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	How Capitalism Underdeveloped Black America: Problems in Race, Political Economy, and Society How Capitalism Underdeveloped Black America, Updated Edition Problems in Race, Political Economy, and Society Manning Marable A classic study of race and class in the United States, Marable's book has become a standard text for courses in African American... Only $39.00 - Click here to buy now!
	In Her Footsteps: 101 Remarkable Black Women from the Queen of Sheba to Queen Latifah The life stories of these 'daughters of Africa' are sometimes playful and sometimes painful -- but always awe-inspiring in their truth and candor. Sweeping across history and over continents, they portray the energy, creativity, and resilience of black... Only $14.78 - Click here to buy now!
	African American Classics in Criminology and Criminal Justice From W.E.B. Dubois through Lee Brown, this anthology provides a collection of the key articles in criminology and criminal justice written by black scholars. Available in a single volume for the first time, the articles collected in this book reflect... Only $125.78 - Click here to buy now!
	Light in the Darkness: African Americans and the Ymca, 1852-1946 When it emerged in the United States in 1852, the Young Men's Christian Association excluded blacks from membership in white branches but encouraged blacks to form their own associations and to join the Christian brotherhood on 'separate but equal' terms.... Only $21.45 - Click here to buy now!
	Black Rebellion: Five Slave Revolts Black Rebellion, a fascinating account of five slave insurrections, unfolds the stories of the Maroons, escaped slaves in the West Indies and South America who successfully resisted larger British armies while living an independent existence for generations... Only $14.63 - Click here to buy now!
	Enough While recognizing the continuing impact of racism, the political analyst identifies key problems within the black community that have resulted in the persistence of black poverty in America, arguing that a skepticism about formal education, perverted... Only $19.50 - Click here to buy now!
	We Are Not What we Seem Much has been written about the Black Power movement in the United States. Most of this work, however, tends to focus on the personalities of the movement. In We Are Not What We Seem, Roderick D. Bush takes a fresh look at Black Power and other African... Only $68.25 - Click here to buy now!
	A Sense of Place: Birmingham's Black Middle-Class Community, 1890-1930 Describes how middle-class African Americans, both men and women, built a community in a Birmingham suburb, through business, the schools, and other institutions Only $26.81 - Click here to buy now!
	Booker T. Washington; Volume 1: The Making of a Black Leader, 1856-1901 This book begins in 1901, when Booker T. Washington at the age of forty-five was approaching the zenith of his fame and influence, and ends with his death in 1915. It is a biographical study in the sense that its focus is on the complex, enigmatic figure... Only $40.32 - Click here to buy now!
	Feminism and 'Race' The past two decades have seen the incursion of feminist thought into many academic areas. This volume represents the strength as well as diversity of writings which discuss 'race' and feminism showing how these two areas, usually considered to be distinct... Only $63.38 - Click here to buy now!
	Legends of the Seminoles A collection of Seminole Indian folk stories talk about characters human, animal, and spirit who act out important lessons about living in the natural world of the Florida Everglades Only $23.83 - Click here to buy now!
	The Souls of Black Folk First published in 1903, this eloquent collection of essays exposed the magnitude of racism in our society. The book endures today as a classic document of American social and political history: a manifesto that has influenced generations with its transcendent... Only $15.94 - Click here to buy now!
	The World the Slaveholders Made: Two Essays in Interpretation An analysis of American slave society and a discussion and interpretation of the Southern ideology of George Fitshugh Only $24.33 - Click here to buy now!
	Dark Ghetto: Dilemmas of Social Power Describes how the ghetto separates Blacks not only from white people, but also from opportunities and resources Only $24.33 - Click here to buy now!
	The Hottest Water in Chicago: Notes of a Native Daughter Gayle Pemberton shares the accumulated revelations of a lifetime of observation in 16 provocative autobiographical essays, interweaving her own history and that of her family with reflections on American literature, art, music, and film. Building on the... Only $19.45 - Click here to buy now!