Karen Chilton

82 books

The Grimkes: The Legacy of Slavery in an American Family by Kerri K. Greenidge

The Grimkes: The Legacy of Slavery in an American Family

Kerri K. Greenidge

416 pages • hardcover • 2022

nonfiction history emotional reflective medium-paced
Hazel Scott: The Pioneering Journey of a Jazz Pianist from Cafe Society to Hollywood to HUAC by Karen Chilton, Karen Chilton
Hazel Scott: The Pioneering Journey of a Jazz Pianist from Cafe Society to Hollywood to HUAC
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Karen Chilton, Karen Chilton

Hazel Scott: The Pioneering Journey of a Jazz Pianist from Cafe Society to Hollywood to HUAC

Karen Chilton, Karen Chilton

missing page info • 2008

informative slow-paced
I Saw Death Coming: A History of Terror and Survival in the War against Reconstruction by Kidada E. Williams

I Saw Death Coming: A History of Terror and Survival in the War against Reconstruction

Kidada E. Williams

416 pages • hardcover • 2023

nonfiction history race challenging informative tense slow-paced
Invisible: The Forgotten Story of the Black Woman Lawyer Who Took Down America's Most Powerful Mobster by Stephen L. Carter

Invisible: The Forgotten Story of the Black Woman Lawyer Who Took Down America's Most Powerful Mobster

Stephen L. Carter

384 pages • hardcover • 2017

nonfiction biography history true crime challenging informative reflective slow-paced
Leaving Breezy Street by Karen Chilton, Brenda Myers-Powell, Brenda Myers-Powell
Leaving Breezy Street
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Karen Chilton, Brenda Myers-Powell, Brenda Myers-Powell

Leaving Breezy Street

Karen Chilton, Brenda Myers-Powell, Brenda Myers-Powell

missing page info • 2021

nonfiction memoir dark emotional reflective slow-paced
Let Us March On by Shara Moon

Let Us March On

Shara Moon

322 pages • paperback • 2025

fiction historical race medium-paced
Little Book of Restorative Justice: A Bestselling Book By One Of The Founders Of The Movement by Howard Zehr

Little Book of Restorative Justice: A Bestselling Book By One Of The Founders Of The Movement

Howard Zehr

76 pages • paperback • 2002

nonfiction education politics challenging informative reflective medium-paced
The Love Songs of W.E.B. Du Bois: A Novel by Honorée Fanonne Jeffers, Adenrele Ojo
The Love Songs of W.E.B. Du Bois: A Novel
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Honorée Fanonne Jeffers, Adenrele Ojo

The Love Songs of W.E.B. Du Bois: A Novel

Honorée Fanonne Jeffers, Adenrele Ojo

missing page info • 2021

dark emotional reflective slow-paced
Psychosis Diagnosis by Nikki Minty

Psychosis Diagnosis

Nikki Minty

340 pages • paperback • 2025

fiction horror mystery dark mysterious tense medium-paced
Reclamation: Sally Hemings, Thomas Jefferson, and a Descendant's Search for Her Family's Lasting Legacy by Gayle Jessup White

Reclamation: Sally Hemings, Thomas Jefferson, and a Descendant's Search for Her Family's Lasting Legacy

Gayle Jessup White

288 pages • digital • 2021

nonfiction history challenging informative reflective medium-paced