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The Taking of the Amistad, Martin, and Malcolm    by Fayette Jones-Ziegler
Price: $5.99 USD. 11710 words. Published on October 22, 2009. .

Cinque leads the captives of the Amistad in their revolt for freedom in this rendering of the infamous slave uprising written by Fayette Jones-Ziegler. Also included here is an inspiring biographical poem about Martin Luther King, and another moving depiction of the life of Malcolm X.
Berserk Revenge    by Mark Coakley
Price: Free! 66640 words. Published on November 7, 2009. .

Berserk Revenge is a literary historical thriller, written in the style of authentic ancient Norse sagas. For lovers of action fiction, poetry and/or alternate history.
SHADWELL'S SLAVES Escape to Freedom    by Sandra Kay Merriam
Price: $9.99 USD. 107810 words. Published on November 23, 2009. .

In the late 1700's a collegemate of Thomas Jefferson (Jake) replaces some slaves and steals others away to Canada. They risk their lives and their reputations. A novel filled with warmth, love, concern for fellow man - along with adventure, excitement, love and romance.
Great Black Innovators & the Problem Solving Process    by Ian C. Dawkins Moore
Price: Free! 8560 words. Published on December 25, 2009. .

a workbook, using the biographies and historical accomplishments of important black innovators, to demonstrate the problem solving process. A book, whose six step program can be used to resolve any problem.
Who Killed Emmett Till?    by Susan Klopfer
Price: $0.99 USD. 67960 words. Published on January 5, 2010. .

Susan Klopfer moved to the Mississippi Delta in 2003 as the Emmett Till cold case was re-opened by the FBI. Living at Parchman Penitentiary due to her husband's employment, a notorious compound with a fascinating history, she had the opportunity to take a fresh look at this civil rights ground-breaking event and to meet some of the people who still had the story fresh in their hearts and minds.
From Glory to Shame: The Rise and Fall of Black America and How She Can Rise Again    by Samuel Madison
Price: $2.99 USD. 15750 words. Published by Torch Legacy Publications on March 30, 2010. .

Taken from the book of the Prophet Hosea, Samuel Madison reveals the desperate and dire problems in Black America by comparing the judgment of God on Israel in the book of Hosea, to the judgment that God is seemingly bringing down on blacks in America. He also provides wise counsel and Biblical solutions on how black America can return from Shame to Glory.
A Matter of Pride    by Jane Gill
Price: $2.99 USD. 68440 words. Published by Double Edge Press  on August 26, 2010. .

“You can never go home again.” Lu Conners wonders why she would want to. Memories of poverty, the death of her mother, an embittered father, and being called racial slurs had driven her away for years. The last thing she wants to do is attend to her newly deceased father’s affairs. Can her journey home become a journey of renewal as secrets are revealed and sacrifices discovered?
The Life and Work of Oscar Micheaux: Pioneer Black Author and Filmmaker: 1884-1951    by Earl  James Young  Jr.
Price: $5.99 USD. 52080 words. Published by Khafra Omrazeti on September 2, 2010. .

Over a three-decade period that began in 1919, Oscar Micheaux wrote, directed, edited, produced and distributed over forty films nationally and internationally. These films usually featured all-Black casts. They spanned a silent film period (1919-1930)and a talkie period (sound films) (1931-1948).The book features a commentary by actor/producer Ossie Davis and was reviewed by Dr. Maya Angelou.
The Rocky Road to Civil Rights in the United States    by Catherine  Jaime
Price: $2.99 USD. 5340 words. Published on October 27, 2010. .

Much has happened in the history of our country as the races have struggled through how to relate to each other. Some of it has been good – much of it has been very sad. I have not attempted to chronicle everything along the road to equity between the races: This annotated timeline contains the high and low points along that path.
The Blacker Berry Tells the Truth    by Nicole Burnette
Price: $3.99 USD. 31860 words. Published on January 7, 2011. .

I spent a great deal of my life struggling with issues that were actually beyond my control. I am grateful for the experience because it truly built the person that I am today. Upon doing some research, I found my trial by fire was a small symptom of very large issue in the African American community. I wrote this book to examine my issues at length and to expose the fallacies behind them.