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• Across the Color Line

  Reporting 25 Years in Black Cincinnati

  Curnutte, Mark,

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  This anthology of stories by reporter Mark Curnutte from 1993 to 2008 provides an intimate portrait of the people, institutions, and lives of Cincinnati’s Black community.

• Cincinnati's West End

  Through Our Eyes

  Harshaw, John W., Sr

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  Oral histories and personal reminiscences recount the life of this doomed Black neighborhood from the 1940s to 1970.

• America's First Black Socialist

  the Radical Life of Peter H. Clark

  Taylor, Nikki Marie, 1972-

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  This compelling biography of Cincinnatian, Peter H. Clark, explores his life’s commitment as educator, intellectual, and political activist.

• Keep on Fighting

  the Life and Civil Rights Legacy of Marian A. Spencer

  Christenson, Dorothy H., 1938-

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  Written by a close friend of Marian Spencer, the life story of this significant civil rights activist interweaves personal details into this account of the local and national fight for desegregation and equal rights.

• Six Days in Cincinnati

  a Graphic Account of the Riots That Shook the Nation a Decade Before Black Lives Matter

  Moore, Dan P.,

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  This is a story of the 2001 Cincinnati riots, told for the first time from the perspective of the participants.

• First Black Red

  the Story of Chuck Harmon, the First African American to Play for the Cincinnati Reds

  Pieratt, Marty Ford

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  Chuck Harmon's life story symbolizes and transcends our country's struggle for civil rights and equality. From his humble beginnings as one of the 12 children of Sherman and Rosa Harmon in Southern Indiana, to the pressure of a death threat as a…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Cincinnati's Underground Railroad

  Cooper, Richard, 1981-

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  Nearly a century after the American Revolution, the waters of the Ohio River provided a real and complex barrier for the United States to navigate. While this waterway was a symbol of freedom and equality for thousands of enslaved black Americans…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• King Records of Cincinnati

  McNutt, Randy

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  Local music historian and independent music producer Randy McNutt shares his avid interest in the tale of Sid Nathan and his music label, King Records, with insightful captions and numerous photographs of the production facilities and the recording…Read moreRead more of this annotation