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A Cure for Gravity: A Musical Pilgrimage by Joe Jackson

A Cure for Gravity: A Musical Pilgrimage

Joe Jackson

296 pages • first pub 1999 (editions)

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nonfiction autobiography biography music informative reflective medium-paced
Why Black People Tend to Shout: Cold Facts and Wry Views from a Black Man's World by Ralph Wiley

Why Black People Tend to Shout: Cold Facts and Wry Views from a Black Man's World

Ralph Wiley

208 pages • first pub 1991 (editions)

5.0chichi27's review
nonfiction essays challenging informative reflective slow-paced
Silver Rights: The story of the Carter family's brave decision to send their children to an all-white school and claim their civil rights by Constance Curry, Constance Curry
Silver Rights: The story of the Carter family's brave decision to send their children to an all-white school and claim their civil rights
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Constance Curry, Constance Curry

Silver Rights: The story of the Carter family's brave decision to send their children to an all-white school and claim their civil rights

Constance Curry, Constance Curry

288 pages • first pub 1995 (editions)

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nonfiction history memoir emotional informative reflective slow-paced
Killers of the Dream by Lillian Smith

Killers of the Dream

Lillian Smith

272 pages • first pub 1949 (editions)

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nonfiction travel reflective slow-paced
Assata: An Autobiography by Assata Shakur

Assata: An Autobiography

Assata Shakur

274 pages • first pub 1987 (editions)

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nonfiction autobiography memoir politics race challenging informative reflective medium-paced
When Chickenheads Come Home to Roost: A Hip-Hop Feminist Breaks It Down by Joan Morgan

When Chickenheads Come Home to Roost: A Hip-Hop Feminist Breaks It Down

Joan Morgan

240 pages • first pub 1999 (editions)

5.0chichi27's review
nonfiction feminism music race reflective medium-paced
The Autobiography of Malcolm X by Alex Haley, Malcolm X

The Autobiography of Malcolm X

Alex Haley, Malcolm X

466 pages • first pub 1965 (editions)

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nonfiction autobiography history informative reflective medium-paced
Roots: The Saga of an American Family by Alex Haley

Roots: The Saga of an American Family

Alex Haley

729 pages • first pub 1976 (editions)

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fiction historical challenging emotional sad slow-paced
The Dawn at My Back: Memoir of a Black Texas Upbringing by Carroll Parrott Blue

The Dawn at My Back: Memoir of a Black Texas Upbringing

Carroll Parrott Blue

303 pages • first pub 2003 (editions)

5.0chichi27's review
biography emotional informative reflective medium-paced
Buried Alive: The Biography of Janis Joplin by Myra Friedman

Buried Alive: The Biography of Janis Joplin

Myra Friedman

400 pages • first pub 1973 (editions)

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nonfiction biography music emotional reflective slow-paced