Books to accompany Do or Die: Affect Ritual and Resistance, exhibit by Fahamu Pecou at Michael C. Carlos Museum of Emory University, January-April 2019

1.
Denmark Vesey's Garden: Slavery and Memory in the Cradle of the Confederacy
Denmark Vesey's Garden: Slavery and Memory in the Cradle of the Confederacy 4.40 avg rating β€” 487 ratings
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White Fragility: Why It’s So Hard for White People to Talk About Racism
White Fragility: Why It’s So Hard for White People to Talk About Racism 4.16 avg rating β€” 170,212 ratings
3.
The Hate U Give (The Hate U Give, #1)
The Hate U Give (The Hate U Give, #1) 4.46 avg rating β€” 986,368 ratings
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Frederick Douglass: Prophet of Freedom
Frederick Douglass: Prophet of Freedom 4.17 avg rating β€” 12,340 ratings
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Why I'm No Longer Talking to White People About Race
Why I'm No Longer Talking to White People About Race 4.38 avg rating β€” 99,861 ratings
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The Warmth of Other Suns: The Epic Story of America's Great Migration
The Warmth of Other Suns: The Epic Story of America's Great Migration 4.48 avg rating β€” 113,285 ratings
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The Underground Railroad
The Underground Railroad 4.06 avg rating β€” 433,321 ratings
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Bury the Chains: Prophets and Rebels in the Fight to Free an Empire's Slaves
Bury the Chains: Prophets and Rebels in the Fight to Free an Empire's Slaves 4.31 avg rating β€” 2,344 ratings
9.
Zora Neale Hurston: Folklore, Memoirs, & Other Writings
Zora Neale Hurston: Folklore, Memoirs, & Other Writings 4.34 avg rating β€” 257 ratings
9.
Things Fall Apart (The African Trilogy, #1)
Things Fall Apart (The African Trilogy, #1) 3.74 avg rating β€” 403,089 ratings
11.
Barracoon: The Story of the Last β€œBlack Cargo”
Barracoon: The Story of the Last β€œBlack Cargo” 4.05 avg rating β€” 32,082 ratings
12.
Stamped from the Beginning: The Definitive History of Racist Ideas in America
Stamped from the Beginning: The Definitive History of Racist Ideas in America 4.53 avg rating β€” 37,882 ratings
13.
An American Odyssey: The Life and Work of Romare Bearden
An American Odyssey: The Life and Work of Romare Bearden 4.14 avg rating β€” 28 ratings
14.
The Annotated African American Folktales
The Annotated African American Folktales 4.55 avg rating β€” 155 ratings
15.
We Were Eight Years in Power: An American Tragedy
We Were Eight Years in Power: An American Tragedy 4.38 avg rating β€” 30,602 ratings
16.
The New Jim Crow: Mass Incarceration in the Age of Colorblindness
The New Jim Crow: Mass Incarceration in the Age of Colorblindness 4.52 avg rating β€” 115,044 ratings
17.
The Portable Nineteenth-Century African American Women Writers
The Portable Nineteenth-Century African American Women Writers 4.39 avg rating β€” 61 ratings
18.
March: Book One (March, #1)
March: Book One (March, #1) 4.35 avg rating β€” 56,871 ratings
19.
Darkest America: Black Minstrelsy from Slavery to Hip-Hop
Darkest America: Black Minstrelsy from Slavery to Hip-Hop 3.74 avg rating β€” 121 ratings
20.
March: Book Two (March, #2)
March: Book Two (March, #2) 4.49 avg rating β€” 28,882 ratings
21.
Gullah Folktales from the Georgia Coast
Gullah Folktales from the Georgia Coast 3.83 avg rating β€” 18 ratings
21.
March: Book Three (March, #3)
March: Book Three (March, #3) 4.64 avg rating β€” 21,409 ratings
23.
The Zong: A Massacre, the Law and the End of Slavery
The Zong: A Massacre, the Law and the End of Slavery 4.26 avg rating β€” 114 ratings
24.
