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Jim Crow America : A Documentary History

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edited by Catherine M. Lewis and J. Richard Lewis
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Book, University of Arkansas Press, 2009
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African Americans · Segregation · History · Sources · Civil rights · Racism · United States · Race relations · Lewis, Catherine M · Lewis, J. Richard, 1967-
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The Nature Of Difference : Sciences Of Race In The United States From Jefferson To Genomics

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edited by Evelynn M. Hammonds and Rebecca M. Herzig
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Book, MIT Press, 2008
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The documents, primarily writings by authoritative, eminent scientists intended for their professional peers, show how various sciences of race have changed their object of study over time: from racial groups to types to populations to genomes and beyond. from Samuel Cartwright’s 1851 “Report on the Diseases and Physical Peculiarities of the Negro Race” to a 1950 UNESCO declaration that race is a social myth; (automatically summarized from Amazon.com)
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Race · Study and teaching · United States · History · Sources · Science · Social aspects · Difference (Psychology) · Race awareness · Race relations · Hammonds, Evelynn Maxine · Herzig, Rebecca M., 1971-
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(LOWER LEVEL) HT1506 .N38 2008 AVAILABLE

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(LOWER LEVEL)	HT1506 .N38 2008	AVAILABLE

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Rhetoric, Religion And The Civil Rights Movement, 1954- 1965

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Davis W. Houck, David E. Dixon, editors
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Book, Baylor University Press, 2006
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- Table of contents only
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While movement leaders often used America s founding documents and ideals to depict Jim Crow’s contradictory ways, the language and lessons of both the Old and New Testaments were often brought to bear on many civil rights events and issues, from local desegregation to national policy matters. (automatically summarized from Amazon.com)
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African Americans · Civil rights · History · 20th century · Sources · Civil rights movements · United States · 20th century · Religious aspects · Christianity · Race relations · Rhetoric · Political aspects · Speeches, addresses, etc., American · Sermons, American · AFRICAN AMERICANS–CIVIL RIGHTS–HIST.–20TH CENT.– SOURCES · Black Studies · Historical · Religious · Houck, Davis W · Dixon, David E
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(LOWER LEVEL) E185.61 .R48 2006 AVAILABLE

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(LOWER LEVEL)	E185.61 .R48 2006	AVAILABLE

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Race Relations In America : A Reference Guide With Primary Documents

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Thomas J. Davis
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Book, Greenwood Press, 2006
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- Table of contents
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These events include: Constructing the Constitution Indian removal from east to west Nat Turner’s rebellion War with Mexico The Civil War Reconstruction and post-Civil War The end of the Indian Wars Anti-Asian internment Segregation and the New Deal Desegregation Casinos on Indian reservations Affirmative Action Race on Trial New immigrants today And the war on terrorism Each section concludes with suggested readings and Web sites. (automatically summarized from Amazon.com)
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Racism · United States · History · Sources · Race relations · Davis, Thomas J
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(LOWER LEVEL) E184.A1 D283 2006 AVAILABLE

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(LOWER LEVEL)	E184.A1 D283 2006	AVAILABLE

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To Marry An Indian : The Marriage Of Harriett Gold And Elias Boudinot In Letters, 1823-1839

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edited by Theresa Strouth Gaul
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Book, University of North Carolina Press, 2005
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- TABLE OF CONTENTS
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When nineteen-year-old Harriett Gold, from a prominent white family in Cornwall, Connecticut, announced in 1825 her intention to marry a Cherokee man, her shocked family initiated a spirited correspondence debating her decision to marry an Indian. Providing rare firsthand documentation of race relations in the early nineteenth-century United States, this volume collects the Gold family correspondence during the engagement period as well as letters the young couple sent to the family describing their experiences in New Echota (capital of the Cherokee Nation) during the years prior to the Cherokee Removal. (automatically summarized from Amazon.com)
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Boudinot, Elias, · d. 1839 · Correspondence · Boudinot, Harriett Gold · Family · Cherokee Indians · Georgia · Women, White · Married people · Interracial marriage · United States · Case studies · History · 19th century · Sources · American letters · History and criticism · Race relations · Gaul, Theresa Strouth · Boudinot, Elias, d. 1839 · Boudinot, Harriett Gold
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(LOWER LEVEL) E99.C5 B7358 2005 AVAILABLE

