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This book is about four radical and daring Catholic women - radical and daring because they chose to enter the American maelstrom of race. One, Katharine Drexel, became a saint in 2000. The others, Dorothy Day, Catherine de Hueck Doherty, and Sister Thea Bowman were all declared Servants of God - the title bestowed by the Catholic Church on those on the first rung of official sanctity. Of the four women, three are white, one is black, two were...

This book is about four radical and daring Catholic women - radical and daring because they chose to enter the American maelstrom of race. One, Katharine Drexel, became a saint in 2000. The others, Dorothy Day, Catherine de Hueck Doherty, and Sister Thea Bowman were all declared Servants of God - the title bestowed by the Catholic Church on those on the first rung of official sanctity. Of the four women, three are white, one is black, two were...

THE HORNES AN AMERICAN FAMILY

In a bestselling exploration of black American military heroes from Crispus Attucks to Colin Powell, Buckley presents a history of bravery, valor, patriotism, and extraordinary personal courage both on and off the battlefield.

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In The Black Calhouns, Gail Lumet Buckley-daughter of actress Lena Horne-delves deep into her family history, detailing the experiences of an extraordinary African-American family from Civil War to Civil Rights.Beginning with her great-great grandfather Moses Calhoun, a house slave who used the rare advantage of his education to become a successful businessman in post-war Atlanta, Buckley follows her family's two branches: one that stayed in t...

Features images and portraits of African Americans in uniform, from the 1860's, World Wars I and II to the present.