African American legislators -- Biography
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African American legislators -- Biography
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African American legislators
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- We're better than this, my fight for the future of our democracy, Elijah Cummings with James Dale ; foreword by speaker Nancy Pelosi
- Obama, from promise to power, David Mendell
- Capitol men, the epic story of Reconstruction through the lives of the first Black congressmen, Philip Dray
- Across that bridge, life lessons and a vision for change, John Lewis with Brenda Jones
- Across that bridge, life lessons and a vision for change, John Lewis
- Guardian of the republic, an American ronin's journey to faith, family, and freedom, Allen West with Michele Hickford
- Shirley Chisholm, catalyst for change, 1926-2005, Barbara Winslow
- Adam Clayton Powell, Jr., the political biography of an American dilemma, Charles V. Hamilton
- The audacity of hope, thoughts on reclaiming the American dream, Barack Obama
- King of the cats, the life and times of Adam Clayton Powell, Jr., Wil Haygood
- Adam by Adam, the autobiography of Adam Clayton Powell, foreword by Adam Clayton Powell III
- The New Deal's Black congressman, a life of Arthur Wergs Mitchell, Dennis S. Nordin
- An easy burden, the civil rights movement and the transformation of America, Andrew Young
- Hopes and dreams, the story of Barack Obama, Steve Dougherty ; photo editor, Hal Buell
- The senator and the socialite, the true story of America's first Black dynasty, Lawrence Otis Graham
- From the Virginia plantation to the National Capitol, John Mercer Langston ; general editor, William Loren Katz
- And I haven't had a bad day since, from the streets of Harlem to the halls of Congress, by Charles B. Rangel ; with Leon Wynter
- Be free or die, the amazing story of Robert Smalls' escape from slavery to Union hero, Cate Lineberry
- Black Americans in Congress, Mark R. Salser, [editor]
- Obama, from promise to power, David Mendell
- No free ride, from the mean streets to the mainstream, Kweisi Mfume with Ron Stodghill II
- Yes we can, a biography of Barack Obama, by Garen Thomas
- Bridging the divide, my life, Edward W. Brooke
- Barack Obama, produced by Towers Productions, Inc. and Ron Marans Communications, Inc. for the A&E Television Network; executive producer, Jonathan Towers ; producer, Maurice Bisaillon ; writers, Samantha Sanders, Julie Trueman
- Becoming Barack, evolution of a leader, Waterstar Corp. and the Stuart Goldman Co. present a film by Robert Yuhas ; written by Robert Yuhas & Stuart A. Goldman ; produced and directed by Robert Yuhas
- My country 'tis of thee, my faith, my family, our future, Keith Ellison
- The American journey of Barack Obama, the editors of Life ; [foreword by Senator Edward M. Kennedy]
- Black Americans in Congress, 1870-2007, prepared under the direction of the Committee on House Administration of the U.S. House of Representatives, by the Office of History and Preservation, Office of the Clerk, U.S. House of Representatives
- Andrew Young, civil rights ambassador, Andrew J. DeRoche
- Barack Obama, edited by Sherman Hollar
- The audacity of hope, thoughts on reclaiming the American dream, Barack Obama
- Andrew Young, a biography, Carl Gardner
- Barack Obama for beginners, an essential guide, by Bob Neer; illustrated by Joe Lee
- A way out of no way, the spiritual memoirs of Andrew Young, Andrew Young
- George Henry White, an even chance in the race of life, Benjamin R. Justesen
- Black congressmen during Reconstruction, a documentary sourcebook, edited by Stephen Middleton ; foreword by John David Smith
- Walking with the wind, a memoir of the movement, John Lewis with Michael D'Orso
- What color is a conservative?, my life and my politics, by J.C. Watts, Jr. with Chriss Winston
- Across that bridge, a vision for change and the future of America, John Lewis with Brenda Jones
- Obama, all access, Barack Obama's road to the White House, CBS Broadcasting
- America's Black congressmen
- Shirley Chisholm, catalyst for change, 1926-2005, Barbara Winslow
- Adam Clayton Powell and the politics of race, by Neil Hickey and Ed Edwin
- Fire in my soul, Eleanor Holmes Norton, Joan Steinau Lester as authorized by Eleanor Holmes Norton ; [foreword by Coretta Scott King]
- Across that bridge, a vision for change and the future of America, John Lewis with Brenda Jones
- Obama, the historic journey, introduction by Bill Keller ; biographical text by Jill Abramson ; editors, Vincent Alabiso [and others] ; art director, Toshiya Masuda
- The senator and the socialite, the true story of America's first Black dynasty, Lawrence Otis Graham
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