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(LOWER LEVEL)	E99.C5 B7358 2005	AVAILABLE

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The Columbia Documentary History Of Race And Ethnicity In America

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edited by Ronald H. Bayor
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Book, Columbia University Press, 2004
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“While issues dealing with the place of African Americans in US society naturally loom large, the material manages to be quite diverse, including such issues as the annexation of Hawaii…and a range of other topics under its purview.” (automatically summarized from Amazon.com)
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United States · Race relations · History · Sources · Ethnic relations · Bayor, Ronald H., 1944-
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REFERENCE (MAIN) E184.A1 C57 2004 AVAILABLE

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REFERENCE (MAIN)	E184.A1 C57 2004	AVAILABLE

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Civil Rights : The Struggle For Black Equality

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by Charles George
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Book, Lucent Books, 2001
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African Americans · Civil rights · History · Juvenile literature · Sources · Juvenile literature · African American civil rights workers · Biography · African American political activists · Civil rights movements · United States · Race relations · George, Charles, 1949-
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CHILD LIT (LOWER) 323.1 G347c AVAILABLE

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CHILD LIT (LOWER)	323.1 G347c	AVAILABLE

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An Eyewitness History Of The Civil Rights Movement

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Sanford Wexler ; introduction by Julian Bond
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Book, 1st pbk. ed, Checkmark Books, 1999
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The civil rights movement that spanned the years following the Brown v. An Eyewitness History of the Civil Rights Movement covers the key years of 1954-1965 in detail and provides hundreds of firsthand accounts of the movement, drawn from letters, speeches, newspaper editorials, and press statements. (automatically summarized from Amazon.com)
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African Americans · Civil rights · History · Sources · Civil rights movements · United States · Race relations · Wexler, Sanford
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OVERSIZE (UPPER) E185.61 .W548 1999 AVAILABLE

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OVERSIZE (UPPER)	E185.61 .W548 1999	AVAILABLE

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Martin R. Delany : A Documentary Reader

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edited by Robert S. Levine
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Book, University of North Carolina Press, 2003
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This is the first comprehensive collection of writings by Martin Delany, one of the nineteenth century’s most influential African American leaders. (automatically summarized from Amazon.com)
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Delany, Martin Robison, · 1812-1885 · Archives · African Americans · African American political activists · African American social reformers · African American abolitionists · Black nationalism · History · 19th century · Sources · Politics and government · Civil rights · United States · Race relations · Delany, Martin Robison, 1812-1885 · Levine, Robert S. 1953-
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(LOWER LEVEL) E185.97.D33 A3 2003 AVAILABLE

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(LOWER LEVEL)	E185.97.D33 A3 2003	AVAILABLE

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Ripples Of Hope : Great American Civil Rights Speeches

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edited by Josh Gottheimer ; foreword by Bill Clinton ; afterword by Mary Frances Berry
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Book, Basic Civitas Books, 2003
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Gathered from the great speeches of the civil rights movement of African Americans, Asian Americans, gays, Hispanic Americans, and women, Ripples of Hope includes voices as diverse as Sister Souljah, Spark Matsui, and Harvey Milk, which, taken as a whole, constitute a unique chronicle of the modern civil rights movement.Featuring a foreword by President Bill Clinton and an afterword by Mary Frances Berry, this collection represents not just a historical first but also an indispensable resource for readers searching for an alternative history of American rhetoric. (automatically summarized from Amazon.com)
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Minorities · Civil rights · United States · History · Sources · Civil rights movements · Speeches, addresses, etc., American · Race relations · Ethnic relations · Social conditions · Gottheimer, Josh
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(LOWER LEVEL) E184.A1 R53 2003 AVAILABLE

