Past Vogel Library displays on related topics
The black American experience
A few selections out of hundreds
Looking for something on one of the many great recommended reading lists out there? Here are some of our top picks for what's in the library; search OneSearch for more or recommend a purchase.
Unfortunately, many of these books do not have an eBook option on a library platform. Where we can, we are purchasing!
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Between the world and me byPrint only
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I'm judging you: The do-better manual byPrint only
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You can't touch my hair and other things I still have to explain Phoebe Robinson author. byPrint book (eBook on order)
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The fire this time: A new generation speaks about race byJesmyn Ward later won a MacArthur genius grant
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When chickenheads come home to roost: My life as a hip-hop feminist byPrint book (eBook on order)
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Black on white: Black writers on what it means to be whitePrint book (eBook on order)
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When race becomes real: Black and white writers confront their personal historiesPrint book (eBook linked below)
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When Race Becomes Real Black and White Writers Confront Their Personal Histories (eBook)eBook (print book linked above)
DVDs and streaming films
Only a few examples are listed here!
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Blindspotting (DVD)Feature film written by Daveed Diggs
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Last black man in San Francisco (DVD)Feature film
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Last black man in San Francisco (streaming)Feature film streaming in our Kanopy database
Even more great resources:
This is only a very small sampling of the many items owned by Vogel Library detailing the black American experience. bell hooks, Alice Walker, Maya Angelou, Audra Lorde, Gloria Naylor, Angela Y. Davis, James Baldwin, Henry Louis Gates, Jr, Cornel West, ...so many Americans have written autobiographies, fiction, poetry, plays, histories, social criticism, calls to action--explore, and may your curiosity only deepen.