2/16/09

Black History Month

Here is a small selection of some of our more recent books. Feel free to ask one of the reference librarians for additional books.

Books

The American Journey of Barack Obama by the editors of Life

The Audacity of Hope: Thoughts on Reclaiming the American Dream by Barack Obama

The Black List by Timothy Greenfield-Sanders and Elvis Mitchell

Black Maestro: The Epic Life of an American Legend by Joe Drape

The Breakthrough: Politics and Race in the Age of Obama by Gwen Ifill

The Echo from Dealey Plaza: The True Story of the First African American on the White House Secret Service Detail and His Quest for Justice After the Assassination of JFK by Abraham Bolden

In a Shade of Blue: Pragmatism and the Politics of Black America by Eddie S. Glaude, Jr.

Letter to My Daughter by Maya Angelou

My Grandfather's Son: A Memoir by Clarence Thomas

Opening Day: The Story of Jackie Robinson's First Season by Jonathan Eig

Quiet Strength: A Memoir by Tony Dungy with Nathan Whitaker

Triumph: The Untold Story of Jesse Owens and Hitler's Olympics by Jeremy Schaap

Voices: African American and Latina Women in Pennsylvania Share Their Stories of Success by the Pennsylvania Commission for Women


Juvenile Books

Barack Obama: Son of Promise, Child of Hope by Nikki Grimes

Freedom Riders: John Lewis and Jim Zwerg on the Front Lines of the Civil Rights Movement by Ann Bausum

Rosa Parks: The Courage to Make a Difference by Sneed B. Collard III

The Time of Slavery by Elizabeth Sirimarco

We are the Ship: The Story of Negro League Baseball by Kadir Nelson

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