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• Frederick Douglass
  

• Martin Luther King, Jr.
  

• Malcolm X

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Thought Provoking:

Hidden Witness
The image is striking: A woman gazes serenely at the camera, baby cradled in her arms in classic Madonna-and-child pose. More striking is the fact that the sitters are black, and the photograph dates from 1860. Renowned collector of early photographs Jackie Napolean Wilson has compiled 70 such images in Hidden Witness, some of which we present alongside the book's introduction.

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Balancing the Scales of Justice
In The Debt, Randall Robinson argues that African Americans deserve reparations for the present-day racism that stems from 246 years of slavery. In an interview with Amazon.com's Eugene Holley Jr., he talks about precedents for such a controversial move and why it would help ease racial tensions in the U.S.

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New Books for Younger Readers
Children's Books for Black History Month
In February, Americans honor both the tragic past and the essential contributions of African Americans. Whether you choose Martin's Big Words, Under the Quilt of Night, or any of the other titles, share this engaging collection of new releases with the young readers in your life.

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Coretta Scott King Awards: Celebrating the American Dream
The Coretta Scott King Awards honor authors and illustrators of African descent whose books embody the American dream of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. and his widow, Coretta Scott King. From 1970 to the present, here they are!

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New and Notable
Pictures Worth Thousands of Words

Hidden Witness : African American Images from the Dawn of Photography to the Civil War by Jackie Napolean Wilson	The Civil Rights Movement : A Photographic History, 1954-68 by Steven Kasher, Myrlie Evers-Williams
The Face of Our Past: Images of Black Women from Colonial America to the Present by Kathleen Thompson(Editor), et al	Dreads by Francesco Mastalia, et al
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For Further Reference

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