Celebrate Black History Month …….

Celebrate Black History Month at the SCC Libraries:

Nonfiction:

America’s Historically Black Colleges and Universities: A Narrative History from the Nineteenth Century into the Twenty-First Century. By Bobby Lovett  LC2781 .L68 2011

Summary: Bobby Lovett researched the survival of Historically Black Colleges and Universities in the United States. Readers will be able to trace the development and challenges of higher education in several African American institutions.

At the Dark End of the Street: Black Women, Rape, and Resistance – A New History of the Civil Rights Movement from Rosa Parks to the Rise of Black Power. By Danielle McGuire  E185.61 .M4777 2010

Summary: Danielle McGuire brings a different perspective to the Rosa Parks’ story. The author researched reports of sexual assaults against black women in the south and how those actions motivated the Civil Rights Movement. Rosa Parks is portrayed as a civil right activist for black women.

Also in the library……

The Bridge: The Life and Rise of Barack Obama.  By David Remnick E908 .R46 2010

The History of Black Business in America: Capitalism, Race, Entrepreneurship.  By Juliet Walker  HD2358.5 .U6 W345 2009   

We are the Ship: The Story of Negro League Baseball.  By Kadir Nelson GV875 .A1 N45 2008

The Black Aesthetic Unbound: Theorizing the Dilemma of Eighteenth-Century African American Literature.  By April Langley PS153 .N5 L35 2008

February 16th-“The Audacity of Hope” by Barack Obama

Below are comments from the SCC Book Corner Meeting and on Febraury 16th 2009.

• This book comes with a cute disclaimer. Obama tells readers that he does not have all the answers. He is merely taking a board look at policy issues in America, but at the same time he is revealing a part of himself.
• I love the moment when President Bush gave Obama advice about Washington. My favorite quote was “you’ve got a bright future,” said President Bush.  He hitted the hammer on the head with that comment.
• This book was more measured and cautious than his first book Dreams of My Father. The Audacity of Hope took me through a series on chapters about politics, faith, face, family, and an outline of what needs to change in America.
• I enjoyed the history lesson in this book.

 If you enjoyed The Audacity of Hope by Barack Obama try……….

Dreams of my Father: a Story of Race and Inheritance by Barack Obama

E185.97 .O23

Change We can Believe In by Barack Obama

E901.1 .02 2008B  – Sound Recording