Displaying the top 100 results that match your query. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/rssapi.jsp?browse=true&N=6594+4294950653+4294967200 http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1710348 When former Confederate officer Colonel French returns to his North Carolina hometown after building his fortune in the North, he is a new man. He intends to create better economic conditions for those who have only known hardship. But there is a new social order in the South that stands in his way. The very men who used to look upon Colonel French with awe now berate him and his idealism--and they are determined to make him fail. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1708835 Yoshi Lomax loves playing dirty. Shell do whatever it takes to win a case--including bribing cops, sleeping with her superiors, and convincing her DEA pals to make evidence disappear. But when Yoshi runs out of tricks while defending a Haitian mob boss, the gangster makes one thing clear: Yoshi either wins the case or loses her life. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1709775 Kareem Abdul-Jabbar takes listeners on a tour through the segregated days of early basketball, including the remarkable story of the Harlem Rens--the first professional champions of basketball. Along the way, hoops icons like Charles Barkley, Julius Erving, and John Wooden share their thoughts, while broadcast legend Bob Costas narrates. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1708452 Three powerful African-American female executives celebrate their gender and heritage as they share their secrets for success in this effective guide for businesswomen. Ways to communicate thoughtfully, trust yourself, and exude self-esteem are just a few tactics the authors discuss for those who want to enter the workforce as confident leaders. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1706884 Using a remarkable array of elusive primary resources, Bordewich reveals the underground railroad to be an escape system far more extraordinary than previously believed. He also uncovers compelling stories that shock, humble, and inspire. One hardened slave catcher, for example, watches a fugitive cling to her newborn as she crosses the ice-choked Ohio River, leaping from ice floe to ice floe. With tear-filled eyes, he refuses to arrest her. And theres the slave who rows hundreds of runaways across the Ohio--until he becomes his own final passenger, decades later. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1707001 Christopher Paul Moore is a curator and research historian for the New York Public Librarys world-renowned Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture. This noble work of history is a tribute to the inspiring accomplishments of black servicemen and servicewomen whose selflessness helped America achieve victory in World War II. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1709972 Through 12 expressive and haunting short stories, Lincoln explores the lives of an African American community in the South. Each of the families survives loss and disappointment, and through growth and change discovers its place in society. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1709832 Spirited and striking, this is the story of a man who struggled against a society divided by color. Stewart recalls the death of his mother at his fathers hands and the damage of abuse from other relatives. Shelley Stewarts memoir is full of hope and promise, even in the midst of the most dire situations. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1708762 The fifth in the series picks up where the fourth book left off by continuing the diary of Josephine Baptiste. As more details about Josephines past come to light, the African heritage of modern-day Johnnie Wise is further explained. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1709715 Chilton explores the life of legendary jazz performer and civil rights activist Hazel Scott. From her birthplace in Trinidad to the lively streets of Harlem and beyond in the 1940s and 50s, Scott created a legacy of achievement that resounds to this day. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1709838 An acclaimed chronicler of the Civil Rights Movement, Peniel Joseph presents this sweeping overview of a key component of the struggle for racial equality--the Black Power movement. This is the story of the men and women who sacrificed so much to begin a more vocal and radical push for social change in the 1960s and 1970s. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1709117 The Black community of past generations found strength in families, but todays Black children have less than a one in three chance of being raised in a two-parent household. Harpers search for answers to this phenomenon is an enlightening and empowering journey. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1709593 Despite the risks, some American slaves partook of the forbidden fruit of marriage. And when the dreaded separation inevitably occurred, slave spouses deeply felt a sorrowful anguish and sometimes made Herculean efforts to re-unite. DeRamus recounts these tales of soul mates who braved bloodhounds, bounty hunters, and bullets to preserve their vows of love.