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The Spook Who Sat by the Door, Second Edition
An explosive, award-winning novel in the black literary tradition, The Spook Who Sat by the Door is both a satire of the civil rights problems in the United States in the late 1960s and a serious attempt to focus on the issue of black miltancy.
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The Spook Who Sat by the Door, Second Edition
An explosive, award-winning novel in the black literary tradition, The Spook Who Sat by the Door is both a satire of the civil rights problems in the United States in the late 1960s and a serious attempt to focus on the issue of black miltancy.
Paperback
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"No Equal Justice"
The Legacy of Civil Rights Icon George W. Crockett Jr.
The story of Civil Rights icon and Black lawyer who fought racism and political oppression with uncommon devotion.
Hardback
ISBN: 9780814348765
eBOOK
ISBN: 9780814348772
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The Autobiography of William Sanders Scarborough
An American Journey from Slavery to Scholarship
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.
Paperback
ISBN: 9780814332252
Hardback
ISBN: 9780814332245
eBOOK
ISBN: 9780814348895
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How It Happens
Intergenerational story of three Black women and their struggle to stake their claim to the American dream.
Paperback
ISBN: 9780814348697
eBOOK
ISBN: 9780814348703
Homicide: Life on the Street
Analysis of race, racism, and the criminal justice system on Homicide: Life on the Street.
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ISBN: 9780814348673
eBOOK
ISBN: 9780814348680
Body Not My Own
A collection of tightly crafted poems of intense imagery, sharp cadence, and poignant emotional resonance, representing the African American experience of enslavement in the United States.
Paperback
ISBN: 9780940713291
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That They Lived
African Americans Who Changed the World
Biographies on African Americans who will inspire today’s youth.
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ISBN: 9780814347546
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ISBN: 9780814347553
Harold Neal and Detroit African American Artists
1945 through the Black Arts Movement
Focusing on the paintings of the talented and thoughtful Harold Neal, this book explores the efflorescence of Detroit African American art in the 1950s, 1960s and 1970s and the impact the Civil Rights, Black Power and Black Arts Movements had on this art movement.
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ISBN: 9780912042015
You Are My Joy and Pain
Love Poems
A collection of lyrical love poems showing Detroit’s poet laureate at the peak of her career.
Paperback
ISBN: 9780814348017
eBOOK
ISBN: 9780814348024
"Black People Are My Business"
Toni Cade Bambara's Practices of Liberation
Exploration of Bambara’s practices of liberation that encourage resistance to oppression and solidarity.
Printed Paper Cased
ISBN: 9780814346075
Paperback
ISBN: 9780814344293
eBOOK
ISBN: 9780814344316
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The Burden
African Americans and the Enduring Impact of Slavery
Examines the continued emotional, economic, and cultural enslavement of African Americans in the twenty-first century.
Paperback
ISBN: 9780814348314
eBOOK
ISBN: 9780814345153
Greening the Black Urban Regime
The Culture and Commerce of Sustainability in Detroit
Describes the struggle to shape green redevelopment in Detroit.
Printed Paper Cased
ISBN: 9780814346501
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ISBN: 9780814346518
eBOOK
ISBN: 9780814346525
am-phib-ian
Exploring the will to survive the existential disorientation and emotional loss resulting from fractured relationships with lovers and kin.
Paperback
ISBN: 9780940713284
The Shape of Regret
An authentic voice that is reflective of the author’s sincere appreciation for poetry.
Paperback
ISBN: 9780814347249
eBOOK
ISBN: 9780814347256
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come see about me, marvin
An imagined personal exchange with Marvin Gaye, in verse, on life in Michigan.
Paperback
ISBN: 9780814347225
eBOOK
ISBN: 9780814347232
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Shades
Detroit Love Stories
Interconnected stories exploring life, love, and passion in an ever-changing community.
Paperback
ISBN: 9780814346884
eBOOK
ISBN: 9780814346891
African American Cinema through Black Lives Consciousness
Employs an interdisciplinary critical approach to discuss a selected group of black-oriented films.
Printed Paper Cased
ISBN: 9780814345498
Paperback
ISBN: 9780814345481
eBOOK
ISBN: 9780814345504
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I Got to Keep Moving
African American characters navigate a physical and spiritual journey beginning in the antebellum South.
Paperback
ISBN: 9780814345931
eBOOK
ISBN: 9780814345948
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Meet Behind Mars
Explores the bonds of family, neighbors, lovers, and friends as they are tested in new environments.
Paperback
ISBN: 9780814345122
eBOOK
ISBN: 9780814345139