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Africana Studies
History and Biographies
Africana Studies Categories: Africana Studies, Anthropology and Sociology, History and Biographies, Labor and Politics, Language and Culture, Literature and Poetry, Theatre, Art, and Film
Africana Studies Series: African American Life Series
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Race and Remembrance
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When the Church Becomes Your Party
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Dear Chester, Dear John
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Your Average Nigga
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Pilgrim JourneyBy Naomi Long Madgett The intimate and detailed autobiography of Naomi Long Madgett, award-winning poet and poet laureate of Detroit. Price: $35.00L (Cloth) | |||
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Race and Remembrance Memoir of respected Detroit civic and civil rights leader Arthur L. Johnson. |
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When the Church Becomes Your Party A look at the innovations of contemporary performers of modern gospel music and their roots in the African American Christian church. |
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Dear Chester, Dear John A revealing collection of correspondence between Chester Himes and John A. Williams, two prominent twentieth-century African American novelists. |
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Your Average Nigga An engrossing autobiographical exploration of black masculinity as a mode of racial and verbal performance. |
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Pilgrim Journey The intimate and detailed autobiography of Naomi Long Madgett, award-winning poet and poet laureate of Detroit. |
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The Autobiography of William Sanders Scarborough An important autobiography that reveals the story of William Sanders Scarborough who rose out of slavery to become a renowned classical philologist and African American icon. |
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Dreaming Suburbia A multifaceted cultural study of suburbanization in the United States, and Detroit in particular, during the postwar suburban boom. |
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Churches and Urban Government in Detroit and New York, 1895-1994 This groundbreaking study analyzes the relationship between the two powerful forces—church organizations and urban politics—within New York City and Detroit during the 19th and 20th centuries. |
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Willie Horton Willie Horton: Detroit's Own "Willie the Wonder" takes this warm and generous man from his disadvantaged childhood through the excitement of a baseball career, and ends with an account of his ongoing work among today's youth. |
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Looking Beyond Race In Looking Beyond Race, Otis Milton Smith (1922-94) recounts his life as an African American who overcame poverty and prejudice to become a successful politician, going on to become the first black vice president and general counsel of General Motors. |
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