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The Slave Power: Its Character, Career, and Probable Designs: Being an Attempt to Explain the Real Issues Involved in the American Cont
ISBN: 9781570035227 / Angielski / Miękka / 480 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. The Slave Power, John E. Cairnes's seminal work on slavery, was widely acclaimed upon publication in 1862 as a brilliant attempt both to explain the essential cause of the American Civil War and to shape European policy concerning the struggle. It remains among the most important works on the political economy of Southern slavery. When Cairnes-one of the nineteenth century's preeminent classical liberal economists-characterized Southern slavery as inefficient and backward, his opinions carried enormous weight, earning him applause in the North and castigation in the slave- holding South....
The Slave Power, John E. Cairnes's seminal work on slavery, was widely acclaimed upon publication in 1862 as a brilliant attempt both to explain the e...
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102,39 |
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Matthew J. Perry: The Man, His Times, and His Legacy
ISBN: 9781570035340 / Angielski / Twarda / 316 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Matthew J. Perry: The Man, His Times, and His Legacy chronicles the life and accomplishments of the attorney who led the struggle for desegregation in South Carolina, served as a primary legal advocate in the national civil rights movement, and became South Carolina's first African American U.S. District Court judge. In this volume, scholars of the civil rights era, fellow civil rights activists, jurists, attorneys, a governor, and an award-winning photojournalist join together to produce a multilayered biography of Matthew J. Perry. Collectively they bring to light the remarkable...
Matthew J. Perry: The Man, His Times, and His Legacy chronicles the life and accomplishments of the attorney who led the struggle for desegregation in...
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121,89 |
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At Freedom's Door: African American Founding Fathers and Lawyers in Reconstruction South Carolina
ISBN: 9781570035869 / Angielski / Miękka / 312 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. At Freedom's Door rescues from obscurity the identities, images, and long-term contributions of black leaders who helped to rebuild and reform South Carolina after the Civil War. In seven essays, the contributors to the volume explore the role of African Americans in government and law during Reconstruction in the Palmetto State. Bringing into focus a legacy not fully recognized, the contributors collectively demonstrate the legal acumen displayed by prominent African Americans and the impact these individuals had on the enactment of substantial constitutional reforms - many of which, though...
At Freedom's Door rescues from obscurity the identities, images, and long-term contributions of black leaders who helped to rebuild and reform South C...
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112,14 |
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Bishop Henry McNeal Turner and African-American Religion in the South
ISBN: 9781572331563 / Angielski / Miękka / 356 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. |
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136,53 |
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Trial & Triumph: Essays in Tennessees African American History
ISBN: 9781572332041 / Angielski / Miękka / 464 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Studies of American History can no longer be complete without taking into account the African American perspective. For Tennessee, that perspective is amply provided by this anthology of articles from the "Tennessee Historical Quarterly." Covering two hundred years of state history, from the frontier era to the bicentennial, "Trial and Triumph" presents the best and most current scholarship on African Americans in Tennessee.
These selections give voice to many unheard people from Tennessee's past. Various essays recount the bravery of the United States Colored Troops during the Civil War,... Studies of American History can no longer be complete without taking into account the African American perspective. For Tennessee, that perspective is...
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97,50 |
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Aaron Henry: The Fire Ever Burning
ISBN: 9781578062126 / Angielski / Twarda / 288 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Although Aaron Henry (1922-1997) was one of the nation's major grassroots fighters in the freedom movement on local, state, and national levels, his name has not yet been accorded its full recognition. This book reveals why Aaron Henry should be acknowledged, in the ranks of Fannie Lou Hamer and Medgar Evers, as a truly influential crusader. Long before many of his contemporaries, he was a civil rights activist, but he preferred to stay out of the limelight. A certified pharmacist and owner of Fourth Street Drug Store in Clarksdale, he considered himself a down-home businessman who must... Although Aaron Henry (1922-1997) was one of the nation's major grassroots fighters in the freedom movement on local, state, and national levels, hi... |
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365,83 |
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Voices from St. Simons: Personal Narratives of an Island's Past
ISBN: 9780895873576 / Angielski / Miękka / 259 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Part of Real Voices Real History Series; 17 recorded interviews from desc endants of large plantation oweners, planters, and slaves preserve St. Simons Islands heritage
Part of Real Voices Real History Series; 17 recorded interviews from desc endants of large plantation oweners, planters, and slaves preserve St. Simon...
