NONFICTION
Released: Sept. 13, 2011
"A likely bellwether for America's future struggles with race."
NONFICTION
Released: June 19, 2008
"A sharp pin with which to pop the bloviating balloon of self-important cultural mandarins."
Bracing, though occasionally loosely argued, charge that the much-lauded political promise of hip-hop is at best a sham, and at worst a dangerous placebo that distracts people from enacting constructive change.
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NONFICTION
Released: Jan. 13, 2009
"A cracking good read, something that all too few essay anthologies manage to be."
Inaugural edition of a new series proves that there's always room for another delivery method for quality short nonfiction.
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NONFICTION
Released: Nov. 22, 2011
"A striking, comprehensive guide to the breadth and depth of African-American history."
A distinguished scholar surveys, with lavish illustrations, 500 years of the African-American experience.
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NONFICTION
Released: Sept. 7, 2010
"An impressive take on the Great Migration, and a truly auspicious debut."
In her ambitious debut, Pulitzer Prize–winning journalist Wilkerson (Journalism, Narrative Nonfiction/Boston Univ.) examines the Great Migration of African-Americans from World War I to the 1970s.
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NONFICTION
Released: Oct. 20, 2010
"A story many readers have heard before, but one rarely rendered with such eloquence."
Sweeping history of African-Americans' experiences in America from Jamestown to the present.
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