Nonfiction African History

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    • From the Dawn of Humanity to Independence
    • By: Zeinab Badawi
    • Narrated by: Zeinab Badawi
    • Length: 15 hrs and 32 mins
    • Release date: 01-14-25
    • Language: English
    • 4.5 out of 5 stars 15 ratings
    • Already a major international bestseller, Zeinab Badawi’s sweeping and much-needed survey of African history traces the continent’s extraordinary legacy from prehistory to the present from the African perspective.

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    • By: Denise Dennis
    • Narrated by: Janina Edwards
    • Length: 1 hr and 36 mins
    • Release date: 08-10-21
    • Language: English
    • 4.5 out of 5 stars 15 ratings
    • Black History for Beginners covers a rich but often ignored history and chronicles the Black struggle from capture and enslavement in Africa through the civil rights movement and up to today and the new and different kinds of struggles that Black people face today....

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    • From the Dawn of Humanity to Independence
    • By: Zeinab Badawi
    • Narrated by: Zeinab Badawi
    • Length: 15 hrs and 32 mins
    • Release date: 04-18-24
    • Language: English
    • 4.5 out of 5 stars 10 ratings
    • For too long, Africa's history has been neglected. Dominated by western narratives of slavery and colonialism, its past has been fragmented, overlooked and denied its rightful place in our global story. Now, Zeinab Badawi guides us through Africa's spectacular history....

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    • 51 Inspiring People from Ancient Africa to Modern-Day U.S.A.
    • By: Arlisha Norwood
    • Narrated by: Janina Edwards
    • Length: 2 hrs and 31 mins
    • Release date: 10-08-24
    • Language: English
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    • Meet extraordinary black heroes throughout history—biographies for kids ages 8 to 12. You’re invited to meet ancient Egyptian rulers, brilliant scientists, legendary musicians, and civil rights activists—all in the same book!

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    • By: Rebecca Skloot
    • Narrated by: Cassandra Campbell, Bahni Turpin
    • Length: 12 hrs and 30 mins
    • Release date: 02-02-10
    • Language: English
    • 4.5 out of 5 stars 16,754 ratings
    • Her name was Henrietta Lacks, but scientists know her as HeLa. She was a poor Southern tobacco farmer who worked the same land as her slave ancestors, yet her cells - taken without her knowledge - became one of the most important tools in medicine....

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    • A Book About the People and Places of Kenya
    • By: Sarah Heiman, Arturo Avila
    • Narrated by: anonymous
    • Series: Country Abcs
    • Length: 13 mins
    • Release date: 03-30-22
    • Language: English
    • 4 out of 5 stars 6 ratings
    • An alphabetical exploration of the people, geography, animals, plants, history, and culture of Kenya....

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    • Sojourner Truth's Long Walk Toward Freedom
    • By: Gary D. Schmidt
    • Narrated by: Channie Waites
    • Length: 29 mins
    • Release date: 09-25-18
    • Language: English
    • 4.5 out of 5 stars 37 ratings
    • Sojourner Truth was born into slavery but possessed a mind and a vision that knew no bounds. So Tall Within traces her life from her painful childhood through her emancipation to her incredible leadership in the movement for rights for both women and African Americans....

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    • Racism, Injustice, and How You Can Be a Changemaker
    • By: Emmanuel Acho
    • Narrated by: Landon Woodson
    • Length: 4 hrs and 56 mins
    • Release date: 05-04-21
    • Language: English
    • 5 out of 5 stars 60 ratings
    • Adapted from Emmanuel Acho's New York Times best seller Uncomfortable Conversations with a Black Man, comes an essential young listeners edition aimed at opening a dialogue about systemic racism with our youngest generation....

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    • By: Bonnie Bader
    • Narrated by: Peter Jay Fernandez
    • Length: 1 hr and 13 mins
    • Release date: 01-29-19
    • Language: English
    • 4.5 out of 5 stars 53 ratings
    • Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., was only 25 when he helped organize the Montgomery bus boycott and was soon organizing black people across the country in support of the right to vote, desegregation, and other basic civil rights....

