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Princess of the Hither Isles(Illustrated)
A Black Suffragist's Story from the Jim Crow South
by Adele Logan Alexander
Hardcover, 392 Pages, Published 2019 by Yale University Press
ISBN-13: 978-0-300-24260-7, ISBN: 0-300-24260-3

"A compelling reconstruction of the life of a black suffragist, Adella Hunt Logan, blending family lore, historical research, and literary imagination   Born during the Civil War into a slaveholding family that included black, white, and Cherokee forebears, Adella Hunt Logan dedicated herself to advancing political and educational opportunities for the African American community. She taught at Alabama’s Tuskegee Institute but also joined ..."






Homelands and Waterways(First Edition)
The American Journey of the Bond Family, 1846-1926
by Adele Logan Alexander
Paperback, 720 Pages, Published 2000 by Vintage
Mobipocket_Ebook
ISBN-13: 978-0-679-75871-6, ISBN: 0-679-75871-2

"John Robert Bond, son of a white Englishwoman and a black laborer on the Liverpool waterfront, became a sailor in the American Union Navy and married Emma Thomas, a Virginia woman born into slavery, in 1865. Chronicling their lives and those of their children and grandchildren, the author (their great-granddaughter Adele Logan Alexander) presents a dramatic family saga intertwined with a sweeping account of the black experience in Ameri ..."






Ambiguous Lives(Reprint)
Free Women of Color in Rural Georgia, 1789-1879 (Black Community Studies)
by Adele Logan Alexander
Paperback, 304 Pages, Published 1992 by University Of Arkansas Press
ISBN-13: 978-1-55728-215-6, ISBN: 1-55728-215-3

"1992 Myers Center Outstanding Book on Human Rights Historians have produced scores of studies on white men, extraordinary white women, and even the often anonymous mass of enslaved Black people in the United States. But in this innovative work, Adele Logan Alexander chronicles there heretofore undocumented dilemmas of one of nineteenth-century America’s most marginalized groups—free women of color in the rural South.Ambiguous Lives focu ..."






Parallel Worlds
The Remarkable Gibbs-Hunts and the Enduring (In) significance of Melanin
by Adele Logan Alexander
Hardcover, 416 Pages, Published 2010 by University Of Virginia Press
ISBN-13: 978-0-8139-2887-6, ISBN: 0-8139-2887-7

"When William Henry Hunt married Ida Alexander Gibbs in the spring of 1904, one would have thought him quite a catch. His family traced its lineage back to Jamestown, and William had moved from a job on Wall Street to serving beside Ida's father as American consul to Madagascar. As for Ida, the Oberlin-educated diplomat's daughter (probably the granddaughter of an American vice president as well) had built a distinguished teaching career ..."






Parallel Worlds
The Remarkable Gibbs-Hunts and the Enduring (In) significance of Melanin
by Adele Logan Alexander
Paperback, 416 Pages, Published 2012 by University Of Virginia Press
ISBN-13: 978-0-8139-3245-3, ISBN: 0-8139-3245-9

"When William Henry Hunt married Ida Alexander Gibbs in the spring of 1904, their wedding was a dazzling Washington social event that joined an Oberlin-educated diplomat's daughter and a Wall Street veteran who could trace his lineage to Jamestown. Their union took place in a world of refinement and privilege, but both William and Ida had mixed-race backgrounds, and their country therefore placed severe restrictions on their lives becaus ..."