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87,48 |
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African Americans of Chattanooga: A History of Unsung Heroes
ISBN: 9781596293151 / Angielski / Miękka / 155 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Beginning in 1541 with Hernando De Soto's Spanish expedition for gold, African Americans have held a prominent place in Chattanooga's history. Author Rita Lorraine Hubbard chronicles the ways African Americans have shaped Chattanooga, and presents inspirational achievements that have gone largely unheralded over the years. Did you know that Chattanooga is:
the hometown of the first African American appointed to lead counsel on a Supreme Court case the home of the nation's oldest student, who learned to read at age 116 the home of the African American blacksmith who put shackles... Beginning in 1541 with Hernando De Soto's Spanish expedition for gold, African Americans have held a prominent place in Chattanooga's history. Author ...
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83,81 |
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W.E.B. Du Bois: Writings (Loa #34): The Suppression of the African Slave-Trade / The Souls of Black Folk / Dusk of Dawn / Essays
ISBN: 9780940450332 / Angielski / Twarda / 1334 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. The library of America is dedicated to publishing America's best and most significant writing in handsome, enduring volumes, featuring authoritative texts. Hailed as the finest-looking, longest-lasting editions ever made (The New Republic), Library of America volumes make a fine gift for any occasion. Now, with exactly one hundred volumes to choose from, there is a perfect gift for everyone.
The library of America is dedicated to publishing America's best and most significant writing in handsome, enduring volumes, featuring authoritative t...
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171,52 |
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The Burden of Busing: The Politics of Desegregation in Nashville, Tennessee
ISBN: 9781572332621 / Angielski / Miękka Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. |
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102,39 |
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The Parker Sisters: A Border Kidnapping
ISBN: 9781439913185 / Angielski / Twarda / 256 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. |
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117,02 |
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Passage on the Underground Railroad
ISBN: 9781604731293 / Angielski / Twarda / 143 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. For seven years Stephen Marc photographed the routes traveled by fugitive slaves in their search for freedom, documenting and interpreting his research along the way. In Passage on the Underground Railroad, Marc shares the results of these explorations through his thought- provoking, unconventional, and haunting digital images. Marc uses two types of photographic composites to reveal the history of the Underground Railroad (UGRR): multiple photographs that describe UGRR sites and metaphorical montages that address the larger horror of slavery. Each UGRR site has a story, so... For seven years Stephen Marc photographed the routes traveled by fugitive slaves in their search for freedom, documenting and interpreting his rese... |
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307,30 |
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The Negro
ISBN: 9781604593716 / Angielski / Miękka / 120 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. William Edward Burghardt Du Bois was a black civil rights activist, leader, Pan-Africanist, sociologist, educator, historian, writer, editor, poet, and scholar. He became a naturalized citizen of Ghana in 1963 at the age of 95. "The time has not yet come for a complete history of the Negro peoples. Archaeological research in Africa has just begun, and many sources of information in Arabian, Portuguese, and other tongues are not fully at our command; and, too, it must frankly be confessed, racial prejudice against darker peoples is still too strong in so-called civilized centers for judicial...
William Edward Burghardt Du Bois was a black civil rights activist, leader, Pan-Africanist, sociologist, educator, historian, writer, editor, poet, an...
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46,91 |
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Bibliographic Checklist of African American Newspapers
ISBN: 9780806314570 / Angielski / Miękka / 238 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. This book contains a complete checklist of African American newspapers identified in all major bibliographic sources--newspaper directories, union lists, finding aids, African American bibliographies, yearbooks, and specifically African American newspaper sources. In short, it is a comprehensive checklist of every newspaper that has served African Americans since 1827--a total of 5,539 newspapers.
For reference purposes the text is arranged in tabular format under the following headings: newspaper title, city and state of publication, frequency of publication, dates, and sources.... This book contains a complete checklist of African American newspapers identified in all major bibliographic sources--newspaper directories, union lis...
