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Maud Martha

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By Gwendolyn Brooks — 1992

September 2003 marked the 50th anniversary of Maud Martha, the only novel published by esteemed poet Gwendolyn Brooks. Initially entitled “American Family Brown,” the work would eventually come to symbolize some of Brooks' most provocative writing. See more...

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Risks of Faith: The Emergence of a Black Theology of Liberation 1968–1998

Risks of Faith offers for the first time the best of noted theologian James H. Cone’s essays, including several new pieces.

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James H. Cone
2000
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The Spirituals and the Blues

Cone explores two classic aspects of African-American culture--the spirituals and the blues--and tells the captivating story of how slaves and the children of slaves used this music to affirm their essential humanity in the face of oppression.

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James H. Cone
1992
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For the Inward Journey

The essence of Dr. Howard Thurman (1900–1981) and his thought emerges in a message of hope, reconciliation, and love.

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Howard Thurman
1984
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Deep River and the Negro Spiritual Speaks of Life and Death

Dr. Howard Thurman explores how protest and resistance are expressed in spirituals as well as how these songs have been a "spiritual watering hole" in his life.

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Howard Thurman
1975
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