Black History

Quilombo dos Palmares: Brazil's Lost Nation of Fugitive Slaves" is a fascinating book about a little known phenomenon in 17th century Brazil. For the full span of the century, a nation of fugitive slaves—some 20,000 people—struggled to survive. They were at almost constant war with the most powerful empires on earth. Nevertheless, they sustained several cities, one a citadel fortress atop a mountain. They had an egalitarian society where women and men were equals. They had a quasi-parliamentary government. Over the course of 100 years, these people from all over Africa (plus some Brazilian Ind ...more

The Warmth of Other Suns: The Epic Story of America's Great Migration
The Autobiography of Malcolm X
The New Jim Crow: Mass Incarceration in the Age of Colorblindness
Between the World and Me
The Souls of Black Folk
I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings (Maya Angelou's Autobiography, #1)
Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass
The Fire Next Time (Vintage International)
The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks
The Underground Railroad
Stamped from the Beginning: The Definitive History of Racist Ideas in America
Caste: The Origins of Our Discontents
The 1619 Project: A New Origin Story
The Color of Law: A Forgotten History of How Our Government Segregated America
The Color Purple
Thelonious Monk by Robin D.G. KelleyMiles by Miles DavisA Love Supreme by Ashley KahnMoving to Higher Ground by Wynton MarsalisBlue Note by Graham Marsh
Books on Jazz (nonfiction)
235 books — 64 voters

One Crazy Summer by Rita Williams-GarciaRon's Big Mission by Rose BlueSmoky Night by Eve BuntingSit-In by Andrea Davis PinkneyThe Book Itch by Vaunda Micheaux Nelson
Black Lives Matter - Kids!
179 books — 33 voters
Dr. Mütter's Marvels by Cristin O'Keefe AptowiczThe Philadelphia Negro by W.E.B. Du BoisPrejudice, Racism, and Tribalism by Anthony M. D'AgostinoCity Of Sisterly And Brotherly Loves by Marc SteinThe Buried Past by John L. Cotter
Philadelphia History (nonfiction)
80 books — 17 voters

The Lorax by Dr. SeussThe Story of Ferdinand by Munro LeafLast Stop on Market Street by Matt de la PeñaThe Sneetches and Other Stories by Dr. SeussAnd Tango Makes Three by Justin Richardson
Children's Books for the Resistance
667 books — 172 voters
In Defiance by Ashley Hurlburt-BiaginiSlavery's Reach by Christopher P. LehmanSlavery in the Upper Mississippi Valley, 1787-1865 by Christopher P. LehmanEbony and Ivy by Craig Steven WilderRoot and Branch  by Graham Russell Gao Hodges
Slavery in the North (nonfiction)
39 books — 5 voters

Assata Shakur
Since i was a teenager i had always said that the world was too horrible to bring another human being into. And a Black child. We see our children frustrated at best. Noses pressed against windows, looking in. And, at worse, we see them die from drugs or oppression, shot down by police, or wasted away in jail.
Assata Shakur, Assata: An Autobiography

Assata Shakur
The Revolutionary War was led by some rich white boys who got tired of paying heavy taxes to the king. It didn't have anything at all to do with freedom, justice, and equality for all. ...more
Assata Shakur, Assata: An Autobiography

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