Capitol Men: The Epic Story of Reconstruction Through the Lives of the First Black Congressmen

By Philip Dray
A compelling history of the Reconstruction era is viewed from the perspective of America's first black members of Congress and their key role in promoting such reforms as public education for all children, equal rights, and protection from Klan violence in the wake of the Civil War, profiling such figures as Robert Smalls, Robert Brown Elliott, and P. B. S. Pinchback.

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The African American experience : black history and culture through speecehes, letters, editorials, poems, songs and stories

Editor Wright (Drifting Toward Love) presents inspiring works from political leaders (Frederick Douglass, Malcolm X, Jesse Jackson), literary giants (Langston Hughes, Gwendolyn Brooks, Alice Walker), scholars (Cornel West, Henry Louis Gates), and other luminaries in a collection covering more than four centuries of black history and culture, which begins with slavery and ends with current events. c2009 Library journal.

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