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BLACK HISTORY What inspired me to write this poems starting with SLAVERY is simple, my son is of African origin and I started asking my Mother in law where they came from and she said: ”Ivory Coast”, from there they brought us to the Dutch Colony which is Suriname, our name Weigle is a Swiss name there was a Swiss Monastery. Then we moved to America and inspiration hit me again when I visited South Carolina and I wrote the first poem of this book, “The South”. This is my contribution to Black History Month 2017 and I hope it will be well received. This book is like a necklace with a lot of different beads but in the end they all fit together and make a design that will hopefully catc ...

The 1West Black Hebrew Israelite movement began in 1969 and was headquartered at 1 West 125th St. in Harlem, New York. Christian apologist and researcher VOCAB MALONE explores this militant and mysterious sect. The timing is just right, as this faith has been spreading like wildfire in most major city centers across the US. This book fills a void, as there are no major works on 1West Hebrew Israelism. Now a primer exists in 'BARACK OBAMA vs the BLACK HEBREW ISRAELITES' by Vocab Malone.

This book is about Lower Richland County, South Carolina, with a focus on the African-American perspective. Historical information about this part of the county is presented. Historical information includes information about selected townships that makes up this part of the county. The townships acknowledged are Eastover, Hopkins, Kingville (no longer exist), and Gadsden. Some information related to the history of education is also presented. It covers a period from late 19th Century to late 20th Century. A large portion of the book presents genealogical information about families from the Lower Richland County area. Surnames and related genealogy included are Pringle, Harris, Sco ...

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I love the way you lie, a look at hip hop and its impact on Black culture takes a look at the history of race relations in the United States and the continued impact on racism on the Black experience. This book looks at race relations and popular culture and the correlations between the two.

This book is a family album for the King and Champion family of Dallas and Denton, Texas, which traces their ancestry to the present day descendant King Family. The ancestors of this family have resided in the Lewisville area since 1864 when their Great-Great Grandparents James Alonzo and Caroline Manley - Champion first moved into the settlement of Lewisville, Texas. They soon acquired landed and raised children, losing some of those children to outbreaks of Yellow fever, Cholera, and Influenza. This is their heritage - this is their story.

Throughout the twentieth century, Chicago developed a reputation as a hotbed of racial struggle. This book investigates the aftermath of the 1919 Chicago race riots in an attempt to shed light on diverse reactions to the worst violence in the city’s history. In the wake of the riots, countless groups pointed fingers, assigned blame, and proposed both long-term and short-term solutions to prevent future racial explosions.

The SHARECROP Companion Guide provides historical context and lesson plans for use with the SHARECROP documentary (Stack Stories LLC 2017). SHARECROP features oral history of ten individuals who were involved in sharecropping during the segregation era. Sometimes called the "forgotten farmers," sharecroppers were vital to American agricultural production prior to mechanized agriculture. The film and companion guide explore what life was like for cotton sharecroppers in the Mississippi Delta and Appalachia, as well as tobacco sharecroppers in the Carolinas. Support for the SHARECROP film and companion guide was provided by the Middle Road Foundation. The guide's introductory essay prov ...

Luke Peeples was a South Carolina composer who collected and arranged African American Spirituals. He was an exceptional pianist and some of his compositions were too complicated for the average pianist. This book presents some simplified arrangements of Luke's Spirituals. More information about Luke can be found in the book, on astarfell.com and graveshouse.org.