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My Ode to Black History Month - a list by siamese4life

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Just some of the books I've read by some of the best African American writers. Great insight in the lives of the everday people and people from the past. Some of these books have made me cry,laugh,smile and just sit back and think. All books are in my personal library, which I slowly add too bi-monthly.

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Mine Boy (AWS African Writers Series): Peter Abrahams: Books

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Love,hate,violence and death in the gold mines and seething ghettos of Johannesburg South Africa.This book is told with compassion and insight. (via amazon.com)

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Learning Tree: Gordon Parks: Books

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This book was made into a movie.It tells the story of Newt Winger and his years growing up in Fort Scott,Kansas.A book I'll never forget.

"If you got a battle to fight,you cain't rightfully ask the Lord to help you and not the other fella.Now can you?...No,son you got to fight and hope God likes the way you're using your fists.And that goes for the boy you're fightin...I hope you won't have to stay here all your life,Newt.It ain't a all-good place and it ain't a all-bad place.But you can learn just as much here about people and things as you can learn any place else.Cherokee Flats is sort like a fruit tree.Some of the people are good and some of the people are bad-just like the fruit on a tree...No matter if you go or stay,think of it like that till the day you die--let it be your learnin' tree". (via amazon.com)

Updated Feb 15, 2009

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Nobody Knows My Name: James Baldwin, Richard Wright, Norman Mailer: Books

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This is one of my favorite writers.He's brillant and real.This book records the last month's of his ten-year self exile in Europe.Explores the relations between between races in America and Europe, and the question of sexual identity. (via amazon.com)

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Fast Sam, Cool Clyde, and Stuff: Walter Dean Myers: Books

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I read this book in my tweens and would recommend it for adults too!Walter Dean Myers is another great writer.Thoughtfully written.A book you can reread over and over. (via amazon.com)

Updated Feb 16, 2009

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Durango Street: Frank Bonham: Books

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This book is set in the 60's and tells a story of Rufus Henry and how he struggles to stay above the gang life and survive day to day.This is a great read! Makes you really feel for Rufus ,the main character. (via amazon.com)

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The Bondwoman's Narrative: Hannah Crafts, Henry Louis Gates Jr.: Books

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A true LIFE story , written by a female African American slave.Takes you thru the adventures of a young slave as she makes her way to freedom.I read this book in two days!!! Very powerful! A must read.
Includes pictures,handwriting samples and pictures all documented in the at The Metropolitan Museum of Art and North Carolina'sLibrary at Chapel Hill.

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Native Son: Richard Wright: Books

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This is the story of Bigger Thomas,one of the most compelling and tragic figures ever created by a American novelist.Great read! Richard Wright is one of my all time favorite writers. (via amazon.com)

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I Love Myself When I Am Laughing... And Then Again: A Zora Neale Hurston Reader: Zora Neale Hurston, Alice Walker, Mary Helen Wa

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Zora Neale Hurston another great African American Writer.This book is a collection of her work and edited by Alice Walker. Her writing style was a little different to me at first,but I grew to admire her honesty and don't give a care attitude on some subjects.She was a Aries too,I'm sure of it!lol.
Dust Tracks on a Road and The Gilded Six-Bits are just two of my favorites. (via amazon.com)

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OBAMA NEWSPAPER TOTE

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Handmade from the November 5 th front cover of the L A TIMES. Covered in durable water resistant laminate with double straps,and velco closures.Carry a piece of history! (via uncommongoods.com)

Updated Mar 1, 2009