African-American Voices (February 2000)
A booklist of recent titles by and about African-Americans.

Black Genius : African American Solutions to Afric
Mosley, ed., Walter | Norton , © 1999 | 305.896 B
Thirteen articles by prominent men and women giving their solutions to today's challenges.
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Clifford's Blues
Williams, John A. | Coffee House Press , © 1999 | Fic Williams
Fictionalized diary of an African American homosexual jazz musician imprisoned in the Dachau concentration camp.
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The Cornel West Reader
West, ed., Cornel | Bard, © 1999 | Not yet cataloged
An anthology of West's best commentaries, essays, interviews and memoirs.
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Flyin' West and Other Plays
Cleage, Pearl | Theatre Communications Group , © 1999 | Not yet cataloged
Five plays offer a penetrating look at the African American experience.
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Groovin' High : The Life of Dizzy Gillespie
Shipton, Alyn | Oxford University Press , © 1999 | B Gillespie S
A comprehensive biography of the legendary trumpeter.
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Homelands and Waterways : The American Journey of
Alexander, Adele Logan | Pantheon Books , © 1999 | B Bond A
A moving saga chronicles the rise of an extraordinary family.
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Juneteenth
Ellison; John Callahan, ed., Ralph | Random House , © 1999 | Fic Ellison
Posthumous novel extensively edited from Ellison's manuscript.
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Lanterns : A Memoir of Mentors
Edelman, Marian Wright | Beacon Press , © 1999 | 362.7092 E
Edelman recalls her life, paying tribute to her mentors, famous and obscure.
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Lay This Body Down : The 1921 Murder of Eleven Pla
Freeman, Gregory A. | Lawrence Hill, © 1999 | 364.1523 F
While under investigation for the illegal practice of peonage, a plantation owner and his black overseer murder the evidence--eleven slaves who could have testified against them.
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