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J. Christopher Schutz reveals the real Jackie Robinson, as a more defiant, combative spirit than simply the turn the other cheek compliant credit to his race. Examining this key figure at the crossroads of baseball and civil rights histories, Schutz provides a cohesive exploration of the man and the times that made him great.

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In the twentieth century, African Americans not only helped make popular music the soundtrack of the American experience, they advanced American music as one of the preeminent shapers of the world's popular culture. Vast numbers of black American musicians deserve credit for t...

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Charles Waddell Chesnutt ranks as one of Americas foremost Black authors and social activists at the turn of the twentieth century. A pioneering author of African American fiction, Chesnutt is known for being one of the first African American authors to break into the Anglo American publishing world.

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W. E. B. Du Bois was one of the most prolific African-American authors, scholars, and leaders of the twentieth century. In this book, Alexanders traces the development of Du Bois' thought over time.