Walking with Abel: Journeys with the Nomads of the African Savannah
Walking with Abel: Journeys with the Nomads of the African Savannah 3.63 avg rating β€” 303 ratings
24.
Kindred: A Graphic Novel Adaptation
Kindred: A Graphic Novel Adaptation 4.19 avg rating β€” 11,251 ratings
26.
African Textiles: Color and Creativity Across a Continent
African Textiles: Color and Creativity Across a Continent 4.34 avg rating β€” 58 ratings
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The Storied City: The Quest for Timbuktu and the Fantastic Mission to Save Its Past
The Storied City: The Quest for Timbuktu and the Fantastic Mission to Save Its Past 3.70 avg rating β€” 1,020 ratings
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Let's Clap, Jump, Sing & Shout; Dance, Spin & Turn It Out!: Games, Songs, and Stories from an African American Childhood
Let's Clap, Jump, Sing & Shout; Dance, Spin & Turn It Out!: Games, Songs, and Stories from an African American Childhood 4.24 avg rating β€” 130 ratings
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A Story, a Story
A Story, a Story 3.99 avg rating β€” 3,371 ratings
30.
I Am Not Your Negro
I Am Not Your Negro 4.47 avg rating β€” 7,326 ratings
31.
Defining Moments in Black History: Reading Between the Lies
Defining Moments in Black History: Reading Between the Lies 4.05 avg rating β€” 1,782 ratings
32.
Gullah Culture in America
Gullah Culture in America 4.07 avg rating β€” 45 ratings
33.
Tuhami: Portrait of a Moroccan
Tuhami: Portrait of a Moroccan 3.67 avg rating β€” 174 ratings
34.
Asen: Iron Altars of the Fon People of Benin
Asen: Iron Altars of the Fon People of Benin 0.00 avg rating β€” 0 ratings
35.
Their Eyes Were Watching God
Their Eyes Were Watching God 3.99 avg rating β€” 377,786 ratings
36.
Sing, Unburied, Sing
Sing, Unburied, Sing really liked it 4.00 avg rating β€” 145,370 ratings
37.
Toussaint Louverture: A Revolutionary Life
Toussaint Louverture: A Revolutionary Life 3.97 avg rating β€” 338 ratings
38.
Invisible Man
Invisible Man 3.92 avg rating β€” 198,731 ratings
39.
Look What Came from Africa
Look What Came from Africa 4.45 avg rating β€” 11 ratings
40.
Sunjata: Warrior King of Mali [A West African Legend]
Sunjata: Warrior King of Mali [A West African Legend] 3.63 avg rating β€” 51 ratings
41.
Africa for Kids: Exploring a Vibrant Continent, 19 Activities (For Kids series)
Africa for Kids: Exploring a Vibrant Continent, 19 Activities (For Kids series) 3.36 avg rating β€” 11 ratings
42.
The Source of Self-Regard: Selected Essays, Speeches, and Meditations
The Source of Self-Regard: Selected Essays, Speeches, and Meditations 4.30 avg rating β€” 4,085 ratings
43.
Fahamu Pecou: Visible Man
Fahamu Pecou: Visible Man it was amazing 5.00 avg rating β€” 3 ratings
43.
Li'l Dan, the Drummer Boy: A Civil War Story
Li'l Dan, the Drummer Boy: A Civil War Story 3.85 avg rating β€” 53 ratings
45.
When They Call You a Terrorist: A Black Lives Matter Memoir
When They Call You a Terrorist: A Black Lives Matter Memoir 4.49 avg rating β€” 25,284 ratings
45.
The Lost Education of Horace Tate: Uncovering the Hidden Heroes Who Fought for Justice in Schools
The Lost Education of Horace Tate: Uncovering the Hidden Heroes Who Fought for Justice in Schools 4.31 avg rating β€” 97 ratings
47.
The Fire This Time: A New Generation Speaks about Race
The Fire This Time: A New Generation Speaks about Race 4.35 avg rating β€” 9,412 ratings
48.
The Heavens Might Crack: The Death and Legacy of Martin Luther King Jr.
