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Ready from within : Septima Clark and the civil rights movement.

Authors : Clark, Septima Poinsette, 1898-1987; Brown, Cynthia Stokes, ed

Subjects: African Americans -- Civil rights; African American women -- Biography; African Americans -- South Carolina -- Charleston -- BiographyUnited States -- Race relations; Charleston (S.C.) -- BiographyClark, Septima Poinsette, 1898-1987

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The autobiography of Malcolm X.

Authors : X, Malcolm, 1925-1965, author; Haley, Alex; ... ... ...

Subjects: Black Muslims -- Biography; African Americans -- Biography; BiographiesX, Malcolm, 1925-1965

Availability: 18 Holdings

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Folklore, memoirs, and other writings.

Authors : Hurston, Zora Neale, author; Wall, Cheryl A, editor

Subjects: Authors, American -- 20th century -- Biography; Folklorists -- United States -- Biography; African American authors -- BiographyHurston, Zora Neale

Availability: 6 Holdings

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Up from slavery.

Authors : Washington, Booker T., 1856-1915; Andrews, William L., 1946-

Subjects: African Americans -- Biography; Educators -- United States -- Biography; AutobiographieTuskegee InstituteWashington, Booker T., 1856-1915

Availability: 10 Holdings

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The butler : a witness to history.

Authors : Haygood, Wil

Subjects: Butlers -- Biography; African Americans -- Biography; African Americans -- Segregation -- History -- 20th centuryUnited States -- Race relations -- Political aspectsWhite House (Washington, D.C.) -- Employees -- Biography...

Availability: 11 Holdings

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Blessed experiences : genuinely Southern, proudly Black.

Authors : Clyburn, James

Subjects: Legislators -- Biography; African Americans -- South Carolina -- Biography; BiographiesUnited States. Congress. House -- BiographyClyburn, James

Availability: 6 Holdings

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The man from Essence : creating a magazine for Black women.

Authors : Lewis, Edward, 1940-, author; Edwards, Audrey, 1947-, editor; ...

Subjects: Publishers and publishing -- Biography; African Americans -- Biography; African American periodicals -- HistoryLewis, Edward, 1940-; Essence -- History

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Be free or die : the amazing story of Robert Smalls' escape from slavery to Union hero.

Authors : Lineberry, Cate, author

Subjects: African Americans -- Biography; Ship captains -- United States -- Biography; African American legislators -- BiographyUnited States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Participation, African American; Beaufort (S.C.) -- BiographyPlanter (Steamship); United States. Congress. House -- Biography...

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Heavy : an American memoir.

Authors : Laymon, Kiese

Subjects: African Americans -- Biography; Compulsive gamblers -- Biography; Eating disorders -- Patients -- BiographyLaymon, Kiese

Availability: 5 Holdings

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Black is the body : stories from my grandmother's time, my mother's time, and mine.

Authors : Bernard, Emily, 1967-, author

Subjects: African American women -- Biography; African Americans -- Social conditions -- 21st century; BiographiesUnited States -- Race relationsBernard, Emily, 1967-

Availability: 5 Holdings

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