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Civil War, Reconstruction, and Black History

A selection of fiction and nonfiction books for adults.

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The autobiography of an ex-colored man /

by Johnson, James Weldon, 1871-1938.
Published 2007

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Begin again : James Baldwin's America and its urgent lessons for our own /

by Glaude, Eddie S., Jr., 1968-
Published 2020

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The bluest eye : a novel /

by Morrison, Toni.
Published 1993

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Caste : the origins of our discontents /

by Wilkerson, Isabel.
Published 2020

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The fiery trial : Abraham Lincoln and American slavery /

by Foner, Eric, 1943-
Published 2010

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Frederick Douglass : prophet of freedom /

by Blight, David W.
Published 2018

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by Chernow, Ron.
Published 2017

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Harlem shuffle /

by Whitehead, Colson, 1969-
Published 2021

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Hell of a book : or the altogether factual, Wholly Bona Fide story of a big dreams, hard luck, American-Made Mad Kid /

by Mott, Jason.
Published 2021

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The Hemingses of Monticello : an American family /

by Gordon-Reed, Annette.
Published 2008

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Invisible man /

by Ellison, Ralph,
Published 1995

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The mothers : a novel /

by Bennett, Brit.
Published 2016

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The new Jim Crow : mass incarceration in the age of colorblindness /

by Alexander, Michelle.
Published 2010

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The new Negro : the life of Alain Locke /

by Stewart, Jeffrey C., 1950-
Published 2018

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The nickel boys : a novel /

by Whitehead, Colson, 1969-
Published 2019

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by Larsen, Nella.
Published 1997

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Race and reunion : the Civil War in American memory /

by Blight, David W.
Published 2001

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The second founding : how the Civil War and Reconstruction remade the constitution /

by Foner, Eric, 1943-
Published 2019

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Stamped from the beginning : the definitive history of racist ideas in America /

by Kendi, Ibram X.
Published 2016

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Team of rivals : the political genius of Abraham Lincoln /

by Goodwin, Doris Kearns.
Published 2005

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