The Heavens Might Crack: The Death and Legacy of Martin Luther King Jr. 4.01 avg rating β€” 76 ratings
49.
Flash of the Spirit: African & Afro-American Art & Philosophy
Flash of the Spirit: African & Afro-American Art & Philosophy 4.26 avg rating β€” 381 ratings
50.
A History of African-American Artists: From 1792 to the Present
A History of African-American Artists: From 1792 to the Present 4.76 avg rating β€” 25 ratings
51.
Thornton Dial: Image of the Tiger
Thornton Dial: Image of the Tiger 4.38 avg rating β€” 8 ratings
52.
Nelson Mandela's Favorite African Folktales
Nelson Mandela's Favorite African Folktales 3.91 avg rating β€” 1,615 ratings
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The Way of Orisa: Empowering Your Life Through the Ancient African Religion of Ifa
The Way of Orisa: Empowering Your Life Through the Ancient African Religion of Ifa 3.93 avg rating β€” 224 ratings
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The Penguin Atlas of African History
The Penguin Atlas of African History 3.74 avg rating β€” 141 ratings
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African Folktales
African Folktales 3.76 avg rating β€” 302 ratings
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Afro-American Folktales
Afro-American Folktales 3.97 avg rating β€” 117 ratings
56.
Little Man, Little Man: A Story of Childhood
Little Man, Little Man: A Story of Childhood 4.21 avg rating β€” 377 ratings
58.
Black Panther, Vol. 2: A Nation Under Our Feet, Book Two
Black Panther, Vol. 2: A Nation Under Our Feet, Book Two 3.78 avg rating β€” 3,827 ratings
58.
A More Beautiful and Terrible History: The Uses and Misuses of Civil Rights History
A More Beautiful and Terrible History: The Uses and Misuses of Civil Rights History 4.32 avg rating β€” 757 ratings
60.
Black Panther, Vol. 1: A Nation Under Our Feet, Book One
Black Panther, Vol. 1: A Nation Under Our Feet, Book One 3.74 avg rating β€” 13,540 ratings
61.
The Slave Trade: The Story of the Atlantic Slave Trade, 1440-1870
The Slave Trade: The Story of the Atlantic Slave Trade, 1440-1870 3.99 avg rating β€” 576 ratings
62.
The Weeping Time: Memory and the Largest Slave Auction in American History
The Weeping Time: Memory and the Largest Slave Auction in American History 4.09 avg rating β€” 133 ratings
63.
African Myths of Origin
African Myths of Origin
by: Anonymous
3.77 avg rating β€” 160 ratings
64.
National Geographic Investigates: Ancient Africa: Archaeology Unlocks the Secrets of Africa's Past
National Geographic Investigates: Ancient Africa: Archaeology Unlocks the Secrets of Africa's Past 3.81 avg rating β€” 54 ratings
65.
Marwe: Into the Land of the Dead [An East African Legend]
Marwe: Into the Land of the Dead [An East African Legend] 3.43 avg rating β€” 53 ratings
66.
My Soul Has Grown Deep: Black Art from the American South
My Soul Has Grown Deep: Black Art from the American South 4.12 avg rating β€” 16 ratings
67.
Black Art: A Cultural History (Second Edition)
Black Art: A Cultural History (Second Edition) 4.01 avg rating β€” 85 ratings
68.
