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“There’s a handful of books where you could say, if you want to know the story of black Americans, here you go. Her book is amongst the most meticulous. It’s hard to breathe life into narrative survey history; she does.” Read more...
African American History Books
Imani Perry, Historian
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The Best and the Brightest
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To 'Joy My Freedom: Southern Black Women's Lives and Labors after the Civil War
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What It Takes
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Ella Baker and the Black Freedom Movement
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Freedom from Fear: The American People in Depression and War, 1929-1945
by David M. Kennedy -
The Fiery Trial: Abraham Lincoln and American Slavery
by Eric Foner
