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The History of the United States, 2nd Edition. Episode 44, African Americans in Wartime [digital video].

Guelzo, Allen C., actor.

Publication Date

2003

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Digital

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GM I0N A

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The History of the United States, 2nd Edition. Episode 53, African Americans after Reconstruction [digital video].

Guelzo, Allen C., actor.

Publication Date

2003

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Digital

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SD_ILS:603631

Black American experience [digital video] : African Americans who left their stamp on history.

Kanopy (Firm)

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2014

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Streaming video

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Before Elvis : the African American musicians who made the King

Lauterbach, Preston, author

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2025

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Book

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781.6408996 LAU

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SD_ILS:790875

Written in the waters : a memoir of history, home, and belonging

Roberts, Tara, author.

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2025

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Book

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SD_ILS:796473

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How sweet the sound

Alexander, Kwame, author.

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2025

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Book

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SD_ILS:794072

Will's race for home : a western

Rhodes, Jewell Parker, author.

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2025

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Magic in the air : the myth, the mystery, and the soul of the slam dunk

Sielski, Mike, 1975- author.

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2025

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Book

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796.3232 SIE

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SD_ILS:796427

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New prize for these eyes : the rise of America's second civil rights movement

Williams, Juan, author.

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2025

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Book

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323.0973 WIL

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The containment : Detroit, the Supreme Court, and the battle for racial justice in the North

Adams, Michelle, 1963- author.

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2025

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How to sell out : the (hidden) cost of being a Black writer

Sanders, Chad, author.

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