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Africobra: Messages to the People By Jeffreen Hayes (Editor), Chana Sheldon (Foreword by), Leslie Guy (Text by (Art/Photo Books)) Cover Image

Africobra: Messages to the People (Hardcover)

By Jeffreen Hayes (Editor), Chana Sheldon (Foreword by), Leslie Guy (Text by (Art/Photo Books))
$49.95
ISBN: 9781941366301
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Published: Gregory R. Miller & Company - January 5th, 2021
The Assassination of Fred Hampton: How the FBI and the Chicago Police Murdered a Black Panther By Jeffrey Haas Cover Image

The Assassination of Fred Hampton: How the FBI and the Chicago Police Murdered a Black Panther (Paperback)

By Jeffrey Haas
$17.99
ISBN: 9781641603218
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Published: Lawrence Hill Books - November 5th, 2019
The Battle of Lincoln Park: Urban Renewal and Gentrification in Chicago By Daniel Kay Hertz Cover Image

The Battle of Lincoln Park: Urban Renewal and Gentrification in Chicago (Paperback)

By Daniel Kay Hertz
$16.95
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ISBN: 9781948742092
Published: Belt Publishing - October 16th, 2018
The Beauty of Your Face: A Novel By Sahar Mustafah Cover Image

The Beauty of Your Face: A Novel (Paperback)

By Sahar Mustafah
$16.95
ISBN: 9780393542042
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Published: W. W. Norton & Company - April 6th, 2021
Brown in the Windy City: Mexicans and Puerto Ricans in Postwar Chicago (Historical Studies of Urban America) By Lilia Fernández Cover Image

Brown in the Windy City: Mexicans and Puerto Ricans in Postwar Chicago (Historical Studies of Urban America) (Paperback)

By Lilia Fernández
$30.00
ISBN: 9780226212845
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Published: University of Chicago Press - July 21st, 2014
The Chicago Neighborhood Guidebook By Martha Bayne (Editor) Cover Image

The Chicago Neighborhood Guidebook (Paperback)

By Martha Bayne (Editor)
$20.00
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ISBN: 9781948742498
Published: Belt Publishing - September 10th, 2019
Chicago Exposed: Defining Moments from the Chicago Sun-Times Photo Archive By Lee Bey (Foreword by), Michael Williams, Richard Cahan Cover Image

Chicago Exposed: Defining Moments from the Chicago Sun-Times Photo Archive (Hardcover)

By Lee Bey (Foreword by), Michael Williams, Richard Cahan
$39.95
ISBN: 9781733869041
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Published: Cityfiles Press - December 1st, 2021
Chicanas of 18th Street: Narratives of a Movement from Latino Chicago (Latinos in Chicago and Midwest) By Leonard G. Ramirez, Yenelli Flores, Maria Gamboa, Isaura González, Victoria Pérez, Magda Ramirez-Castañeda, Cristina Vital Cover Image

Chicanas of 18th Street: Narratives of a Movement from Latino Chicago (Latinos in Chicago and Midwest) (Paperback)

By Leonard G. Ramirez, Yenelli Flores, Maria Gamboa, Isaura González, Victoria Pérez, Magda Ramirez-Castañeda, Cristina Vital
$27.00
ISBN: 9780252078125
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Published: University of Illinois Press - September 21st, 2011
Citizen Illegal By José Olivarez Cover Image

Citizen Illegal (Paperback)

By José Olivarez
$16.00
ISBN: 9781608469543
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Published: Haymarket Books - September 4th, 2018
Crusade for Justice: The Autobiography of Ida B. Wells, Second Edition By Ida B. Wells, Alfreda M. Duster (Editor), Eve L. Ewing (Foreword by), Michelle Duster (Afterword by) Cover Image

Crusade for Justice: The Autobiography of Ida B. Wells, Second Edition (Paperback)

By Ida B. Wells, Alfreda M. Duster (Editor), Eve L. Ewing (Foreword by), Michelle Duster (Afterword by)
$20.00
ISBN: 9780226691428
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Published: University of Chicago Press - May 13th, 2020
Energy Never Dies: Afro-Optimism and Creativity in Chicago By Ayana Contreras Cover Image

