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Freedom! the Story of the Black Panther Party
HardcoverOriginal price $19.99Original price $19.99 - Original price $19.99Original price $19.99Current price $18.99$18.99 - $18.99Current price $18.99| /Booklist Editors' Choice WINNER of the Russell Freedman Award for Non-Fiction for a Better World Knowledge is power. The secret is this. Knowledg...
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Nelson Mandela
HardcoverOriginal price $15.99 - Original price $15.99Original price $15.99$16.99$16.99 - $16.99Current price $16.99| /In this book from the critically acclaimed, multimillion-copy bestselling Little People, BIG DREAMS series, discover the incredible life of Nelson ...
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A Site of Struggle: American Art Against Anti-Black Violence
HardcoverOriginal price $42.00Original price $42.00 - Original price $42.00Original price $42.00Current price $38.99$38.99 - $38.99Current price $38.99| /An important examination of how artists have grappled with anti-Black violence and its representations from the late nineteenth century to the pres...
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Like a Bird: The Art of the American Slave Song
PaperbackOriginal price $9.99 - Original price $9.99Original price $9.99$11.99$11.99 - $11.99Current price $11.99| /Enslaved African Americans longed for freedom, and that longing took many forms—including music. Drawing on biblical imagery, slave songs both ex...
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Timelines from Black History: Leaders, Legends, Legacies
HardcoverOriginal price $19.99Original price $19.99 - Original price $19.99Original price $19.99Current price $18.99$18.99 - $18.99Current price $18.99| /Erased. Ignored. Hidden. Lost. Underappreciated. No longer. Delve into the unique, inspiring, and world-changing history of Black people. Black lea...
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African American Religion
PaperbackOriginal price $12.99 - Original price $12.99Original price $12.99$14.99$14.99 - $14.99Current price $14.99| /Since the first African American denomination was established in Philadelphia in 1818, churches have gone beyond their role as spiritual guides in ...
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Seeds of Freedom: The Peaceful Integration of Huntsville, Alabama
HardcoverOriginal price $16.99 - Original price $16.99Original price $16.99$16.99$16.99 - $16.99Current price $16.99| /Explore a little-known story of the civil rights movement, in which black and white citizens in one Alabama city worked together nonviolently to ...
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ABC Black History and Me: An Inspirational Journey Through Black History, from A to Z
Board BookOriginal price $16.99 - Original price $16.99Original price $16.99$16.99$16.99 - $16.99Current price $16.99| /ABC Black History and Me presents 26 historical concepts, events, and people--from A to Z--that are important in Black American history. From A is...
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We March
PaperbackOriginal price $9.99 - Original price $9.99Original price $9.99$11.99$11.99 - $11.99Current price $11.99| /On August 28, 1963, a remarkable event took place—more than 250,000 people gathered in our nation's capital to participate in the March on Washin...
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Evicted!: The Struggle for the Right to Vote
HardcoverOriginal price $18.99 - Original price $18.99Original price $18.99$18.99$18.99 - $18.99Current price $18.99| /Shortlist, Goddard Riverside/CBC Young People's Book Prize for Social Justice This critical civil rights book for middle-graders examines the littl...
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Africana: An Encyclopedia of an Amazing Continent
HardcoverOriginal price $30.00Original price $30.00 - Original price $30.00Original price $30.00Current price $25.99$25.99 - $25.99Current price $25.99| /Discover the incredible history and diversity of the African continent in all its splendour with this beautifully illustrated and fact-filled encyc...
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Self-Taught: African American Education in Slavery and Freedom
PaperbackOriginal price $32.50 - Original price $32.50Original price $32.50$42.99$42.99 - $42.99Current price $42.99| /In this previously untold story of African American self-education, Heather Andrea Williams moves across time to examine African Americans' relatio...
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Remember Their Sacrifice: Stories of Unheralded Athletes of Color
HardcoverOriginal price $35.00 - Original price $35.00Original price $35.00$49.99$49.99 - $49.99Current price $49.99| /An invaluable and inspiring compilation that shines a light on unsung athletes of color. Sports have long been used as a vehicle for change, as a w...
