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Driving the King

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Montgomery, Alabama, December 1945. War hero Nat Weary has returned to his hometown, eager to rebuild his life. His childhood friend, the famous Nat King Cole, is also home for a rare performance. During the concert, Weary plans to propose to his sweetheart, and Cole will serenade them with a song.But Weary's dreams for the future are destroyed when a white man, armed with a pipe, rushes the stage ... Read more

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Montgomery, Alabama, December 1945. War hero Nat Weary has returned to his hometown, eager to rebuild his life. His childhood friend, the famous Nat King Cole, is also home for a rare performance. During the concert, Weary plans to propose to his sweetheart, and Cole will serenade them with a song.But Weary's dreams for the future are destroyed when a white man, armed with a pipe, rushes the stage
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Like Trees, Walking

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by Ravi Howard ...

"A breathtaking debut" based on the true story of the modern-day lynching of a black man in the 1980s American south (A tlanta Journal-Constitution ).Michael Donald, a young black man living in Mobile, Alabama, was abducted and lynched by members of the Ku Klux Klan in 1981. It was the last recorded lynching in America, as well as a shocking awakening for a post-Jim-Crow generation that had been ... Read more

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"A breathtaking debut" based on the true story of the modern-day lynching of a black man in the 1980s American south (A tlanta Journal-Constitution ).Michael Donald, a young black man living in Mobile, Alabama, was abducted and lynched by members of the Ku Klux Klan in 1981. It was the last recorded lynching in America, as well as a shocking awakening for a post-Jim-Crow generation that had been
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Driving the King

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A darling and brilliant new novel that explores race and class in the 1950s America.The war is over, the soldiers are returning, and Nat King Cole is back in his home town of Montgomery, Alabama, for a rare performance. His childhood friend, Nat Weary, plans to propose to his sweetheart, and the singer will honor their moment with a special song. But while the world has changed, segregated Jim ... Read more

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A darling and brilliant new novel that explores race and class in the 1950s America.The war is over, the soldiers are returning, and Nat King Cole is back in his home town of Montgomery, Alabama, for a rare performance. His childhood friend, Nat Weary, plans to propose to his sweetheart, and the singer will honor their moment with a special song. But while the world has changed, segregated Jim
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The Autobiography of an Ex–Colored Man

by James Weldon Johnson ...

In this classic novel from the Harlem Renaissance, a biracial musician living in the Jim Crow era chooses to pass as white and deals with the consequences.First published in 1912, The Autobiography of an Ex–Colored Man is the story of an unnamed, light-skinned, biracial narrator born in a small Georgia town during the years following the Civil War. He knows nothing about race—until he and his ... Read more

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In this classic novel from the Harlem Renaissance, a biracial musician living in the Jim Crow era chooses to pass as white and deals with the consequences.First published in 1912, The Autobiography of an Ex–Colored Man is the story of an unnamed, light-skinned, biracial narrator born in a small Georgia town during the years following the Civil War. He knows nothing about race—until he and his
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Their Eyes Were Watching God

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"Their Eyes Were Watching God" by Zora Neale Hurston is a compelling narrative that traces the journey of Janie Crawford, an African American woman navigating love, identity, and self-discovery in the early 20th-century South. Set against the backdrop of the Harlem Renaissance, the novel vividly captures the complexities of Janie's life as she embarks on a quest for autonomy and fulfillment. ... Read more

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"Their Eyes Were Watching God" by Zora Neale Hurston is a compelling narrative that traces the journey of Janie Crawford, an African American woman navigating love, identity, and self-discovery in the early 20th-century South. Set against the backdrop of the Harlem Renaissance, the novel vividly captures the complexities of Janie's life as she embarks on a quest for autonomy and fulfillment.
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Sold into Slavery: The Story of Adaku, A Black Slave Woman Part I

by Mary Devey ...

The Story of Adaku is intended to show the terrible turmoil and injustice that was done to a young pregnant woman who was kidnapped against her will and then forced into slavery by the very people of her own land. Nestled in her little village in inland Africa, this young pregnant mother of two boys already had the hopes and dreams which any Igbo woman her age would want of her time. And her joy ... Read more

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The Story of Adaku is intended to show the terrible turmoil and injustice that was done to a young pregnant woman who was kidnapped against her will and then forced into slavery by the very people of her own land. Nestled in her little village in inland Africa, this young pregnant mother of two boys already had the hopes and dreams which any Igbo woman her age would want of her time. And her joy
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The Story of an African Farm

by Olive Schreiner ...

