Black History Month

Updated January 27, 2023
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February is Black History Month. Paying tribute to the generations of African Americans who struggled with adversity to achieve full citizenship in American society.
I came as a shadow : an autobiography
Thompson, John
Paper Book
A NEW YORK TIMES NOTABLE BOOK The long-awaited autobiography from Georgetown University's legendary coach, whose life on and off the basketball court throws America's unresolved struggle with racial justice into sharp relief John Thompson was never...
Caste (Oprah's Book Club) The Origins of Our Discontents
Wilkerson, Isabel.
Ebook
#1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER * NEW YORK TIMES READERS PICK: 100 BEST BOOKS OF THE 21st CENTURY * OPRAH'S BOOK CLUB PICK * "An instant American classic and almost certainly the keynote nonfiction book of the American century thus far."--Dwight Garner, The New York Times
Four hundred souls : a community history of African America, 1619-2019
Kendi, Ibram X.
Paper Book
#1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER * A chorus of extraordinary voices tells the epic story of the four-hundred-year journey of African Americans from 1619 to the present--edited by Ibram X. Kendi, author of How to Be an Antiracist, and Keisha N. Blain, author of Set the World on...
Four Hundred Souls A Community History of African America, 1619-2019
Kendi, Ibram X.
Ebook
#1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER * A chorus of extraordinary voices tells the epic story of the four-hundred-year journey of African Americans from 1619 to the present--edited by Ibram X. Kendi, author of How to Be an Antiracist, and Keisha N. Blain, author of Set the World on...
Mediocre : the dangerous legacy of white male America
Oluo, Ijeoma
Paper Book
From the author of the #1 New York Times bestseller So You Want to Talk About Race, an  "illuminating" (New York Times Book Review) history of white male identity. What happens to a country that tells generation after generation of white...
The other Madisons : the lost history of a president's Black family
Kearse, Bettye
Paper Book
"A Roots for a new generation, rich in storytelling and steeped in history." --Kirkus Reviews, Starred Review "A compelling saga that gives a voice to those that history tried to erase...Poignant and eye-opening, this is a must-read." --Booklist  ...

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