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by McBride, James

Book - 2023

When a skeleton is unearthed in their small, close-knit community, a 1972 town living on the margins of white, Christian America guards a secret when the truth is revealed about what happened and the role the town's white establishment played in it. When a skeleton is unearthed in their small, close-knit community, a 1972 town living on the margins of white, Christian America guards a secret when the truth is revealed about what happened and the role the town's white establishment played in it. Show less

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Decent People

A Novel

by Winslow, De'Shawn Charles

Book - 2023

When three siblings are found shot to death in the still-segregated town of West Mills, North Carolina, in 1976, and the white authorities show no interest in solving the case, Josephine sets out to prove the innocence of her childhood sweetheart. When three siblings are found shot to death in the still-segregated town of West Mills, North Carolina, in 1976, and the white authorities show no interest in solving the case, Josephine sets out to prove the innocence of her childhood sweetheart. Show less

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Moonrise Over New Jessup

A Novel

by Minnicks, Jamila

Book - 2023

In 1957, Alice Young arrives in an all-Black town, a place of opposing viewpoints on desegregation at the beginning of the civil rights movement, and falls in love with a man whose clandestine organizing activities could expel them from their home. In 1957, Alice Young arrives in an all-Black town, a place of opposing viewpoints on desegregation at the beginning of the civil rights movement, and falls in love with a man whose clandestine organizing activities could expel them from their home. Show less

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Before All the World

by Rothman-Zecher, Moriel

Book - 2022

At a Prohibition-era Philadelphia speakeasy that caters to gay men, a Jewish immigrant meets a Black writer who is fluent in Yiddish and becomes encouraged at the prospect of a better life in America. At a Prohibition-era Philadelphia speakeasy that caters to gay men, a Jewish immigrant meets a Black writer who is fluent in Yiddish and becomes encouraged at the prospect of a better life in America. Show less

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The Color of Air

A Novel

by Tsukiyama, Gail

Book - 2020

A young doctor finds his arrival home to Hawai’i coinciding with the awakening of the Mauna Loa volcano and its dangerous path toward their village, unearthing long-held secrets simmering below the surface that meld past and present. A young doctor finds his arrival home to Hawai’i coinciding with the awakening of the Mauna Loa volcano and its dangerous path toward their village, unearthing long-held secrets simmering below the surface that meld past and present. Show less

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Moon and the Mars

by Corthron, Kia

Book - 2021

In the impoverished Five Points district of New York City during the Civil War, we experience neighborhood life through the eyes of a young girl named Theo, an orphan living between the homes of her Black and Irish grandmothers. In the impoverished Five Points district of New York City during the Civil War, we experience neighborhood life through the eyes of a young girl named Theo, an orphan living between the homes of her Black and Irish grandmothers. Show less

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When Stars Rain Down

A Novel

by Jackson-Brown, Angela

Book - 2021

A young woman's coming of age against a backdrop of an unseasonably hot summer in 1936 Georgia is upended by KKK activities that raise questions about her community's unacknowledged racism and the kind of person she wants to be. A young woman's coming of age against a backdrop of an unseasonably hot summer in 1936 Georgia is upended by KKK activities that raise questions about her community's unacknowledged racism and the kind of person she wants to be. Show less

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Cherokee America

by Verble, Margaret

Book - 2019

In the Spring of 1875 in the Cherokee Nation, Check, a wealthy farmer and mother of five boys, must protect her mixed-race family and tight-knit community at all costs when violence erupts. In the Spring of 1875 in the Cherokee Nation, Check, a wealthy farmer and mother of five boys, must protect her mixed-race family and tight-knit community at all costs when violence erupts. Show less

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Wade in the Water

A Novel

by Nkrumah, Nyaneba

Book - 2023

In a small, racially divided Mississippi town in 1982, a Black child forms an unlikely friendship with a mysterious white woman who has just joined the community, which becomes complicated as boundaries are pushed and dangerous secrets are revealed. In a small, racially divided Mississippi town in 1982, a Black child forms an unlikely friendship with a mysterious white woman who has just joined the community, which becomes complicated as boundaries are pushed and dangerous secrets are revealed. Show less

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