Washington Black, Hardcover

Reducere. Learn about the history, scenery, and people of Washington in this charmingly illustrated exploration of the only U.S. state to be named after a pr...

Reducere. A compilation of more than 30 addresses from Booker T. Washington explaining the importance of personal responsibility, self-reflection and economi...

DescriptionAmerica's favorite bunny is back Little black-and-white Marlon Bundo charmed his way into the hearts of Vice President Mike Pence, his w...

From award-winning author Tanita S. Davis comes a nuanced exploration of the microaggressions of middle school and a young Black girl named Madalyn...

Reducere. How does a Black kid from North Philly wind up playing polo? The much-anticipated sequel to Ghetto Cowboy, now a major motion picture starring Idri...

Reducere. A sleepy little town is famous for its legend of the Headless Horseman and other specters. Ichabod Crane, the town's new school teacher, is fond of...

Reducere. Just in time for Black History Month and every other month, too! Baltimore-based, black attorney Craig Thompson presents us with The ABCs of Black ...

Reducere. . . . shines in its positive messaging to children . . . . A welcome addition to any Black Lives Matter collection. --Booklist Empowering and valid...

One of the worst acts of racist violence in American history took place in 1921, when a White mob numbering in the thousands decimated the thriving...

Reducere. Complete edition of The Souls of Black Folk by W. E. B. Du Bois. A foundational work of civil rights and required reading on race relations in Amer...

Reducere. You've seen the building. Now meet the man whose life went into it.Philip Freelon's grandfather was an acclaimed painter of the Harlem Renaissance....

Reducere. Contributor(s): Author: Christina UssA determined 12-year-old girl bikes across the country in this quirky and charming debut middle grade novel. I...

Reducere. A stirring, intimate reflection on the nature of race and American nationhood that has inspired generations of writers and thinkers, first publishe...

Reducere. During his life time George Washington Carver was referred to as the black Leonardo da Vinci. His research into alternative crops to replace cotton...

DescriptionAn incredible memoir from Sharon Robinson about one of the most important years of the civil rights movement. In January 1963, Sharon Ro...

Reducere. Contributor(s): Author: Joseph BruchacA boy discovers his Native American heritage in this Depression-era tale of identity and friendship by the au...

Reducere. Discover how George Washington Carver went from a slave to an innovator of agricultural science in this luminously illustrated picture book. Born a...

Reducere. NOW A NEW YORK TIMES, PUBLISHER'S WEEKLY, INDIEBOUND, LOS ANGELES TIMES, WASHINGTON POST, CHRONICLE HERALD, SALISBURY POST, GUELPH MERCURY TRIBUNE,...

A major literary event--the eagerly anticipated publication of a long-lost novel from legendary writer and three-time Pulitzer Prize nominee John O...

Named a Most Anticipated book by O Magazine * GMA * Elle * Marie Claire * Good Housekeeping * NBC News * Shondaland * Chicago Tribune * Woman's Day...

Reducere. "A beautiful and poignant reminder of the industry, joy and resilience of Black people in America."-Trey Ellis, Peabody and Emmy winning producer o...

Reducere. What is stopping you from writing? Let this collection of edited interviews from writers of different genres inspire you to put pen to paper. Each ...

DescriptionThe 100th-anniversary special edition of Jailed for Freedom, the essential history and first-person account of the courageous and milita...

Frederick Douglass dismissed Myrtilla's plan to open a school for African American girls in the slaveholding South as "reckless, almost to the poin...

Reducere. Bill Yoast is the real-life hero of Remember the Titans, the inspirational hit movie that chronicled the struggles of black and white high school f...

A firsthand exploration of the cost of boarding the bus of change to move America forward--written by one of the Civil Rights Movement's pioneers. ...

Named a Most Anticipated Book of 2020 by Oprah Magazine, The Washington Post, Harper's Bazaar, Buzzfeed, PureWow, New York Magazine and more "A pag...

"This book, in what feels like a new vision for the 21st century novel, made me happy." --Ocean Vuong, author of On Earth We're Briefly Gorgeous "T...

Reducere. Gen. Larry O. Spencer, USAF (Ret.), was born and raised on the Horseshoe--a tough inner-city street in southeast Washington D.C. Both parents lived...

Reducere. DescriptionBlack Bear Goes to Washington is based on the real adventures of Black Bear, a sled dog who spent 11 years in a remote part of Alaska al...

Reducere. Long before the first airplane took flight, when nothing but birds should have been in the skies, the early residents of the United States witnesse...

DescriptionUSA Today "New and Noteworthy" - One of The Washington Post's "10 Books to Read--and Gift--in December""Fascinating." --ForbesFidel Cast...

The radiant, posthumous second novel by the visionary author of Invisible Man, featuring an introduction and a new postscript by Ralph Ellison's li...

Reducere. Experience the poetry of Wanda Coleman. "Words to crack you open and heal you where it counts."--Mary Karr A voice the world needs--the award-winni...

A BEST BOOK OF THE MONTH: ENTERTAINMENT WEEKLY, THE WASHINGTON POST, TIME, OPRAH DAILY, AND NYLONIn the last weeks of her pregnancy, a Muslim India...

