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)
The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks
Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass
The Fire Next Time (Vintage International)
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 Purple
The Color of Law: A Forgotten History of How Our Government Segregated America
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
666 books — 170 voters
1776 by David McCulloughTeam of Rivals by Doris Kearns GoodwinBattle Cry of Freedom by James M. McPhersonJohn Adams by David McCulloughA People’s History of the United States by Howard Zinn
U.S. History Reading List
466 books — 171 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'Agostino MDCity Of Sisterly And Brotherly Loves by Marc SteinThe Buried Past by John L. Cotter
Philadelphia History (nonfiction)
80 books — 17 voters

The Color Purple by Alice WalkerI Know Why the Caged Bird Sings by Maya AngelouBeloved by Toni MorrisonInvisible Man by Ralph EllisonThe Autobiography of Malcolm X by Malcolm X
Black History Month
558 books — 498 voters

Antiblack violencein Chicago was common since at least the 189-s, when blacks were brought in as strikebreakers. The violence grew with the black population. In the two years leading up to mid-July 1919, whhites bombed more than twenty-five homes and properties owned by blacks in white areas...One bombing killed a little girl...The police never arrested anyone, infuriating blacks.
Cameron McWhirter

Idowu Koyenikan
Most people write me off when they see me. They do not know my story. They say I am just an African. They judge me before they get to know me. What they do not know is The pride I have in the blood that runs through my veins; The pride I have in my rich culture and the history of my people; The pride I have in my strong family ties and the deep connection to my community; The pride I have in the African music, African art, and African dance; The pride I have in my name and the meaning behind it. ...more
idowu koyenikan, Wealth for all Africans: How Every African Can Live the Life of Their Dreams

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