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221,77 |
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Free Black Heads of Households in the New York State Federal Census, 1790-1830
ISBN: 9780806351995 / Angielski / Miękka / 332 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Published originally in 1981, the work at hand is an alphabetical listing of all free African-American heads of household listed in the five U.S. censuses for the State of New York taken between 1790 and 1830. Since it was during this 40-year period that the New York legislature passed a series of statutes resulting in the gradual emancipation of the state's slave population, the scope of this work documents the emergence of a completely free black population by 1830. In all, there are 15,000 references to freedmen, many of whom appear in more than one census.
Published originally in 1981, the work at hand is an alphabetical listing of all free African-American heads of household listed in the five U.S. cens...
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189,97 |
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Fight On, My Soul
ISBN: 9780980008463 / Angielski / Miękka / 330 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. A Virginia man's fight against poverty, disease, and discrimination forms the background of Fight On, My Soul. Set largely in rural Lancaster County, Virginia, Fight On, My Soul tells the story of Morgan E. Norris, one of Virginia's first black physicians, who believed in himself enough to overcome the daily struggles of his life and his time. Told by his son, this meticulously researched biography is a moving story that captures Norris's struggle to provide better conditions for his family and beloved patients. James Norris says of his father. When barriers were raised and obstacles thrown,...
A Virginia man's fight against poverty, disease, and discrimination forms the background of Fight On, My Soul. Set largely in rural Lancaster County, ...
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59,83 |
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Free Blacks and Mulattos in South Carolina 1850 Census
ISBN: 9780806350264 / Angielski / Miękka / 266 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Professional genealogist Shirley Hornbeck has written a genealogy how-to book that takes a decidedly fresh approach to its subject. This and That Genealogy Tips homes in on the most salient aspects of no fewer than forty-two different topics in American genealogy. Shirley Hornbeck's new how-to book is the culmination of her twenty-five years of experience as a genealogist. This and That Genealogy Tips is a handbook for what to look for--and what to avoid--when doing research. In this sense it is the perfect companion volume to virtually any genealogy textbook.
Professional genealogist Shirley Hornbeck has written a genealogy how-to book that takes a decidedly fresh approach to its subject. This and That Gene...
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157,95 |
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Slave Songs of the United States (Folklore Classics)
ISBN: 9780806313498 / Angielski / Miękka / 180 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. This extraordinary anthology of antebellum slave songs provides musical settings for 136 musical texts and variants, in the process devoting much commentary to the regional variations in black folk music, the social settings in which the songs were customarily performed, and the distinctiveness of the Negro singing style.
This extraordinary anthology of antebellum slave songs provides musical settings for 136 musical texts and variants, in the process devoting much comm...
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154,75 |
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Black Officer in a Buffalo Soldier Regiment: The Military Career of Charles Young
ISBN: 9780803213852 / Angielski / Miękka / 412 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. An unheralded military hero, Charles Young (1864 1922) was the third black graduate of West Point, the first African American national park superintendent, the first black U.S. military attache, the first African American officer to command a Regular Army regiment, and the highest-ranking black officer in the Regular Army until his death. Black Officer in a Buffalo Soldier Regiment tells the story of the man who willingly or not served as a standard-bearer for his race in the officer corps for nearly thirty years, and who, if not for racial prejudice, would have become the first...
An unheralded military hero, Charles Young (1864 1922) was the third black graduate of West Point, the first African American national park superinten...
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82,88 |
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An American Beach for African Americans
ISBN: 9780813035086 / Angielski / Miękka / 188 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. "I am excited by this book. It is a great addition to the woefully scant scholarly materials that deal with the African American contribution to Florida history and culture. . . . Original and significant."--Patricia Waterman, University of South Florida "The most detailed study that has been done on the history of American Beach. . . . A work of quality . . . very much welcomed."--Isiah J. Williams III, publisher and editor, Jacksonville Advocate "I am excited by this book. It is a great addition to the woefully scant scholarly materials that deal with the African American contribution to Fl... |
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76,04 |
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