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(LOWER LEVEL)	E184.A1 R53 2003	AVAILABLE

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Reporting Civil Rights

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Book, Library of America, 2003
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Philip Randolph’s defiant call in 1941 for African Americans to march on Washington to Alice Walker in 1973, Reporting Civil Rights presents firsthand accounts of the revolutionary events that overthrew segregation in the United States. John Hersey and Alice Lake witness fear and bravery in Mississippi, while James Baldwin and Norman Podhoretz explore northern race relations. (automatically summarized from Amazon.com)
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African Americans · Civil rights · History · 20th century · Sources · Press coverage · Civil rights movements · United States · 20th century · Journalism · Race relations
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(LOWER LEVEL) E185.61 .R47 2003 v.1 AVAILABLE
(LOWER LEVEL) E185.61 .R47 2003 v.2 AVAILABLE

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The Huey P. Newton Reader

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edited by David Hilliard and Donald Weise ; foreword by Fredrika Newton ; introduction by David Hilliard
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Book, A Seven Stories Press 1st ed, Seven Stories Press, 2002
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Beginning with his founding of the Black Panther Party in 1966, Huey Newton set the political stage for events that would place him and the Panthers at the forefront of the African American liberation movement for the next 20 years. (automatically summarized from Amazon.com)
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Newton, Huey P. · Archives · Black Panther Party · African American political activists · African Americans · Politics and government · 20th century · Sources · Black power · United States · History · Radicalism · Race relations · 1945-1989 · Newton, Huey P · Hilliard, David · Weise, Donald
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(LOWER LEVEL) E185.97.N48 A28 2002 AVAILABLE

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(LOWER LEVEL)	E185.97.N48 A28 2002	AVAILABLE

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The Civil Rights Movement

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Peter B. Levy
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Book, Greenwood Press, 1998
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Designed for secondary school and college student research, The Civil Rights Movement is a one-stop guide that includes clear analysis and ready reference components. Drawing on the most recent research, Levy, author of the acclaimed Documentary History of the Modern Civil Rights Movement, provides an outstanding introduction to the Civil Rights movement, its development, issues, and leaders. Following a narrative overview of the movement, five analytical essays address these topics: the origins of the movement; (automatically summarized from Amazon.com)
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Civil rights movements · United States · History · 20th century · African Americans · Civil rights · 20th century · Sources · Civil rights workers · Biography · Race relations · Levy, Peter B
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(LOWER LEVEL) E185.61 .L519 1998 DUE 11-18-09

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(LOWER LEVEL)	E185.61 .L519 1998	DUE 11-18-09

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Voices In Our Blood : America’s Best On The Civil Rights Movement

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edited by Jon Meacham
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Book, 1st ed, Random House, 2001
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Voices in Our Blood is a literary anthology of the most important and artful interpretations of the civil rights movement, past and present. On the front page of The New York Times, James Reston marks the movement’s apex as he describes what it was like to watch Martin Luther King, Jr., deliver his heralded “I Have a Dream” speech in real time. Voices in Our Blood is a compelling look at the movement as it actually happened, from the days leading up to World War II to the anxieties and ambiguities of this new century. (automatically summarized from Amazon.com)
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African Americans · Civil rights · History · 20th century · Sources · Civil rights movements · United States · 20th century · Race relations · Meacham, Jon
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(LOWER LEVEL) E185.61 .V744 2001 AVAILABLE

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(LOWER LEVEL)	E185.61 .V744 2001	AVAILABLE

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A Larger Memory : A History Of Our Diversity With Voices

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Ronald Takaki
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Book, 1st ed, Little, Brown and Co, 1998
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Pluralism (Social sciences) · United States · History · Sources · Minorities · Biography · Ethnic relations · Race relations · Takaki, Ronald T., 1939-
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(LOWER LEVEL) E184.A1 T3375 1998 AVAILABLE

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(LOWER LEVEL)	E184.A1 T3375 1998	AVAILABLE

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