The Story of an African Farm (published in 1883 under the pseudonym Ralph Iron) was South African author Olive Schreiner's first published novel. It was an immediate success and has become recognised as one of the first feminist novels.The novel details the lives of three characters, first as children and then as adults – Waldo, Em and Lyndall – who live on a farm in the Karoo region of South ... Read more

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The Story of an African Farm (published in 1883 under the pseudonym Ralph Iron) was South African author Olive Schreiner's first published novel. It was an immediate success and has become recognised as one of the first feminist novels.The novel details the lives of three characters, first as children and then as adults – Waldo, Em and Lyndall – who live on a farm in the Karoo region of South
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Sold into Slavery: The Middle Passage, The Story of Adaku Part II

by Mary Devey ...

The Middle Passage is one of the most horrific chapters of all times and has so rightfully been addressed as the African holocaust. Millions died during this passage of hell and their remains were scattered in the watery graves which eventually came to mark their final resting places. The Middle Passage is also a time that reflects on the shocking ability of man to sustain cruelty and slavery to ... Read more

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The Middle Passage is one of the most horrific chapters of all times and has so rightfully been addressed as the African holocaust. Millions died during this passage of hell and their remains were scattered in the watery graves which eventually came to mark their final resting places. The Middle Passage is also a time that reflects on the shocking ability of man to sustain cruelty and slavery to
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Pudd'nhead Wilson

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**This rather simple plot is a most compelling drama that bristles with suspense as it contains all the elements of a classic 19th-century mystery including, reversed identities, a horrible crime, an eccentric detective, and a tense courtroom scene.Set in the fictional frontier town of Dawson's Landing on the banks of the Mississippi River in the first half of the 19th century, the book turned ... Read more

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**This rather simple plot is a most compelling drama that bristles with suspense as it contains all the elements of a classic 19th-century mystery including, reversed identities, a horrible crime, an eccentric detective, and a tense courtroom scene.Set in the fictional frontier town of Dawson's Landing on the banks of the Mississippi River in the first half of the 19th century, the book turned
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Song of the Shank

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by Jeffery Renard Allen ...

A contemporary American masterpiece about music, race, an unforgettable man, and an unreal America during the Civil War eraAt the heart of this remarkable novel is Thomas Greene Wiggins, a nineteenth-century slave and improbable musical genius who performed under the name Blind Tom.Song of the Shank opens in 1866 as Tom and his guardian, Eliza Bethune, struggle to adjust to their fashionable ... Read more

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A contemporary American masterpiece about music, race, an unforgettable man, and an unreal America during the Civil War eraAt the heart of this remarkable novel is Thomas Greene Wiggins, a nineteenth-century slave and improbable musical genius who performed under the name Blind Tom.Song of the Shank opens in 1866 as Tom and his guardian, Eliza Bethune, struggle to adjust to their fashionable
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Freeman

A Novel

by Leonard Pitts ...

A former slave embarks on a hellish journey through the post-Civil War South to reunite with his wife, in this novel by the Pulitzer Prize–winning author.With the news of General Lee's surrender, Sam, a runaway slave who served in the Union Army, decides to leave his refuge in Philadelphia. He sets out on foot on an almost-suicidal journey through the terrifying, war-torn South to Buford, ... Read more

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A former slave embarks on a hellish journey through the post-Civil War South to reunite with his wife, in this novel by the Pulitzer Prize–winning author.With the news of General Lee's surrender, Sam, a runaway slave who served in the Union Army, decides to leave his refuge in Philadelphia. He sets out on foot on an almost-suicidal journey through the terrifying, war-torn South to Buford,
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Lazaretto

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by Diane McKinney-Whetstone ...

“Vibrant. . . . Completely engaging. . . . A unique blend of poetic language and graphic depictions of the injustices suffered by African Americans in the post-Civil War period.”— Booklist (starred review)Diane McKinney-Whetstone's stunning historical novel, Lazaretto, begins in the chaotic back streets of post-Civil War Philadelphia as a young black woman, Meda, gives birth to a child fathered by ... Read more

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“Vibrant. . . . Completely engaging. . . . A unique blend of poetic language and graphic depictions of the injustices suffered by African Americans in the post-Civil War period.”— Booklist (starred review)Diane McKinney-Whetstone's stunning historical novel, Lazaretto, begins in the chaotic back streets of post-Civil War Philadelphia as a young black woman, Meda, gives birth to a child fathered by
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