blacks

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blacks

Nelson Mandela

strength and spirit of a free South Africa
1991
Presents the life and career of the long-imprisoned leader of the African National Congress.

Destined to witness

growing up Black in Nazi Germany
1999
The author tells of his experiences as a black youngster growing into manhood and surviving in Nazi Germany, and discusses his later efforts to trace his African roots.

Hero Ain't Nothin' But a Sandwich

1977
With the help of his mother and stepfather, 13-year- old Benjie struggles against the pressures of crime and drugs to make something of himself.

The coup

1989
The fictional leader of an imaginary African nation describes the repercussions of violent events that rock his country.

After apartheid

the future of South Africa
1993
A journalist writes about the future of South Africa as apartheid ends and suggests possible results of the end of white minority rule.

Affirmative action

opportunity for all?
1993
Discusses affirmative action policy in this country, including its history, its effects--particularly on African Americans--and current problems.

A raisin in the sun

1966
A three-act play concerned with the tensions in a middle-class black family in Chicago.

Little soldier

2003
Taken from Africa to a foster home in London after his family is killed by an enemy tribe, Kaninda discovers the meaning of hate and the value of not hating.

The struggle

a history of the African National Congress
1990

Marching toward freedom, 1957-1965

from the founding of the Southern Christian Leadership Conference to the assassination of Malcom X
1994
Recounts sit-ins, boycotts, freedom rides, the march on Washington, and voter registration drives.

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