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Interracial relationships

A collection of essays and primary and secondary sources that examine the issues and controversy surrounding interracial relationships in the United States.

Waiting for the rain

a novel of South Africa
Chronicles nine years in the lives of two South African youths-- one black, one white-- as their friendship ends in a violent confrontation between student and soldier.

A gathering of old men

When Beau Boutan, a Cajun farmer, is found shot on a Louisiana plantation, the claimants to the killing form a wall of protection around the real murderer.

Cry, the beloved country

Accused of murdering a white man, a young black man in South Africa is helped by his minister father and by a white attorney, but racism prevents justice from being done.

Love field

Lurene is a Dallas housewife who is determined to travel across the country to attend John F. Kennedy's funeral. Aboard the eastbound bus, she meets a mysterious African American man who is travelling with a young girl. Despite several racial issues and misunderstandings, the trio develop a friendship.

I am not your Negro

Master documentary filmmaker Raoul Peck envisions the book James Baldwin never finished. The result is a radical, up-to-the-minute examination of race in America, using Baldwin's original words and a flood of rich archival material. A journey into black history that connects the past of the Civil Rights movement to the present of #BlackLivesMatter.

The words of Martin Luther King, Jr

Selections from Dr. King's speeches and writings illustrating his vision, his passion, and his faith.

Things fall apart

Set in an Ibo village in Nigeria, the novel recreates pre-Christian tribal life and shows how the coming the white man led to the breaking up of the old ways.

Robert Parris Moses

Presents a brief biography of civil rights leader Robert Parris Moses, providing information on his childhood in Depression-era Harlem, his work on the Algebra Project, his accomplishments, and his legacy.

The fire next time

Contains a letter to Baldwin's nephew on the 100th anniversary of the Emancipation Proclamation describing his childhood, views on Black Muslims, and his visions.

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