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In search of the talented tenth : Howard University public intellectuals and the dilemmas of race, 1926-1970 / by Williams, Zachery R.

Table of Contents: “…Prelude to community: foundations of the Howard University intellectual community, 1890-1926 -- Messiah and leader: Mordecai Johnson and the making of the Howard University intellectual community, 1926-1960 -- Howard University intellectuals and the development of community in academia -- Public intellectuals and the black public sphere at Howard -- Bridging theory and practice: Africana policy studies and black studies institutes.…”
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Foundations of quantum gravity by Lindesay, James

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White world order, black power politics : the birth of American international relations by Vitalis, Robert, 1955-

Subjects: “…Howard University History 20th century.…”
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Uncompromising activist : Richard Greener, first black graduate of Harvard College by Chaddock, Katherine Reynolds, 1945-

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Ain't gonna shuffle no more 1964-1972 / Eyes on the prize.

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She can bring us home : Dr. Dorothy Boulding Ferebee, civil rights pioneer by Kiesel, Diane

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E. Franklin Frazier and Black bourgeoisie

Table of Contents: “…A Focused memoir : Howard University and Frazier, 1933-1941 /…”
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Soul clap hands and sing by Marshall, Paule, 1929-2019

“…Howard University Press library of contemporary literature.…”

Coming home by Davis, George, 1939-

“…Howard University Press library of contemporary literature.…”

And then we heard the thunder by Killens, John Oliver, 1916-1987

“…Howard University Press library of contemporary literature.…”

Leading the race : the transformation of the Black elite in the nation's capital, 1880-1920 by Moore, Jacqueline M., 1965-

Table of Contents: “…The Washington Black elite: an 1880s overview -- The family -- Culture and leisure -- The church -- Primary and secondary education -- Howard University and higher education -- Occupation and enterprise -- Charitable, professional, and fraternal organizations -- Race and racial uplift.…”

Colored no more : reinventing black womanhood in Washington, D.C. / Reinventing black womanhood in Washington, D.C. by Lindsey, Treva B., 1983-

Table of Contents: “…Climbing the hilltop : New Negro womanhood at Howard University -- Make me beautiful : aesthetic discourses of New Negro womanhood -- Performing and politicizing "ladyhood" : black Washington women and New Negro suffrage activism -- Saturday at the S Street Salon : New Negro women playwrights -- Conclusion: Turn-of-the-century black womanhood.…”

Colored No More : Reinventing Black Womanhood in Washington, D.C. by Lindsey, Treva B.

Table of Contents: “…Cover; Title; Copyright; Contents; Acknowledgments; Introduction; 1 Climbing the Hilltop: New Negro Womanhood at Howard University; 2 Make Me Beautiful: Aesthetic Discourses of New Negro Womanhood; 3 Performing and Politicizing "Ladyhood": Black Washington Women and New Negro Suffrage Activism; 4 Saturday at the S Street Salon: New Negro Women Playwrights; Conclusion: Turn-of-the-Century Black Womanhood; Notes; Bibliography; Index.…”
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Women in Africa and the African diaspora

Lasers as reactants and probes in chemistry

DC jazz : stories of jazz music in Washington, DC

Table of Contents: “…Ruble -- Washington, DC's Duke Ellington / John Edward Hasse -- Bill Brower : Notes from a Key Observer and Scene Maker / Interview by Willard Jenkins -- Jazz Radio in Washington, DC / Rusty Hassan -- Legislating Jazz / Anna Harwell Celenza -- Women and Jazz in Washington, DC / Bridget Arnwine -- Howard University and Jazz in Washington, DC / Lauren Sinclair -- UDC and Jazz / Judith A. …”
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The music has gone out of the movement : civil rights and the Johnson administration, 1965-1968 by Carter, David C. (David Charles), 1970-

Table of Contents: “…Leapfrogging the movement : the Howard University speech and the tragic narrative -- Romper lobbies and coloring lessons : poverty wars and the Child Development Group of Mississippi -- The cocktail hour on the Negro question : the Watts Riot, the Moynihan Report, and the search for a scapegoat -- Bomb throwers and babes in the wood : the White House conference on civil rights -- Mississippi is everywhere : the Meredith March and CDGM's last stand -- The unwelcome guest at the feast : Vietnam and the political crisis of 1966 -- Scouting the star-spangled jungles : the White House, the community relations service, and the dilemma of urban unrest -- Just file them, or get rid of them : LBJ and the fate of the Kerner Commission Report.…”

A poetic equation : conversations between Nikki Giovanni and Margaret Walker. by Giovanni, Nikki

Saw the house in half : a novel by Jackman, Oliver

Out of our lives : a selection of contemporary Black fiction. by Stadler, Quandra Prettyman

Stockpiling black genes

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Speaking for you : the vision of Ralph Ellison

The invisible medium : public, commercial, and community radio by Lewis, Peter M.

GI diary by Parks, David, 1944-

Language and theme : essays on African literature by Obiechina, Emmanuel N., 1933-2010

The wayward and the seeking : a collection of writings by Toomer, Jean, 1894-1967

The politics of change : a Jamaican testament by Manley, Michael, 1924-1997

Black girl, from genesis to revelations by Franklin, J. E.

Split image : African Americans in the mass media / African Americans in the mass media

From the dark tower ; Afro-American writers (1900 to 1960) by Davis, Arthur Paul, 1904-1996

Jean Toomer : a critical evaluation

Pan-Africanism : the idea and movement, 1776-1963 by Esedebe, P. Olisanwuche (Peter Olisanwuche)

Toward the decolonization of African literature by Chinweizu

A voice at the workplace : reflections on colonialism and the Jamaican worker by Manley, Michael, 1924-1997

An African Victorian feminist : the life and times of Adelaide Smith Casely Hayford, 1868-1960 by Cromwell, Adelaide M.

The Minority presence in American literature, 1600-1900 : a reader and course guide

Rooting for the home team : sport, community, and identity

Table of Contents: “…Nathan -- Basketball and magic in "Middletown" : locating sport and culture in American social science / Mark Dyreson -- The biggest "classic" of them all : the Howard University and Lincoln University Thanksgiving Day football games, 1919-1929 / David K. …”
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Reluctant reformers : racism and social reform movements in the United States by Allen, Robert L., 1942-

The slave narrative : its place in American history by Starling, Marion Wilson, 1907-

African Americans and U.S. policy toward Africa, 1850-1924 : in defense of Black nationality / African Americans and US policy toward Africa, 1850-1924 by Skinner, Elliott P. (Elliott Percival), 1924-2007