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Black Freedom Struggle in the United States
Primary documents from 1790 to the modern day detailing the black struggle for freedom in the United States
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Enduring a hardscrabble existence as the children of alcoholic and absent parents, four siblings from a coastal Mississippi town prepare their meager stores for the arrival of Hurricane Katrina while struggling with such challenges as a teen pregnancy and a dying litter of prize pups.
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"Exquisitely compassionate and witty, Big Girl traces the intergenerational hungers and desires of Black womanhood, as told through the unforgettable voice of Malaya Clondon. In her highly anticipated debut novel, Mecca Jamilah Sullivan explores the perils--and undeniable beauty--of insatiable longing. Growing up in a rapidly changing Harlem, eight-year-old Malaya hates when her mother drags her to Weight Watchers meetings; she'd rather paint alone...
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2023 Best Adult Fiction & Nonfiction (SCPL)
Black Voices in Fiction (adults)
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Black Voices in Fiction (adults)
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"Let Us Descend is a reimagining of American slavery, as beautifully rendered as it is heart-wrenching. Searching, harrowing, replete with transcendent love, the novel is a journey from the rice fields of the Carolinas to the slave markets of New Orleans and into the fearsome heart of a Louisiana sugar plantation. Annis, sold south by the white enslaver who fathered her, is the reader's guide through this hellscape. As she struggles through the miles-long...
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Explore the Classics - YOUTH
OBD Books Make Good Friends (March - May 2024) - YOUTH
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A black family living in Mississippi during the Depression of the 1930s is faced with prejudice and discrimination which its children do not understand.
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Babies
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The adventures of a little boy in the city on a very snowy day. A Caldecott Medal winner that conveys the silent wonder of a city snowfall and a small boy's solitary delight in it.
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Paris J is a black adolescent female who inspires to be a master of her passion, which happens to be ballet. She faces different types of adversity on her journey, but she tries to find a way in prevailing. Looking for a way through the trenches, Paris J finds her back against the wall and she has to react with vigor and confidence. Nothing comes easy and everything has to be earned, but will her efforts exceed her expectations? Find Paris J's story...
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