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Religion
The Pale Fox
This is an important book in Dogon studies, because it was written by two of the pioneering anthropologists in the field. It focusses on a Dogon co…
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Economics
Powernomics
PowerNomics: The National Plan to Empower Black America is a five-year plan to make Black America a prosperous and empowered race that is self-suff…
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Religion
Conversations with Ogotemmeli
Originally published in 1948 as Dieu d'Eau, this near-classic offers a unique and first-hand account of the myth, religion, and philosophy o…
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poverty
Off the Books: The Underground Economy of the Urban Poor
In this revelatory book, Sudhir Venkatesh takes us into Maquis Park, a poor black neighborhood on Chicago's Southside, to explore the desperate…
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slavery
No God But Gain: The Untold Story of Cuban Slavery, the Monroe Doctrine, and the Making of the United States
From 1501 to 1867 more than 12.5 million Africans were brought to the Americas in chains, and many millions died as a result of the slave trade. Th…
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slavery
Silencing Race: Disentangling Blackness, Colonialism, and National Identities in Puerto Rico
In their quest for greater political participation within shifting imperial fields—from Spanish (1850s–1898) to US rule (1898-)—Puerto Ricans strug…
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Politics
Who Speaks for the Negro?
In 1964, Robert Penn Warren interviewed leaders, activists, and artists engaged in the U.S. Civil Rights Movement. His interviewees included well-…
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