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The Profound Wisdom of Black Life and Literature

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A BRILLIANT SCHOLAR IMPARTS THE LESSONS BEQUEATHED BY THE BLACK COMMUNITY AND ITS REMARKABLE ARTISTS AND THINKERS.Farah Jasmine Griffin has taken to her heart the phrase “read until you understand,” a line her father, who died when she was nine, wrote in a note to her. She has made it central to this book about love of the majestic power of words and love of the magnificence of Black life.Griffin ... Read more

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A BRILLIANT SCHOLAR IMPARTS THE LESSONS BEQUEATHED BY THE BLACK COMMUNITY AND ITS REMARKABLE ARTISTS AND THINKERS.Farah Jasmine Griffin has taken to her heart the phrase “read until you understand,” a line her father, who died when she was nine, wrote in a note to her. She has made it central to this book about love of the majestic power of words and love of the magnificence of Black life.Griffin
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Daddy Was a Number Runner (55th Anniversary Edition)

by Louise Meriwether, Bridgett M. Davis, Farah Griffin, Deesha Philyaw ...

**"**A most important novel.”—The New York Times Book ReviewA new edition of Louise Meriwether’s classic novel about a young Black girl’s coming-of-age in Harlem in the 1930s, featuring new writing celebrating Meriwether’s life, work, and activism.Francie Coffin is the daughter of a number runner, someone who collects bets for the underground lottery that drives Harlem’s secret economy. In Louise ... Read more

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**"**A most important novel.”—The New York Times Book ReviewA new edition of Louise Meriwether’s classic novel about a young Black girl’s coming-of-age in Harlem in the 1930s, featuring new writing celebrating Meriwether’s life, work, and activism.Francie Coffin is the daughter of a number runner, someone who collects bets for the underground lottery that drives Harlem’s secret economy. In Louise
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Beloved Sisters and Loving Friends

Civil War Letters from Rebecca Primus of Royal Oak, Maryland, and Addie Brown of Hartford, Connecticut, 1854-1868, Historical African-American Memoirs

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Beloved Sisters and Loving Friends: Civil War Letters from Rebecca Primus of Royal Oak, Maryland, and Addie Brown of Hartford, Connecticut, 1854-1868, Historical African-American Memoirs is rare glimpse into the lives of African-American women in New York, New England and the south during the Civil War era.Rebecca Primus, the daughter of a prominent black Hartford family, traveled south after the ... Read more

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Beloved Sisters and Loving Friends: Civil War Letters from Rebecca Primus of Royal Oak, Maryland, and Addie Brown of Hartford, Connecticut, 1854-1868, Historical African-American Memoirs is rare glimpse into the lives of African-American women in New York, New England and the south during the Civil War era.Rebecca Primus, the daughter of a prominent black Hartford family, traveled south after the
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Clawing at the Limits of Cool

Miles Davis, John Coltrane and the Greatest Jazz Collaboration Ever

by Farah Jasmine Griffin, Salim Washington ...

When the renowned trumpeter and bandleader Miles Davis chose the members of his quintet in 1955, he passed over well-known, respected saxophonists such as Sonny Rollins to pick out the young, still untested John Coltrane. What might have seemed like a minor decision at the time would instead set the course not just for each of their careers but for jazz itself.Clawing at the Limits of Cool is the ... Read more

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When the renowned trumpeter and bandleader Miles Davis chose the members of his quintet in 1955, he passed over well-known, respected saxophonists such as Sonny Rollins to pick out the young, still untested John Coltrane. What might have seemed like a minor decision at the time would instead set the course not just for each of their careers but for jazz itself.Clawing at the Limits of Cool is the
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The Seer

Toni Morrison Among the Ruins

by Farah Jasmine Griffin, Henry Louis Gates Jr. ...

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From an acclaimed scholar of Toni Morrison, an intimate and searching account of the life and the art of one of our greatest and most prophetic writersFew critics have mapped the terrain of black American literature and culture with the range, rigor, and moral seriousness of Farah Jasmine Griffin. Now she brings her full intellectual force to bear—offering a gem of literary compression that ... Read more

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From an acclaimed scholar of Toni Morrison, an intimate and searching account of the life and the art of one of our greatest and most prophetic writersFew critics have mapped the terrain of black American literature and culture with the range, rigor, and moral seriousness of Farah Jasmine Griffin. Now she brings her full intellectual force to bear—offering a gem of literary compression that
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Harlem Nocturne

Women Artists and Progressive Politics During World War II

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As World War II raged overseas, Harlem witnessed a battle of its own. Brimming with creative and political energy, the neighborhood's diverse array of artists and activists took advantage of a brief period of progressivism during the war years to launch a bold cultural offensive aimed at winning democracy for all Americans, regardless of race or gender. Ardent believers in America's promise, these ... Read more