Energy Never Dies: Afro-Optimism and Creativity in Chicago (Paperback)

By Ayana Contreras
$19.95
ISBN: 9780252086113
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Published: University of Illinois Press - December 14th, 2021
Feels Right: Black Queer Women and the Politics of Partying in Chicago By Kemi Adeyemi Cover Image

Feels Right: Black Queer Women and the Politics of Partying in Chicago (Paperback)

By Kemi Adeyemi
$29.94
ISBN: 9781478018698
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Published: Duke University Press - September 30th, 2022
Ghosts in the Schoolyard: Racism and School Closings on Chicago's South Side By Eve L. Ewing Cover Image

Ghosts in the Schoolyard: Racism and School Closings on Chicago's South Side (Paperback)

By Eve L. Ewing
$16.00
ISBN: 9780226526164
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Published: University of Chicago Press - April 10th, 2020
The Great Believers: A Novel By Rebecca Makkai Cover Image

The Great Believers: A Novel (Paperback)

By Rebecca Makkai
$18.00
ISBN: 9780735223530
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Published: Penguin Books - June 4th, 2019
High-Risers: Cabrini-Green and the Fate of American Public Housing By Ben Austen Cover Image

High-Risers: Cabrini-Green and the Fate of American Public Housing (Paperback)

By Ben Austen
$17.99
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ISBN: 9780062235077
Published: Harper Paperbacks - February 12th, 2019
The House on Mango Street (Vintage Contemporaries) By Sandra Cisneros Cover Image

The House on Mango Street (Vintage Contemporaries) (Paperback)

By Sandra Cisneros
$11.95
ISBN: 9780679734772
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Published: Vintage - April 3rd, 1991
I Am Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter By Erika L. Sánchez Cover Image

I Am Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter (Paperback)

By Erika L. Sánchez
$12.99
ISBN: 9781524700515
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Published: Ember - March 5th, 2019
Latina/o/x Education in Chicago: Roots, Resistance, and Transformation (Latinos in Chicago and Midwest) By Isaura Pulido (Editor), Angelica Rivera (Editor), Ann M. Aviles (Editor), Jaime Alanís (Contributions by), Ann M. Avilés (Contributions by), Gabriel Alejandro Cortez (Contributions by), Erica R. Dávila (Contributions by), Lilia Fernández (Contributions by), Nilda Flores-González (Contributions by), Cristina Pacione-Zayas (Contributions by), Isaura Pulido (Contributions by), Angelica Rivera (Contributions by), Arlene Torres (Contributions by), Mirelsie Velázquez (Contributions by), Leticia Villarreal Sosa (Contributions by) Cover Image

Latina/o/x Education in Chicago: Roots, Resistance, and Transformation (Latinos in Chicago and Midwest) (Paperback)

By Isaura Pulido (Editor), Angelica Rivera (Editor), Ann M. Aviles (Editor), Jaime Alanís (Contributions by), Ann M. Avilés (Contributions by), Gabriel Alejandro Cortez (Contributions by), Erica R. Dávila (Contributions by), Lilia Fernández (Contributions by), Nilda Flores-González (Contributions by), Cristina Pacione-Zayas (Contributions by), Isaura Pulido (Contributions by), Angelica Rivera (Contributions by), Arlene Torres (Contributions by), Mirelsie Velázquez (Contributions by), Leticia Villarreal Sosa (Contributions by)
$25.00
ISBN: 9780252086571
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Published: University of Illinois Press - August 9th, 2022
Looking for Lorraine: The Radiant and Radical Life of Lorraine Hansberry By Imani Perry Cover Image

Looking for Lorraine: The Radiant and Radical Life of Lorraine Hansberry (Paperback)

By Imani Perry
$17.95
ISBN: 9780807039830
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Published: Beacon Press - September 17th, 2019
Miles from Nowhere By Nami Mun Cover Image

Miles from Nowhere (Paperback)

By Nami Mun
$16.00
ISBN: 9781594483981
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Published: Riverhead Books - September 1st, 2009
My Favorite Thing Is Monsters By Emil Ferris Cover Image

My Favorite Thing Is Monsters (Paperback)