African Art
African Art 3.80 avg rating β€” 108 ratings
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African-American Art
African-American Art 4.12 avg rating β€” 105 ratings
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Isn't S/He a Doll: Play and Ritual in African Sculpture
Isn't S/He a Doll: Play and Ritual in African Sculpture 4.40 avg rating β€” 5 ratings
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Anthropology and Africa: Changing Perspectives on a Changing Scene
Anthropology and Africa: Changing Perspectives on a Changing Scene 3.52 avg rating β€” 23 ratings
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The Last Civilized Place: Sijilmasa and Its Saharan Destiny
The Last Civilized Place: Sijilmasa and Its Saharan Destiny really liked it 4.00 avg rating β€” 6 ratings
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Heart of the Ngoni: Heroes of the African Kingdom of Segu
Heart of the Ngoni: Heroes of the African Kingdom of Segu 4.18 avg rating β€” 11 ratings
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Dreams in a Time of War
Dreams in a Time of War 3.92 avg rating β€” 1,715 ratings
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Redemption in Indigo
Redemption in Indigo 3.88 avg rating β€” 2,932 ratings
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Lies and Other Tall Tales
Lies and Other Tall Tales 3.62 avg rating β€” 142 ratings
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The Market Bowl
The Market Bowl 3.78 avg rating β€” 195 ratings
78.
The Handbook of Yoruba Religious Concepts
The Handbook of Yoruba Religious Concepts 4.24 avg rating β€” 493 ratings
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The Bad-Ass Librarians of Timbuktu: And Their Race to Save the World's Most Precious Manuscripts
The Bad-Ass Librarians of Timbuktu: And Their Race to Save the World's Most Precious Manuscripts 3.49 avg rating β€” 12,188 ratings
80.
Words with Wings: A Treasury of African-American Poetry and Art
Words with Wings: A Treasury of African-American Poetry and Art 4.19 avg rating β€” 77 ratings
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Native Artists of Africa: Visits the Workshops of Five Tribal Artists
Native Artists of Africa: Visits the Workshops of Five Tribal Artists it was amazing 5.00 avg rating β€” 1 rating
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Pocket Explorer: African Civilizations
Pocket Explorer: African Civilizations really liked it 4.00 avg rating β€” 2 ratings
83.
Wooden Dreams: East African Headrests
Wooden Dreams: East African Headrests 0.00 avg rating β€” 0 ratings
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Bori: Healers of the Soul
Bori: Healers of the Soul really liked it 4.00 avg rating β€” 1 rating
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Royal Arts of Africa: The Majesty of Form
Royal Arts of Africa: The Majesty of Form 3.94 avg rating β€” 35 ratings
86.
Everfair (Everfair, #1)
Everfair (Everfair, #1) 3.19 avg rating β€” 2,914 ratings
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Soul of a Nation: Art in the Age of Black Power
Soul of a Nation: Art in the Age of Black Power 4.35 avg rating β€” 78 ratings
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James Brown: Black and Proud
James Brown: Black and Proud 3.50 avg rating β€” 72 ratings
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The Sellout
The Sellout 3.75 avg rating β€” 73,387 ratings
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Monument: Poems New and Selected
Monument: Poems New and Selected 4.39 avg rating β€” 690 ratings
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No Ashes in the Fire: Coming of Age Black and Free in America
No Ashes in the Fire: Coming of Age Black and Free in America 4.16 avg rating β€” 2,765 ratings
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Richard Wright: The Library of America Unexpurgated Edition: Native Son / Uncle Tom's Children / Black Boy / and more
Richard Wright: The Library of America Unexpurgated Edition: Native Son / Uncle Tom's Children / Black Boy / and more 4.67 avg rating β€” 3 ratings
93.
I Can't Breathe: A Killing on Bay Street
I Can't Breathe: A Killing on Bay Street 4.38 avg rating β€” 2,364 ratings
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Micromonumentality: A Tribute to Miniature Works of African Art
Micromonumentality: A Tribute to Miniature Works of African Art 0.00 avg rating β€” 0 ratings
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A Child's Introduction to African American History: The Experience, People, and Events That Shaped Our Country
A Child's Introduction to African American History: The Experience, People, and Events That Shaped Our Country 4.33 avg rating β€” 84 ratings
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Mama Miti: Wangari Maathai and the Trees of Kenya
Mama Miti: Wangari Maathai and the Trees of Kenya 4.21 avg rating β€” 1,036 ratings
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Sundiata: Lion King of Mali
Sundiata: Lion King of Mali 3.99 avg rating β€” 307 ratings
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Why We Can't Wait
Why We Can't Wait 4.54 avg rating β€” 8,974 ratings