Race and Reconciliation in America(Updated)
by William S. Cohen, Janet Langhart Cohen, Contributor-Bernard Bergreen, Contributor-Tom Allen, Contributor-Katrina Brown, Contributor-Krista Buccellato, Contributor-Lonnie Bunch, Contributor-Nancy Clair, Contributor-Chuck Conconi, Contributor-John Connolly, Contributor-Stephen Cropper, Contributor-Jason Dean, Contributor-Debbie Dingell, Contributor-Sam Donaldson, Contributor-Maria Echaveste, Contributor-Gail Christopher, Contributor-James Allen, D'angelo Gardner, Roger Rev. Hambrick, Shmuel Rabbi Herzfeld, Jim General Jones, Enola Gay Aird, Adele Logan Alexander, Douglas A. Blackmon, M. D. Deepak Chopra M. D., Professor Christopher Edley Jr, Jan Smith-Donaldson, Mary Farrell Dr, Raul Fernandez, Patricia Finneran, Badi Foster, Latoya Foster, Helene Gayle, Louis Gossett Jr., Kevin Gover, Tammy Haddad, Elyas Harris, Dorothy Height, Zelda Heller, Fred Hochberg, Murray Horwitz, Noel Ignatiev, Bruce Jacobs, Joe Klein, Jay Lavender, Reta Lewis, Michael Liberty, Joe Madison, Sharon Malone, Marlon Marshall, Robbie Mccauley, Alexis Mcgill, Peggy Mcintosh, Natalie Moody, Dawn Moore, Joy Moore, Minyon Moore, Westley Moore, Beverly Morgan-Welch, Judith Mowry, Marilyn Ordover, Joshua Packwood, Jennifer Pardo, Richard North Patterson, Erica Payne, Colette Phillips, Mark Planning, Sally Quinn, Stephanie Robinson, Amanda Sage, David Schoen, William Smith, Gerald Talbot, Robert Talbot, Marc Titus, Marc Ambassador Grossman, Contributor-Douglas Blackmon, Contributor-Deepak Chopra, Marc J. Grossman, Dr Marc Grossman Od, Cohen/Et Al
Hardcover, 230 Pages, Published 2009 by Lexington Books
ISBN-13: 978-0-7391-3550-1, ISBN: 0-7391-3550-3

"Race and racism have played a divisive and defining role throughout much of America's history. Slavery, Jim Crow laws, segregation, and Ku Klux Klan terrorism have inflicted deep psychic wounds, social disparities, and economic disadvantages that have diminished the promise of equal rights and opportunities for all. While much progress in race relations has been made in recent years--including the election of Barack Obama as President o ..."






Ambiguous Lives(2nd Edition)
Free Women of Color in Rural Georgia, 1789-1879
by Adele Logan Alexander, Bobby L. Lovett
Hardcover, 268 Pages, Published 1991 by The University Of Arkansas Press
ISBN-13: 978-1-55728-214-9, ISBN: 1-55728-214-5

"Includes index. Very clean and tight copy. Dust jacket is in mylar. No marks. Binding is tight, covers and spine fully intact. Dust jacket shows no wear. Dust Jacket un-clipped. All edges are clean. Not Ex-Library. All books offered from DSB are stocked at our store in Fayetteville, AR. Save on shipping by ordering multiple titles. Shipped Weight: Under 1 kilogram. Category: History; ISBN: 1557282145. ISBN/EAN: 9781557282149. Inventory ..."






Homelands and Waterways(1st Edition)
The American Journey of the Bond Family, 1846-1926
by Adele Logan Alexander
Hardcover, 704 Pages, Published 1999 by Pantheon
ISBN-13: 978-0-679-44228-8, ISBN: 0-679-44228-6

"Homelands and Waterways is a monumental history that traces the rise of a resolute African American family (the author's own) from privation to the middle class. In so doing, it explodes the stereotypes that have shaped and distorted our thinking about African Americans--both as slaves and in freedom. Adele Logan Alexander's account is the result of extensive interviews and exhaustive research in government, church, and academic archive ..."