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Seeking Freedom: The Untold Story of Fortress Monroe and the Ending of Slavery in America
HardcoverOriginal price $18.99 - Original price $18.99Original price $18.99$18.99$18.99 - $18.99Current price $18.99| /In this dramatic Civil War story, a courageous enslaved fugitive teams with a cunning Union general to save a Union fort from the Confederates-and ...
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Rock, Rosetta, Rock! Roll, Rosetta, Roll!: Presenting Sister Rosetta Tharpe, the Godmother of Rock & Roll
HardcoverOriginal price $18.99 - Original price $18.99Original price $18.99$18.99$18.99 - $18.99Current price $18.99| /"A profile as bold and vivacious as the singer herself." --Kirkus (starred review)"Terrific for all collections that want to inspire the musically ...
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Black Mercuries: African American Athletes, Race, and the Modern Olympic Games
HardcoverOriginal price $38.00 - Original price $38.00Original price $38.00$50.99$50.99 - $50.99Current price $50.99| /"An essential source on African American athletes and Olympic history." --Booklist, Starred Review This book chronicles the struggles and triumphs ...
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We Will Win the Day: The Civil Rights Movement, the Black Athlete, and the Quest for Equality
PaperbackOriginal price $24.95Original price $24.95 - Original price $24.95Original price $24.95Current price $22.99$22.99 - $22.99Current price $22.99| /In this exceedingly timely book, Louis Moore looks at the history of Black activist athletes and the important role of the Black community in insis...
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1968 (Exploring Civil Rights: The Rise)
HardcoverOriginal price $32.00Original price $32.00 - Original price $32.00Original price $32.00Current price $30.99$30.99 - $30.99Current price $30.99| /Learn about the key events of the civil rights movement in the latest installment of this exciting and informative series.The year 1968 was one of ...
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Art of Mesoamerica: From Olmec to Aztec
PaperbackOriginal price $26.95Original price $26.95 - Original price $26.95Original price $26.95Current price $23.99$23.99 - $23.99Current price $23.99| /Mary Ellen Miller’s rich visual and scholarly survey of pre-Hispanic art and architecture, including the most recent archaeological finds. Expand...
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Swish!: The Slam-Dunking, Alley-Ooping, High-Flying Harlem Globetrotters
HardcoverOriginal price $17.99 - Original price $17.99Original price $17.99$17.99$17.99 - $17.99Current price $17.99| /The true story of the high-flying Harlem Globetrotters -- the team that changed basketball forever. In this book you will find one-finger ball-spin...
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With Books and Bricks: How Booker T. Washington Built a School
HardcoverOriginal price $17.99 - Original price $17.99Original price $17.99$17.99$17.99 - $17.99Current price $17.99| /Booker T. Washington had an incredible passion for learning. Born a slave, he taught himself to read. When the Civil War ended, Booker finally fu...
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This Far by Faith: Stories from the African American Religious Experience
PaperbackOriginal price $25.99Original price $25.99 - Original price $25.99Original price $25.99Current price $23.99$23.99 - $23.99Current price $23.99| /A companion to the PBS series, This Far by Faith isthe story of how religious faith inspired the greatest social movementin American history -- the...
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Sing, Aretha, Sing!: Aretha Franklin, Respect, and the Civil Rights Movement
HardcoverOriginal price $18.99 - Original price $18.99Original price $18.99$18.99$18.99 - $18.99Current price $18.99| /A young Aretha Franklin captivates her community with the song "Respect" during the height of the Civil Rights Movement, in this striking picture b...
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I Am Brave: A Little Book about Martin Luther King, Jr.
Board BookOriginal price $7.99 - Original price $7.99Original price $7.99$10.99$10.99 - $10.99Current price $10.99| /The littlest readers can learn about Martin Luther King, Jr., in this board book version of the New York Times bestselling Ordinary People Change t...
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