Reducere. In 1942 Alice Allison Dunnigan, a sharecropper's daughter from Kentucky, made her way to the nation's capital and a career in journalism that event...

Reducere. Named One of the Most-Anticipated Books of 2021 by: O, The Oprah Magazine, The New York Times, The Washington Post, Time, The Millions, Refinery29,...

Reducere. A timely collection of deeply personal, uplifting, and powerful essays that celebrate the redemptive strength of Black joy--in the vein of Black Gi...

Warren C Coleman, a son of Concord, N.C., was born a slave, like so many former slaves, born in the South, destined to do nothing but survive and/ ...

Founded in 1834 by a small group of Quakers protesting human slavery in the South, Westfield and Washington Township served as an important home st...

Reducere. The daughter of a prominent Black businessman, Dolores Mae Duncan grew up in New York City during the exhilarating 1930s. A unique and progressive ...

In the heart of a geological upthrust, four presidents, memorialized in granite, gaze across the rugged country of South Dakota's Black Hills. At t...

Reducere. Mark Mathabane touched the hearts of millions with his sensational memoir, Kaffir Boy, . A book highly-praised by Oprah and President Clinton for i...

'A fascinating collection of military stories ... The sort of book that can be picked up at intervals ... [but] once tasted, is hard to put down' W...

A brilliant analysis of the foundations of racist policing in America: the day-to-day brutalities, largely hidden from public view, endured by Blac...

Reducere. DescriptionSomething evil has swept into the small western Maine town of Castle Rock on the heels of the latest winter storm. Sheriff Norris Ridgew...

Description"Phenomenal" --Justin Torres, author of We the Animals"Brilliant" --Nicole Dennis-Benn, author of Here Comes the Sun"A profound explorat...

Reducere. This charming hardcover collectible will appeal to both admirers of N. C. Wyeth's iconic art and Washington Irving's timeless tale of the Hudson Va...

These poems are an intimate portrait of a life set against the sweeping history of human exile and belonging, from ancient Persia to contemporary A...

Reducere. The history of black Freemasonry from Boston and Philadelphia in the late 1700s through the Civil War to the Civil Rights Movement - Examines the l...

Reducere. DescriptionOn August 2, 1927, President Calvin Coolidge shocked the nation by announcing he would not seek reelection. The declaration came from th...

Reducere. DescriptionMany of the unsung heroes of the Underground Railroad lived and worked in Washington, D.C. Men and women, black and white, operatives an...

Reducere. Located in the heart of Eastern North Carolina, Washington is a city marked by its rich industrial heritage and the surrounding beauty of the Pamli...

Reducere. The Southern Railway was the pinnacle of rail service in the South for nearly 100 years. Its roots stretch back to 1827, when the South Carolina Ca...

Reducere. Georgetown, a thriving neighborhood in the nation's capital, was established in 1751 as an independent city. As the land to its east was being deve...

Reducere. "Inspiration and practical advice wrapped up in an appealing story with a relatable young hero." - Kirkus ReviewsSimone Joins the Soccer Team is a ...

Reducere. AN OPRAH BOOK CLUB SELECTIONEpic.... I was just enraptured by the lineage and the story of this modern African-American family.... A combination of...

Reducere. Before chain coffeeshops and luxury high-rises, before even the beginning of desegregation and the 1968 riots, Washington's Greater U Street was kn...

Reducere. Jimi Hendrix - Black Legacy (A Dream Deferred) is a deep exploration of Jimi Hendrix's subtle, yet ubiquitous footprint on Black culture. Often, Ji...

Reducere. Widely heralded on publication as a "must-read" (Military Review) and "important window on America's battle with al-Qaeda" (Washington Post), Ali S...

Reducere. The first biography of a major figure in early US and African American historyA household name and unparalleled hero revered in every African Ameri...

Reducere. A remarkable narrative of both chance and purpose that touches all corners of society to tell the improbable tale of one man looking for something ...

Reducere. Discover the classic thriller that launched the #1 detective series of the past twenty-five years and the film starring Morgan Freeman.Alex Cross i...

Contributor(s): Author: John E. WashingtonEditor: Kate MasurOriginally published in 1942 and now reprinted for the first time, They Knew Lincoln is...

DescriptionFrom Mount Vernon to Georgetown, The White House to the monuments, Historic Photos of Washington D.C. is a photographic history collecte...

Reducere. DescriptionWilliam Monroe Trotter (1872- 1934), though still virtually unknown to the wider public, was an unlikely American hero. With the stylist...

"Easily the most innovative alpabet book of the year, if not the decade... Beyond clever."--The Washington PostPrepare to be amazed. From the lenti...

Reducere. By the time of his death in 1988, Romare Bearden was most widely celebrated for his large-scale public murals and collages, which were reproduced i...

"While most photographers were taking photos of Fugazi, Glen was making photos with us."--Ian MacKaye, Fugazi"Everyone knows the old saying, 'A pic...

Reducere. A heart-rending story of two mothers-one white, one black-struggling for truth and justice in the Civil Rights-era SouthIn 1958, when almost no wom...