Race and Reconciliation in America
by William S. Cohen, Janet Langhart Cohen, Contributor-Tom Allen, Contributor-Bernard Bergreen, Contributor-Katrina Brown, Contributor-Krista Buccellato, Contributor-Lonnie Bunch, Contributor-Nancy Clair, Contributor-Chuck Conconi, Contributor-John Connolly, Contributor-Stephen Cropper, Contributor-Jason Dean, Contributor-Debbie Dingell, Contributor-Sam Donaldson, Contributor-Maria Echaveste, Contributor-James Allen, Contributor-Gail Christopher, Contributor-Douglas Blackmon, Contributor-Deepak Chopra, Enola Gay Aird, Adele Logan Alexander, Douglas A. Blackmon, Deepak Chopra Md, Professor Christopher Edley, Jan Smith-Donaldson, Mary Farrell, Raul Fernandez, Patricia Finneran, Badi Foster, Latoya Foster, D'angelo Gardner, Helene Gayle, Louis Gossett Jr., Kevin Gover, Tammy Haddad, Roger Rev. Hambrick, Elyas Harris, Dorothy Height, Zelda Heller, Shmuel Rabbi Herzfeld, Fred Hochberg, Murray Horwitz, Noel Ignatiev, Bruce Jacobs, Jim General Jones, Joe Klein, Jay Lavender, Reta Lewis, Michael Liberty, Joe Madison, Sharon Malone, Marlon Marshall, Robbie Mccauley, Alexis Mcgill, Peggy Mcintosh, Natalie Moody, Dawn Moore, Joy Moore, Minyon Moore, Westley Moore, Beverly Morgan-Welch, Judith Mowry, Marilyn Ordover, Joshua Packwood, Jennifer Pardo, Richard North Patterson, Erica Payne, Colette Phillips, Mark Planning, Sally Quinn, Stephanie Robinson, Amanda Sage, David Schoen, William Smith, Gerald Talbot, Robert Talbot, Marc Titus, Marc Ambassador Grossman, Dr Marc Grossman Od
Paperback, 216 Pages, Published 2009 by Lexington Books
ISBN-13: 978-0-7391-3551-8, ISBN: 0-7391-3551-1

"Race and racism have played a divisive and defining role throughout much of America's history. Slavery, Jim Crow laws, segregation, and Ku Klux Klan terrorism have inflicted deep psychic wounds, social disparities, and economic disadvantages that have diminished the promise of equal rights and opportunities for all. While much progress in race relations has been made in recent years_including the election of Barack Obama as President of ..."






Homelands and Waterways
The American Journey of the Bond Family, 1846-1926
by Adele Logan Alexander
720 Pages, Published 2007 by Vintage
ISBN-13: 978-0-307-42625-3, ISBN: 0-307-42625-4

"Concerning Kroo (or Kru) seamen, see W. E. F. Ward, The Royal Navy and the Slmwrs: T he Supprvssiim of the Atlantic Slam: Trade (New York: Pantheon Books, 1969), 101-3. 7. One discussion of the undifferentiated categorization by the British of everyone who was not white as “coloured" appears in Hiro Dilip, Black British, White British (London: Monthly Review Press, 1971), vii. Writing about nonwhites in Britain, I use “coloured,” t ..."






My Great, Wide, Beautiful World
by Juanita Harrison, Adele Logan Alexander
Hardcover, 318 Pages, Published 1996 by Diane Pub Co
ISBN-13: 978-0-7567-6042-7, ISBN: 0-7567-6042-9

"This volume not only gives the reader a colorful account of a worldwide odyssey but also offers an unforgettable portrait of a remarkable woman."






The Guide to Black Washington, Revised Illustrated Edition(Updated)
by Sandra Fitzpatrick, Maria R. Goodwin, Adele Logan Alexander
Paperback, 260 Pages, Published 2001 by Hippocrene Books
ISBN-13: 978-0-7818-0871-2, ISBN: 0-7818-0871-5

"This remarkable guidenbook details more than 150 sites and institutions that have shaped black history and traditions, both in this particular community and throughout the country. A book to slip into a backpack, keep handy in a glove compartment, or linger over at home, "The Guide to Black Washington" weaves together historical overviews, lively anecdotes, and plenty of practical information. From Library Journal "A different kind ..."