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As World War II raged overseas, Harlem witnessed a battle of its own. Brimming with creative and political energy, the neighborhood's diverse array of artists and activists took advantage of a brief period of progressivism during the war years to launch a bold cultural offensive aimed at winning democracy for all Americans, regardless of race or gender. Ardent believers in America's promise, these
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From an acclaimed scholar of Toni Morrison, an intimate and searching account of the life and the art of one of our greatest and most prophetic writersFew critics have mapped the terrain of black American literature and culture with the range, rigor, and moral seriousness of Farah Jasmine Griffin. Now she brings her full intellectual force to bear—offering a gem of literary compression that ... Read more

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From an acclaimed scholar of Toni Morrison, an intimate and searching account of the life and the art of one of our greatest and most prophetic writersFew critics have mapped the terrain of black American literature and culture with the range, rigor, and moral seriousness of Farah Jasmine Griffin. Now she brings her full intellectual force to bear—offering a gem of literary compression that
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In Search of a Beautiful Freedom

New and Selected Essays

by Farah Jasmine Griffin ...

**Named a Most Anticipated Book of 2023 by The MillionsLively, insightful writings on Black music, feminism, literature, and events from a “masterful critic and master teacher” (Walton Muyumba, Boston Globe).**In Search of a Beautiful Freedom brings together the best work from Farah Jasmine Griffin’s rich forays on music, Black feminism, literature, the crises of Hurricane Katrina and COVID-19, ... Read more

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**Named a Most Anticipated Book of 2023 by The MillionsLively, insightful writings on Black music, feminism, literature, and events from a “masterful critic and master teacher” (Walton Muyumba, Boston Globe).**In Search of a Beautiful Freedom brings together the best work from Farah Jasmine Griffin’s rich forays on music, Black feminism, literature, the crises of Hurricane Katrina and COVID-19,
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The Profound Wisdom of Black Life and Literature

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**A PBS NewsHour Best Book of the YearA Publishers Weekly Best Book of the Year in NonfictionWinner of the 2022 Phi Beta Kappa Christian Gauss AwardA brilliant scholar imparts the lessons bequeathed by the Black community and its remarkable artists and thinkers.**Farah Jasmine Griffin has taken to her heart the phrase "read until you understand," a line her father, who died when she was nine, ... Read more

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**A PBS NewsHour Best Book of the YearA Publishers Weekly Best Book of the Year in NonfictionWinner of the 2022 Phi Beta Kappa Christian Gauss AwardA brilliant scholar imparts the lessons bequeathed by the Black community and its remarkable artists and thinkers.**Farah Jasmine Griffin has taken to her heart the phrase "read until you understand," a line her father, who died when she was nine,
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Toward an Intellectual History of Black Women

Edited by Mia E. Bay, Farah J. Griffin, Martha S. Jones, Barbara D. Savage ...

Series series The John Hope Franklin Series in African American History and Culture
Despite recent advances in the study of black thought, black women intellectuals remain often neglected. This collection of essays by fifteen scholars of history and literature establishes black women’s places in intellectual history by engaging the work of writers, educators, activists, religious leaders, and social reformers in the United States, Africa, and the Caribbean. Dedicated to ... Read more

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Despite recent advances in the study of black thought, black women intellectuals remain often neglected. This collection of essays by fifteen scholars of history and literature establishes black women’s places in intellectual history by engaging the work of writers, educators, activists, religious leaders, and social reformers in the United States, Africa, and the Caribbean. Dedicated to
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Ann Petry: The Street, The Narrows (LOA #314)

by Ann Petry ...

In one volume, two landmark novels about the terrible power of race in America from one of the foremost African American writers of the past century.Ann Petry is increasingly recognized as one of the essential American novelists of the twentieth century. Now, she joins the Library of America series with this deluxe hardcover volume gathering her two greatest works. Published in 1946 to widespread ... Read more

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In one volume, two landmark novels about the terrible power of race in America from one of the foremost African American writers of the past century.Ann Petry is increasingly recognized as one of the essential American novelists of the twentieth century. Now, she joins the Library of America series with this deluxe hardcover volume gathering her two greatest works. Published in 1946 to widespread
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In Search of a Beautiful Freedom

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Named a Most Anticipated Book of 2023 by The MillionsLively, insightful writings on Black music, feminism, literature, and events from a "masterful critic and master teacher" (Walton Muyumba, Boston Globe).In Search of a Beautiful Freedom brings together the best work from Farah Jasmine Griffin's rich forays on music, Black feminism, literature, the crises of Hurricane Katrina and COVID-19, and ... Read more

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Named a Most Anticipated Book of 2023 by The MillionsLively, insightful writings on Black music, feminism, literature, and events from a "masterful critic and master teacher" (Walton Muyumba, Boston Globe).In Search of a Beautiful Freedom brings together the best work from Farah Jasmine Griffin's rich forays on music, Black feminism, literature, the crises of Hurricane Katrina and COVID-19, and
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