Johnson, Charles Richard 1948-Overview
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Middle passage
by Charles Richard Johnson
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34 editions published between 1990 and 2011 in 6 languages and held by 3,322 libraries worldwide A freed slave escapes his bad debts in New Orleans by stowing away on a slave ship en route to Africa.
Africans in America : America's journey through slavery
by Charles Richard Johnson
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9 editions published between 1998 and 2002 in English and held by 1,995 libraries worldwide The history of slavery is chronicled through the eyes of slaves, from their landing in Jamestown to the Civil War.
Dreamer : a novel
by Charles Richard Johnson
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11 editions published between 1998 and 2004 in English and held by 1,362 libraries worldwide On the road with Martin Luther King, his wife and his two assistants. One is a look-alike decoy, a Korean War veteran who considers the pacifism of the civil rights movement naive. The novel describes harrowing scenes at the receiving end of hate. By the author of Middle Passage.
King : the photobiography of Martin Luther King, Jr
by Charles Richard Johnson
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4 editions published between 2000 and 2004 in English and held by 1,278 libraries worldwide Early years--Montgomery--Prayer pilgrimage--Harlem stabbing--Life in Atlanta--Freedom rides Albany--Birmington--March on Washington--Noble prize--Selma--Get out the vote--Journeys--Mississippi--Chicago--Peace movement--Memphis--Atlanta.
Being & race : Black writing since 1970
by Charles Richard Johnson
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10 editions published between 1988 and 1995 in English and held by 1,238 libraries worldwide
Oxherding tale
by Charles Richard Johnson
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15 editions published between 1982 and 2005 in English and French and held by 932 libraries worldwide Illustrates an individual's desperate flight from slavery in the antebellum South in which bondage is spiritual as well as physical, sexual as well as racial.
Faith and the good thing
by Charles Richard Johnson
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13 editions published between 1974 and 2001 in English and held by 853 libraries worldwide
The sorcerer's apprentice
by Charles Richard Johnson
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9 editions published between 1986 and 1994 in English and held by 687 libraries worldwide Author Charles Johnson reads two selections from his collection of short stories entitled, "Sorcerer's apprentice."
Dr. King's refrigerator and other bedtime stories
by Charles Richard Johnson
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2 editions published in 2005 in English and held by 646 libraries worldwide A collection of stories that explore issues of identity and race.
Soulcatcher and other stories
by Charles Richard Johnson
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3 editions published in 2001 in English and held by 543 libraries worldwide "Nothing has had as profound an effect on American life as slavery. For blacks and whites alike, the experience has left us with a conflicted and contradictory history. Now, in fictional form, National Book Award-winning author Charles Johnson presents twelve stories illuminating slavery's effects and experiences. From Martha Washington's management of her slaves following the death of her husband to a boy chained in the bowels of a ship laden with human cargo plying the infamous passage from Africa to the South; from a lynching in Indiana to a hunter of escaped slaves searching the Boston market for his quarry; from a Quaker meeting exploring resettlement in Africa to the announcement of the Emancipation Proclamation - the voices, terrors, and savagery of slavery come unforgettably to life. These tales transcend history even as they present it, and retell the tragic proportions of a period with astounding realism, power, and emotion."--Jacket.
Black men speaking
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4 editions published in 1997 in English and held by 537 libraries worldwide Initially conceived as an exploration of "the plight of the black male in the United States," Black Men Speaking is that and more. It gives expression to a range of issues - cultural, economic, psychological, religious, and personal - as seen by a remarkable group of black men - novelists, a well-known artist, a Pulitzer Prize-winning poet, a doctor, an editor, an academic, a famous musician, and a group of ordinary citizens from Harlem. Powerful voices give us powerful images and powerful messages.
Remembering Martin Luther King, Jr. : his life and crusade in pictures
by Charles Richard Johnson
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2 editions published in 2008 in English and held by 429 libraries worldwide A portrait of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., explores his diverse roles as a minister, activist, family man, eloquent speaker, and advocate for peaceful change, in a volume that blends thoughtful text with photographs.
Turning the wheel : essays on Buddhism and writing
by Charles Richard Johnson
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10 editions published in 2003 in English and held by 407 libraries worldwide Inspirational and thematically linked essays explore W.E.B. DuBois's 1926 question to African Ameicans about what they really wanted if race was not an issue, in a collection that introduces basic Buddhist practices.
I call myself an artist : writings by and about Charles Johnson
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10 editions published in 1999 in English and held by 385 libraries worldwide
Passing the three gates : interviews with Charles Johnson
by Charles Richard Johnson
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4 editions published between 2004 and 2005 in English and held by 301 libraries worldwide
In black and white conversations with African American writers
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11 editions published between 1992 and 2008 in English and held by 275 libraries worldwide Interviews with African American writers.
Africans in America America's journey through slavery
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3 editions published between 2000 and 2006 in English and held by 229 libraries worldwide A four part series portraying the struggles of the African people in America, from their arrival in the 1600s to the last days before the Civil War. The first episode, Terrible transformation, examines the origins of one of the largest forced human migrations in recorded history. After the arrival of the first Africans in Virginia in 1619, the British colonies laid the groundwork for a system of racial slavery which generated profits that ensured the colonies' growth and survival. In the second episode, Revolution, while the American colonies challenge Britain for independence, American slavery is challenged from within as men and women fight to define what America will be. When the War of Independence is won, black people, both enslaved and free, seize on the language of freedom even while the new nation's Constitution codifies slavery and oppression as a national way of life. In the third episode, Brotherly love, during the first 50 years of the new nation, freedmen and fugitive slaves in Philadelphia push the country to live up to the promises made in its Constitution. But with the invention of the cotton gin, slavery expands into America's western frontier, and a revolution in Haiti inspires slave rebellions throughout the souther United States. In the fourth and final episode, as the nation expands westward slavery becomes the most divisive issue in American life. Abolitionists struggle to bring the institution down and the nation is tested as never before. When tensions over slavery erupt into violence, Americans are forced to consider how long the country can continue as a democracy built on the profits of bondage.
English painting from the seventh century to the present day
by Charles Johnson
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10 editions published between 1932 and 1990 in English and held by 211 libraries worldwide
A practical management system for performance-based teacher education
by Castelle Gentry
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4 editions published in 1974 in English and held by 209 libraries worldwide
Philosophy : an innovative introduction : fictive narrative, primary texts, and responsive writing
by Michael Boylan
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4 editions published in 2010 in English and held by 183 libraries worldwide An introduction to philosophy that combines readings and exercises with fictive narratives starring traditional figures in the history of the field. more
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African American authors African American men African American men--Intellectual life African Americans African Americans--Authorship African Americans--Civil rights African Americans--Intellectual life American fiction American fiction--African American authors American literature American literature--African American authors Art Authors, American Authorship Baptists--Clergy Beloved (Morrison, Toni) Biography--Pictorial works Books Buddhism Civil rights movements Civil rights workers Criticism, interpretation, etc. Fiction Georgia Historical fiction, American History Illinois--Chicago Impostors and imposture Interviews Johnson, Charles Richard,--1948- King, Martin Luther,--Jr.,--1929-1968 Liberty Literature Morrison, Toni Naylor, Gloria Phenomenology and literature Philosophy Pictorial works Postmodernism (Literature) Race relations Religion Reviews Slavery Slaves Slave trade United States Walker, Alice,--1944- Wideman, John Edgar Wilson, August Women
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Johnson, Charles.
Johnson, Charles, 1948-
Johnson, Charles R. (Charles Richard), 1948-
Johnson, Charles Richard 1948-
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