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The books listed in this Libguide are all by African American authors and are available in the Swirbul Library.
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MARILYN NELSON
Carver, A Life in Poems
by
Marilyn Nelson
Call Number: JUV PS3573.A4795 C37 2001
ISBN: 1886910537
Publication Date: 2001-05-01
Poems
DIANE PATRICK
The New York Public Library Amazing African American History
by
Diane Patrick; New York Public Library Staff; The New York Public Library
Call Number: JUV E185 .P34 1998
ISBN: 0471192171
Publication Date: 1997-12-15
Presents questions and answers relating to important periods in African American history including the Revolution, Civil War, Reconstruction, Migration, and the Civil Rights Movement.
ANDREA DAVIS PINKNEY
Sojourner Truth's Step-Stomp Stride
by
Andrea Davis Pinkney; Brian Pinkney (Illustrator)
Call Number: JUV E185.97.T8 P56 2009
ISBN: 9780786807673
Publication Date: 2009-11-24
Sojourner Truth was born into slavery, but became a free woman. Freedom meant so much to Sojourner, she used the power of speech to help end slavery
Duke Ellington: The Piano Prince and His Orchestra
by
Andrea Davis Pinkney
Call Number: JUV ML3930.E44 P56 1999
ISBN: 0439133114
Publication Date: 1999
A brief recounting of the career of this jazz musician and composer who, along with his orchestra, created music that was beyond category.
Seven Candles for Kwanzaa
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Andrea Davis Pinkney; Brian Pinkney (Illustrator)
Call Number: JUV GT4403 .P56 1993
ISBN: 0803712928
Publication Date: 1993-10-06
Describes the origins and practices of Kwanzaa, the seven-day festival during which people of African descent rejoice in their ancestral values.
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