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Télécharger le livre :  In Search of the Blues
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In Search of the Blues


Marybeth Hamilton


Leadbelly, Robert Johnson, Charley Patton-we are all familiar with the story of the Delta blues. Fierce, raw voices; tormented drifters; deals with the devil at the crossroads at midnight. In this extraordinary reconstruction of the origins of the Delta blues,...

Parution : 2009-06-30
Format(s) : ePub
Éditeur : Basic Books
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8,99
Télécharger le livre :  The Trials of Phillis Wheatley
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The Trials of Phillis Wheatley


Henry Louis Gates


In 1773, the slave Phillis Wheatley literally wrote her way to freedom. The first person of African descent to publish a book of poems in English, she was emancipated by her owners in recognition of her literary achievement. For a time, Wheatley was the most famous...

Parution : 2009-04-29
Format(s) : ePub
Éditeur : Basic Books
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Télécharger le livre :  Taking Away the Distance
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Taking Away the Distance


Miles Roston


In this emotional story of hope and inspiration, an African boy, orphaned by AIDS becomes a catalyst for AIDS orphans worldwide. Living in a shantytown in Kenya, Kevin Sumba's life was one of loneliness and hardship. Yet he was determined to get an education. Miles...

Parution : 2009-04-20
Format(s) : ePub
Éditeur : Basic Books
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Télécharger le livre :  The Artificial White Man
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The Artificial White Man


Stanley Crouch


In this penetrating collection of original essays, legendary gadfly and esteemed critic Stanley Crouch tackles the notion on authenticity-what it is, what it isn't, and what we make of it, for good or for bad. While the question of who's the real deal and who isn't has...

Parution : 2009-03-25
Format(s) : ePub
Éditeur : Basic Books
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Télécharger le livre :  Racial Paranoia
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Racial Paranoia


John L Jackson


The Civil War put an end to slavery, and the civil rights movement put an end to legalized segregation. Crimes motivated by racism are punished with particular severity, and Americans are more sensitive than ever about the words they choose when talking about race. And...

Parution : 2009-03-12
Format(s) : ePub
Éditeur : Basic Books
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Télécharger le livre :  All Our Kin
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All Our Kin


Carol B Stack


"This landmark study debunked the misconception that poor families were unstable and disorganized. Here is the chronicle of a young white woman's sojourn into The Flats, an African-American ghetto comm"

Parution : 2008-08-01
Format(s) : ePub
Éditeur : Basic Books
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Télécharger le livre :  Know What I Mean?
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Know What I Mean?


Michael Eric Dyson


Whether along race, class or generational lines, hip-hop music has been a source of controversy since the beats got too big and the voices too loud for the block parties that spawned them. America has condemned and commended this music and the culture that inspires it....

Parution : 2007-06-19
Format(s) : ePub
Éditeur : Basic Books
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Télécharger le livre :  Why White Kids Love Hip Hop
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Why White Kids Love Hip Hop


Bakari Kitwana


Our national conversation about race is ludicrously out-of-date. Hip-hop is the key to understanding how things are changing. In a provocative book that will appeal to hip-hoppers both black and white and their parents, Bakari Kitwana deftly teases apart the culture of...

Parution : 2006-05-30
Format(s) : ePub
Éditeur : Basic Books
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Télécharger le livre :  Living Black History
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Living Black History


Manning Marable


Are the stars of the Civil Rights firmament yesterday's news? In Living Black History scholar and activist Manning Marable offers a resounding "No!" with a fresh and personal look at the enduring legacy of such well-known figures as Malcolm X, Martin Luther King, Jr.,...

Parution : 2006-01-03
Format(s) : ePub
Éditeur : Basic Books
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