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African Americans in the post-emancipation South : the outsiders' view / by Hornsby, Alton, Jr

Subjects: “…African Americans Southern States History 19th century.…”
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Why are so many Americans in prison? / by Raphael, Steven, 1968-, Stoll, Michael A.

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Working americans 1880-2016. social movements / by Derks, Scott

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Why are Americans like that?: a guide to American sayings and culture/ by Nussbaum, Stan

Encountering the Chinese : a guide for Americans / by Hu, Wenzhong, 1935-

Encountering the Chinese : a guide for Americans / by Hu, Wenzhong, 1935-

Encountering the Chinese : a guide for Americans / by Hu, Wenzhong, 1935-

The Indian History of an American Institution : Native Americans and Dartmouth / by Calloway, Colin G. (Colin Gordon), 1953-

Table of Contents: “…Introduction : a school in the heart of the Indian country -- Eleazar Wheelock and the Indian Charity School, 1743-69 -- Samson Occom and the Indian money, 1765-75 -- Dartmouth, Indians, and the American Revolution, 1775-1800 -- Dartmouth men in Indian country, 1775-1820 -- Dartmouth in the age of Indian removal, 1820-50 -- Students from Indian territory, 1850-85 -- Charles Eastman, 1858-1939 -- Indian symbols and some Indian students, 1900-1969 -- The return of the Natives, 1970-2010 -- Conclusion : Eleazar Wheelock meets Luther Standing Bear.…”
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African Americans and the Color Line in Ohio, 1915-1930 / by Giffin, William Wayne, 1938-

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Frères Ennemis : The French in American Literature, Americans in French Literature / by Cloonan, William J.

Table of Contents: “…The creation of the American in Paris: the American -- The splendor and misery of the American scientist: L'Ève future -- The American woman and the invention of Paris: The Custom of the Country -- The expatriate idyll: The Sun Also Rises -- Truths and delusions: the Cold War in Les Mandarins -- Embracing American culture: Cherokee -- An American Excursion into French fiction: The Book of Illusions -- Rerouting: Ça n'existe pas l'Amérique -- L'Américaine in Paris: Le Divorce.…”
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Native Americans and the Christian Right : The Gendered Politics of Unlikely Alliances / by Smith, Andrea, 1966-

Table of Contents: “…Introduction: Why rearticulation matters -- Set the prisoners free : the Christian right and the prison industrial complex -- "The one who did not break his promises" : Native nationalisms and the Christian right -- "Without apology" : Native American and evangelical feminisms -- Unlikely allies : rethinking coalition politics -- Native women and sovereignty : beyond the nation-state.…”
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The Search for the First Americans : Science, Power, Politics / by Davis, Robert V., 1947-

Table of Contents: “…American Indian creation myths -- Euro-American theories -- Clovis-first -- Pre-Clovis: Monte Verde and Meadowcroft -- Case studies: Atlantis and Chinese bestiary -- Anthropology and archaeology -- Bioanthropology -- The other sciences: genetics, linguistics, and physics -- Laboratories and museums -- Identity and heritage preservation -- Native American graves protection and Repatriation Act -- Case studies: Kennewick Man and Tarim Basin.…”
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Japanese Americans at Heart Mountain : Networks, Power, and Everyday Life / by Kekki, Saara, 1982-

Table of Contents: “…Introduction: Network Analysis and the Study of Japanese American History -- From Immigration to Incarceration: The Japanese in the United States, 1890-1942 -- Heart Mountain Community and Modeling the Networks -- Those Who Govern: Political Power -- Sense of Belonging -- Individuals of Power and Power Families -- Women of Heart Mountain -- Disobedience behind Barbed Wire: Passive and Active Resistance -- Onward: Routes to Freedom -- Epilogue: Networks of Power and the Power of Networks.…”
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Family tightrope the changing lives of Vietnamese Americans / by Kibria, Nazli

Subjects: “…Vietnamese American families.…”
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Disoriented Asian Americans, law, and the nation-state / by Chang, Robert S.

Table of Contents: “…-- Centering the immigrant in the international imagination -- Why we need a critical Asian American legal studies -- Narrative space -- Narrative account of Asian America -- Mapping Asian American legal studies -- Reverse racism! …”
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Strength for the Fight : A history of Black Americans in the military / by Nalty, Bernard C.

Subjects: “…United States--Armed Forces-Afro-Americans in the military.…”

Cultural moves African Americans and the politics of representation / by Gray, Herman, 1950-

Subjects: “…African Americans on television.…”
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African Americans and the politics of congressional redistricting by Clayton, Dewey M.

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Americans without law the racial boundaries of citizenship / by Weiner, Mark Stuart

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The talking book African Americans and the Bible / by Callahan, Allen Dwight

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