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    • Explore the Amazing Timeline of the World’s Richest Continent—The History, Culture, Folklore, Mythology & More of Africa
    • By: History Brought Alive
    • Narrated by: Brian Jeffords
    • Length: 3 hrs
    • Release date: 10-20-22
    • Language: English
    • 4.5 out of 5 stars 12 ratings
    • With a rich geography and fascinating history, this continent is truly awe inspiring! It’s no wonder Africa has given rise to many of our languages, philosophies, and legends which we honor to this day....

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    • A Very Short Introduction
    • By: John Parker, Richard Rathbone
    • Narrated by: Dion Graham
    • Length: 4 hrs and 47 mins
    • Release date: 05-25-21
    • Language: English
    • 4 out of 5 stars 14 ratings
    • This VSI, the first concise work of its kind, will prove essential for anyone interested in the African continent and the diversity of human history....

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    • The Queen Who Challenged Rome and Conquered Eternity
    • By: Alberto Angela
    • Narrated by: Derek Perkins
    • Length: 14 hrs and 32 mins
    • Release date: 03-23-21
    • Language: English
    • 4 out of 5 stars 23 ratings
    • One of Italy’s most revered cultural figures reconstructs the extraordinary life of the legendary Cleopatra at the height of her power in this epic story of passion, intrigue, betrayal, and war....

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    • Ten People Who Shaped History
    • By: Tracey Baptiste
    • Narrated by: Karen Chilton
    • Length: 3 hrs and 39 mins
    • Release date: 07-15-22
    • Language: English
    • 5 out of 5 stars 4 ratings
    • Meet the ten remarkable kings, queens, inventors, scholars, and visionaries who changed the world....

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    • The Amazing Life of the Original Teen Queen
    • By: Vicky Alvear Shecter
    • Narrated by: Cherise Boothe
    • Length: 2 hrs and 14 mins
    • Release date: 10-21-13
    • Language: English
    • 4.5 out of 5 stars 7 ratings
    • Good. Evil. Dangerous. Glamorous. Will the real Cleopatra please stand up? Almost everything we know about the last queen of Egypt came from her enemies the Romans....

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    • A Bold Reclaiming of Our Enslaved History
    • By: Schele Williams
    • Narrated by: Schele Williams
    • Length: 24 mins
    • Release date: 10-05-21
    • Language: English
    • 4.5 out of 5 stars 5 ratings
    • Beginning in Africa before 1619, Your Legacy presents an unprecedentedly accessible, empowering, and proud introduction to African American history for children....

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    • A Very Short Introduction
    • By: Jonathan Scott Holloway
    • Narrated by: Diontae Black
    • Length: 4 hrs and 10 mins
    • Release date: 02-21-23
    • Language: English
    • 5 out of 5 stars 1 rating
    • What does it mean to be an American? The story of the African American past demonstrates the difficulty of answering this seemingly simple question. This book illuminates the US's core paradoxes, inviting profound questions about what it means to be an American, a citizen, and a human being....

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    • A Book About the People and Places of Egypt (Country ABCs)
    • By: Sarah Heiman
    • Narrated by: anonymous
    • Series: Country Abcs
    • Length: 13 mins
    • Release date: 03-22-22
    • Language: English
    • 5 out of 5 stars 8 ratings
    • An alphabetical exploration of the people, geography, animals, plants, history, and culture of Egypt....

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    • By: Sherri L. Smith, Who HQ
    • Narrated by: Larry Herron
    • Series: Who-? by Who HQ
    • Length: 1 hr and 2 mins
    • Release date: 08-07-18
    • Language: English
    • 5 out of 5 stars 21 ratings
    • While this audiobook details thrilling flight missions and the grueling training sessions the Tuskegee Airmen underwent, it also shines a light on the lives of these brave men who helped pave the way for the integration of the US armed forces. Listen to learn more....

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