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Assimilation Blues

Black Families In White Communities - Who Succeeds And Why?

BY BEVERLY DANIEL-TATUM
An exploration of racial identity and family, as seen through the lens of 10 Black families living in a predominantly white, affluent community What does it mean to be Black in a white, middle-class community? Is it the ultimate symbol of success? Or will one pay in isolation, alienation, rootlessness? What price must one pay for paradise? Is the price too high? Tatum, a renowned authority on the psychology of racism and author of Why are all the Black Kids sitting Together in the Cafeteria?, interviewed black families in depth to identify the sacrifices and achievements necessary to survive and prosper in a white community.

Basic Books 2000 139 PP. Paper

$14.00 (in stock)

Bayard Rustin

The Singer - Audio Cd

BY BAYARD RUSTIN
"[Quaker] Bayard Rustin became famous for working behind the scenes. The tactics of public protest that became familiar in the 1960s - marches on Washington, Freedom Rides, sit-ins, passive resistance, civil disobedience - were pioneered and refined by Rustin two decades earlier. Indeed, through his decisive influence on Martin Luther King Jr., Rustin created the model for the social movements of post-World War II America - civil rights, antiwar, gay liberation, feminist." - Michael Anderson, New York Times

Bayard Rustin Fund 2008 25 SONGS Audio

$16.95 (in stock)

Brother Outsider

The Life Of Bayard Rustin - Dvd

BY NANCY KATES AND BENNETT SINGER
"Brother Outsider" illuminates the life and work of Quaker Bayard Rustin, who has been described as "the unknown hero" of the civil rights movement. A tireless crusader for justice, a disciple of Gandhi, a mentor to Martin Luther King Jr., and the architect of the legendary 1963 March on Washington, Rustin dared to live as an openly gay man during the fiercely homophobic 1940s, 1950s and 1960s. Brother Outsider reveals the price that Rustin paid for this openness, chronicling both the triumphs and setbacks of his remarkable 60-year career. Five years in the making and the winner of more than 25 awards and honors.

Western Film Projects 2008 87 MINUTES Dvd

$24.95 (in stock)

Love Across Color Lines

Ottilie Assing And Frederick Douglass

BY MARIA DIEDRICH
In this nuanced, sympathetic interpretation of two extraordinary lives, Maria Diedrich acquaints us with an important and little-known relationship. Ottilie Assing, an intrepid German journalist, met and interviewed Frederick Douglass in 1856, and it was an encounter that transformed the lives of both. Diedrich reveals in fascinating detail their intimate twenty-eight-year relationship, their shared intellectual and cultural interests, and their work together on Douglass's abolitionist writings. Love across Color Lines is a profound meditation on nineteenth-century racial, class, and national boundaries, and offers new insights into the career of a preeminent American leader.

Hill and Wang 2000 512 PP. Paper

$5.00 (in stock)

Sarah Mapps Douglass, Faithful Attender Of Quaker Meeting

View From The Back Bench

BY MARGARET HOPE BACON, FOREWORD BY VANESSA JULYE
Understanding the past is often key to changing the present. After 165 years the legacy of Sarah Mapps Douglass, African American scholar, educator, abolitionist, artist and faithful attender of Quaker meeting has much to say to Friends in the 21st century, especially those concerned with racism and the lack of racial diversity within the Religious Society of Friends. In the foreword Vanessa Julye places the lessons from Sarah Mapps Douglass' life in a vivid and painful contemporary context. In the biography that follows Margaret Hope Bacon explores Sarah's life.

Quaker Press of FGC 2003 34 PP. Paper

$10.00 (in stock)

We Are One

The Story Of Bayard Rustin

BY LARRY DANE BRIMNER
Bayard Rustin was a Quaker, African American civil rights activist, and leader, (1912 - 1987). Here his personal story is set against the history of segregation in his time and focuses on his leadership role, in the struggle for civil rights. On each page, the clearly written, informal text is accompanied by eloquently captioned archival photos that include disturbing images of racist violence, as well as pictures of Rustin in protest mode, passing out antiwar leaflets, advising Dr. Martin Luther King on peaceful protest, organizing the triumphant 1963 March on Washington, and more. Rustin's gay identity gets only passing mention - Booklist

Calkins Creek Books 2007 48PP. Cloth

$18.95 (in stock)

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