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The Sweet Breath of Life Ntozake Shange
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Places for the Spirit Vaughn Sills
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Places for the Spirit Places for the Spirit is a stunning collection of over 80 documentary photographs of African American folk gardens - and their creators - in the Deep South (Louisiana, Mississippi, Alabama, Georgia, South Carolina, and North Carolina). These landscapes have a unique historical significance due to the design elements and spiritual meanings that have been traced to the yards and gardens of American slaves and further back to their prior African heritage. These deceptively casual or whimsical foliage arrangements are subtle and symbolic reminders of the divine in everyday life, the cycles of nature, and implied right and wrong ways to live. In the spirit of “outsider" art traditions, blues musical roots, and other such folk manifestations, these gardens have a unique aesthetic and cultural significance. Over 20 years in the making, this is the first collection of fine art photography to document this subject and, as such, it adds greatly to our understanding and appreciation of this disappearing element of African American culture. |
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Enterprising ImagesJohn Vincent JezierskiBooks |
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On the Real Side Mel Watkins
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Soul Sanctuary Jason Miccolo Johnson
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Daughters of MenRachel VasselBooks |
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Let Your Motto Be ResistanceDeborah WillisBooks |
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Special Moments in African-American History, 1955-1996 Doris E. Saunders
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Giving Back Valaida Fullwood
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Posing BeautyDeborah WillisBooks |
Signs and Symbols <div>African-American quilts possess two unique qualities: more than any other American visual art, they most fully realize the expressive force of jazz, and they bind together generations of African-American families who have made and cherished quilts. In Signs and Symbols, quilt expert Maude Southwell Wahlman introduces readers to a third powerful force in these quilts: their African-derived meanings, patterns, and iconography. She explores the religious, ritual, philosophical, and aesthetic beliefs that have been retained by descendants of Africans in the New World and demonstrates how these beliefs are represented in their textiles. Now back in print, Signs and Symbols remains the most complete illustrated work on this art form; featuring over 150 high-quality full-color reproductions.</div> |
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Signs and SymbolsMaude Southwell WahlmanAfrican American Photos |
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The Color of the Law Gail Williams O'Brien
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