By Emil Ferris
$39.99
ISBN: 9781606999592
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Published: Fantagraphics - February 14th, 2017
neckbone: visual verses By avery r. young, Theaster Gates (Contributions by) Cover Image

neckbone: visual verses (Hardcover)

By avery r. young, Theaster Gates (Contributions by)
$25.00
ISBN: 9780810140523
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Published: TriQuarterly - June 15th, 2019
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Once I Was Cool: Personal Essays By Megan Stielstra Cover Image

Once I Was Cool: Personal Essays (Paperback)

By Megan Stielstra
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ISBN: 9780810143920
Published: Northwestern University Press - August 15th, 2021
Plague Years: A Doctor’s Journey through the AIDS Crisis By Ross A. Slotten, MD Cover Image

Plague Years: A Doctor’s Journey through the AIDS Crisis (Hardcover)

By Ross A. Slotten, MD
$20.00
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ISBN: 9780226718767
Published: University of Chicago Press - July 15th, 2020
Puerto Rican Chicago: Schooling the City, 1940-1977 (Latinos in Chicago and Midwest) By Mirelsie Velazquez Cover Image

Puerto Rican Chicago: Schooling the City, 1940-1977 (Latinos in Chicago and Midwest) (Paperback)

By Mirelsie Velazquez
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ISBN: 9780252086281
Published: University of Illinois Press - January 25th, 2022
Queer Clout: Chicago and the Rise of Gay Politics (Politics and Culture in Modern America) By Timothy Stewart-Winter Cover Image

Queer Clout: Chicago and the Rise of Gay Politics (Politics and Culture in Modern America) (Paperback)

By Timothy Stewart-Winter
$24.95
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ISBN: 9780812224061
Published: University of Pennsylvania Press - August 11th, 2017
Saving Ruby King By Catherine Adel West Cover Image

Saving Ruby King (Paperback)

By Catherine Adel West
$16.99
ISBN: 9780778388029
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Published: Park Row - June 22nd, 2021
The South Side: A Portrait of Chicago and American Segregation By Natalie Y. Moore Cover Image

The South Side: A Portrait of Chicago and American Segregation (Paperback)

By Natalie Y. Moore
$20.00
ISBN: 9781250118332
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Published: Picador - April 4th, 2017
Southern Exposure: The Overlooked Architecture of Chicago's South Side (Second to None: Chicago Stories) By Lee Bey, Amanda Williams (Foreword by) Cover Image

Southern Exposure: The Overlooked Architecture of Chicago's South Side (Second to None: Chicago Stories) (Paperback)

By Lee Bey, Amanda Williams (Foreword by)
$30.00
ISBN: 9780810140981
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Published: Northwestern University Press - October 15th, 2019
Stateway's Garden: Stories By Jasmon Drain Cover Image

Stateway's Garden: Stories (Paperback)

By Jasmon Drain
$17.00
ISBN: 9781984818188
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Published: Random House Trade Paperbacks - July 6th, 2021
The Story of Jane: The Legendary Underground Feminist Abortion Service By Laura Kaplan Cover Image

The Story of Jane: The Legendary Underground Feminist Abortion Service (Paperback)

By Laura Kaplan
$20.00
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ISBN: 9780226625324
Published: University of Chicago Press - March 13th, 2019
A Surprised Queenhood in the New Black Sun: The Life & Legacy of Gwendolyn Brooks By Angela Jackson Cover Image

A Surprised Queenhood in the New Black Sun: The Life & Legacy of Gwendolyn Brooks (Paperback)

By Angela Jackson
$18.00
ISBN: 9780807059128
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Published: Beacon Press - May 29th, 2018
Three Girls from Bronzeville: A Uniquely American Memoir of Race, Fate, and Sisterhood By Dawn Turner Cover Image

Three Girls from Bronzeville: A Uniquely American Memoir of Race, Fate, and Sisterhood (Paperback)

By Dawn Turner
$17.99
ISBN: 9781982107710
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Published: Simon & Schuster - June 7th, 2022
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Wild Hundreds (Pitt Poetry Series) By Nate Marshall Cover Image

Wild Hundreds (Pitt Poetry Series) (Paperback)

By Nate Marshall
$17.00
ISBN: 9780822963837
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Published: University of Pittsburgh Press - September 9th, 2015