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Further Recommendations:

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  The original book on Black immigration north by a Black intellectual who moved from Louisiana to Harlem.
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  "I read this as an undergrad and it deepened my interest in studying the past, introducing me to a key figure—Bayard Rustin, a gay Black man—who profoundly shaped the ideas and strategies of the African American civil rights movement." - Professor Natalie Mendoza
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  ​​"I readÌýBlack Skin, White MasksÌýduring my junior year of college and Fanon's seminal work provoked me to think in new ways about colonialism, anti-colonialism, and double consciousness." - Professor Lucy Chester
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  "I read this as an undergrad and still teach it, for its personal and political examination of the far-reaching effects of colonization, down to the way we speak and the books we read."Ìý- Professor Lucy Chester
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  "By weaving the stories of three individuals into a narrative of broader social change, Wilkerson fills in the blanks of what happened to black Americans between the Civil War and Civil Rights, humanizing black experiences and exposing the entire nation's deeply-rooted racism." - Dr. Julia Ogden