Summary: "Benjamin Banneker is known and admired for his work in science, mathematics, and astronomy. He was born free at a time in America, 1731, when most African Americans were slaves. At the age of 22 he built a strike clock based on his own drawings and using a pocket-knife"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Sleeping Bear Press 2016
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 921 BANBlais, Madeleine
Summary: "In the 1970s, Madeleine Blais' in-laws purchased a vacation house on Martha's Vineyard for the exorbitant sum of $80,000. 2.2 miles down a poorly marked, one lane dirt road, the house was better termed a shack--it had no electricity, no modern plumbing, the roof leaked, and mice had invaded the walls. It was perfect. Sitting on Tisbury Great Pond--well-stocked with oysters and crab for foraged...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Atlantic Monthly Press 2017
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 921 BLAIS, MADELEINE BLASummary: From award-winning director/producer Peter Kunhardt, King in the Wilderness follows Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. during the volatile last three years of his life, from the passage of the Voting Rights Act in 1965 to his assassination in April 1968. Drawing on revelatory stories from his inner circle of friends, the film provides a clear window into the civil rights leader's character, showing...
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2020
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1 available in E-TV DVDs, Call number: DVD E-TV KINCarby, Hazel V.
Summary: "A haunting and evocative history of British empire, told through one woman's family story 'Where are you from?' Hazel Carby was continually asked as a girl, at a time when being Black and being British was understood to be an impossibility. To answer that question properly, eminent scholar Hazel Carby finds she needs to trace not just the family history of her Jamaican father and her Welsh...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Verso 2019