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1) Baldwin's Harlem: a biography of James Baldwin

Author

Boyd, Herb

Language

English

Formats

Book, eAudiobook

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A portrait of the iconic author offers insight into Baldwin's connection to the city of Harlem, from his relationship with poet laureate Countee Cullen and student writings at Frederick Douglass Junior High to his diverse views on Harlem's community life.

2) Simeon's story: an eyewitness account of the kidnapping of Emmett Till

Author

Wright, Simeon

Language

English

Formats

Book, eBook

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Documents the 1955 kidnapping and murder of teenage Emmett Till as remembered by his cousin, sharing descriptions of life in period Mississippi and how the ensuing murder trial became a catalyst for the civil rights movement.

3) We shall overcome

Author

Boyd, Herb

Publisher

Sourcebooks

Pub. Date

[2004]

Language

English

4) The former Portuguese colonies: Angola, Mozambique, Guinea-Bissau, Cape Verde, Sao Tome, and Principe

Author

Boyd, Herb

Series

First book

Publisher

F. Watts

Pub. Date

1981.

Language

English

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Background and up-to-date facts and figures about six African countries.

5) Martin Luther King, Jr

Author

Boyd, Herb

Series

Heinle reading library. Biography collection
Heroes of America

Publisher

Baronet Books

Pub. Date

[1996]

Language

English

6) Autobiography of a people: three centuries of African American history told by those who lived it

Publisher

Doubleday

Pub. Date

2000.

Language

English

7) The Harlem reader: a celebration of New York's most famous neighborhood, from the Renaissance years to the Twenty-first century

Publisher

Three Rivers Press

Pub. Date

2003.

Language

English

8) Race and resistance: African Americans in the twenty-first century

Publisher

South End Press

Pub. Date

[2002]

Language

English

9) The gentle giant: the autobiography of Yusef Lateef

Author

Lateef, Yusef

Publisher

Morton Books

Pub. Date

[2006]

Language

English

10) Brotherman: the odyssey of black men in America

Publisher

One World

Pub. Date

1995.

Language

English

11) By any means necessary: Malcolm X-- real, not reinvented : critical conversations on Manning Marable's biography of Malcolm X

Publisher

Third World Press

Pub. Date

2012.

Language

English

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"By Any Means Necessary editors--Herb Boyd, Ron Daniels, Maulana Karenga and Haki Madhubuti--are in unison when stating: 'Our purpose here with this collection is to continue, and to expand, the debate arising from Marable's biography.'"--Back cover.

12) Afrofuturism: a history of black futures

Publisher

Smithsonian Books

Pub. Date

[2023]

Language

English

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"This illustrated companion book to an upcoming Smithsonian exhibition explores the power of Afrofuturism to reclaim the past and reimagine Black futures"--

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Herb Boyd

1) Baldwin's Harlem: a biography of James Baldwin

2) Simeon's story: an eyewitness account of the kidnapping of Emmett Till

3) We shall overcome

4) The former Portuguese colonies: Angola, Mozambique, Guinea-Bissau, Cape Verde, Sao Tome, and Principe

5) Martin Luther King, Jr

6) Autobiography of a people: three centuries of African American history told by those who lived it

7) The Harlem reader: a celebration of New York's most famous neighborhood, from the Renaissance years to the Twenty-first century

8) Race and resistance: African Americans in the twenty-first century

9) The gentle giant: the autobiography of Yusef Lateef

10) Brotherman: the odyssey of black men in America

11) By any means necessary: Malcolm X-- real, not reinvented : critical conversations on Manning Marable's biography of Malcolm X

12) Afrofuturism: a history of black futures