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Monday, February 07, 2011

Black History Month - APL Recommends


This year's Black History Month theme is African Americans and the Civil War. Below is a list of recommended 2010 books about African Americans, which includes two books on this year's Black History theme.

Black Nature: Four Centuries of African American Nature Poetry

The Bridge: The Life and Rise of Barack Obama
by David Remnick


Confederate Reckoning:Power and Politics in the Civil War South by Sepahnie McCurry

The Grace of Silence by Michele Norris

Hellhound on His Trail: The Stalking of Martin Luther King Jr. and the International Hunt for His Assassin by Hampton Sides

The Last Hero: A Life of Henry Aaron by Howard Bryant

My Times in Black and White: Race and Power at the New York Times by Gerald Boyd

The Other Wes Moore: One Name, Two Fates by Wes Moore

Princess Noire: The Tumultuous Reign of Nina Simone by Nadine Cohodas

Tasting Freedom: Octavius Catto and the Battle for Equality in Civil War America by Daniel Biddle

The Warmth of Other Suns: The Epic Story of America’s Great Migration by Isabel Wilkerson

Where the Dark and the Light Folks Meet: Race and the Mythology, Politics, and Business of Jazz by Randy Sandke



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