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Richard Potter: America's First Black Celebrity By John A. Hodgson Cover Image
$29.95
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Yuletide in Dixie: Slavery, Christmas, and Southern Memory By Robert E. May Cover Image
$34.95
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Stick to the Skin: African American and Black British Art, 1965-2015 By Celeste-Marie Bernier, Lubaina Himid, CBE (Foreword by) Cover Image
$89.25
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The Portland Black Panthers: Empowering Albina and Remaking a City By Lucas N. N. Burke, Judson L. Jeffries Cover Image
$136.50
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The Risen Phoenix: Black Politics in the Post-Civil War South (American South) By Luis-Alejandro Dinnella-Borrego Cover Image
$64.35
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The Key to the Door: Experiences of Early African American Students at the University of Virginia By Maurice Apprey (Editor), Shelli M. Poe (Editor) Cover Image
By Maurice Apprey (Editor), Shelli M. Poe (Editor)
$35.75
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Keep on Keeping on: The NAACP and the Implementation of Brown V. Board of Education in Virginia (Carter G. Woodson Institute) By Brian J. Daugherity Cover Image
$58.50
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The 1619 Project: A New Origin Story By Nikole Hannah-Jones (Created by), The New York Times Magazine (Created by), Caitlin Roper (Editor), Ilena Silverman (Editor), Jake Silverstein (Editor) Cover Image
By Nikole Hannah-Jones (Created by), The New York Times Magazine (Created by), Caitlin Roper (Editor), Ilena Silverman (Editor), Jake Silverstein (Editor)
$38.00
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How the Word Is Passed: A Reckoning with the History of Slavery Across America By Clint Smith Cover Image
$18.99
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Master Slave Husband Wife: An Epic Journey from Slavery to Freedom By Ilyon Woo Cover Image
$29.99
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Working The Roots: Over 400 Years of Traditional African American Healing By Michele Elizabeth Lee Cover Image
$29.00
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The Last Folk Hero: The Life and Myth of Bo Jackson By Jeff Pearlman Cover Image
$29.99
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