Princess of the Hither Isles
A Black Suffragist's Story from the Jim Crow South
by Adele Logan Alexander
320 Pages, Published 2019 by Yale University Press
ISBN-13: 978-0-300-24484-7, ISBN: 0-300-24484-3

"“I'm pleased to meet you, Mrs. McLendon,” Adella smiled as they shook hands, “ and I certainly know your name and reputation.” But she couldn't resist adding, “ What a small world it is, since you are M. L., or Mary Latimer McLendon, whereas  ..."






Homelands and Waterways
The American Journey of the Bond Family, 1846-1926
by Adele Logan Alexander
Published 2007
ISBN-13: 978-1-283-99949-6, ISBN: 1-283-99949-8






Homelands & Waterways
The American Journey of the Bond Family, 1846-1926.
by Milagros Iturrondo, Adele Logan Alexander
Hardcover, Published 2000 by Pantheon.
ISBN-13: 978-0-9650120-0-3, ISBN: 0-9650120-0-X






Poems That Touch the Heart(Updated)
America's Most Popular Collection of Inspirational Verse
by Adele Logan Alexander, A.L. Alexander
Hardcover, 464 Pages, Published 1984 by Doubleday
Mobipocket_Ebook
ISBN-13: 978-0-385-04401-1, ISBN: 0-385-04401-1

"With over 650,000 copies in print, Poems That Touch The Heart is America's most popular collection of inspirational verse.From the Hardcover edition."






Parallel Worlds
The Remarkable Gibbs-Hunts and the Enduring (In)Significance of Melanin by Adele Logan Alexander (2012, E-book)
by Adele Logan Alexander
416 Pages, Published 2010 by University Of Virginia Press
ISBN-13: 978-0-8139-2978-1, ISBN: 0-8139-2978-4

"The French charged Waller with treason because he had allegedly endangered two of their undercover agents and supplied arms — a pair of pistols — to a Malagasy cohort. He had also sent his wife, Susan, a letter, which the vigilant French ..."






Princess of the Hither Isles(Unabridged)
A Black Suffragists Story from the Jim Crow South
by Adele Logan Alexander, Allyson Johnson
Audio, Published 2019 by Tantor Audio
Audiobook, Mp3 Audio, Unabridged
ISBN-13: 978-1-4945-3724-1, ISBN: 1-4945-3724-9

"A compelling reconstruction of the life of a black suffragist, Adella Hunt Logan, blending family lore, historical research, and literary imagination. Born during the Civil War into a slaveholding family that included black, white, and Cherokee forebears, Adella Hunt Logan dedicated herself to advancing political and educational opportunities for the African American community. She taught at Alabama's Tuskegee Institute but also joined ..."






Princess of the Hither Isles
A Black Suffragists Story from the Jim Crow South
by Adele Logan Alexander, Allyson Johnson
Audio, Published 2019 by Tantor Audio
Audiobook, Cd, Unabridged
ISBN-13: 978-1-5414-3188-1, ISBN: 1-5414-3188-X

"A compelling reconstruction of the life of a black suffragist, Adella Hunt Logan, blending family lore, historical research, and literary imagination. Born during the Civil War into a slaveholding family that included black, white, and Cherokee forebears, Adella Hunt Logan dedicated herself to advancing political and educational opportunities for the African American community. She taught at Alabama's Tuskegee Institute but also joined ..."






Friends for Life, Friends for Death
Cohorts and Consciousness among the Lunda-Ndembu
by Clarence E. Walker, Malcolm Cormack, Frederick J. Ruf, Adele Logan Alexander, Jan Vansina, James Madison, Thaïsa Way, Francis D. Cogliano, James A. Pritchett
Hardcover, Published 2007 by University Of Virginia Press
ISBN-13: 978-978-081-392-5, ISBN: 978-081-392-6



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