"The point of this language of 'intention' and 'personal responsibility' is broad exoneration. Mistakes were made. Bodies were broken. People were enslaved. We meant well. We tried our best. 'Good intention' is a hall pass through history, a sleeping pill that ensures the Dream."
From Between the World and Me
Books by Ta-Nehisi Coates
The Water Dancer by Call Number: eBookISBN: 9780399590610Publication Date: 2020-11-17Young Hiram Walker was born into bondage. When his mother was sold away, Hiram was robbed of all memory of her--but was gifted with a mysterious power. Years later, when Hiram almost drowns in a river, that same power saves his life. This brush with death births an urgency in Hiram and a daring scheme: to escape from the only home he's ever known. So begins an unexpected journey that takes Hiram from the corrupt grandeur of Virginia's proud plantations to desperate guerrilla cells in the wilderness, from the coffin of the Deep South to dangerously idealistic movements in the North. Even as he's enlisted in the underground war between slavers and the enslaved, Hiram's resolve to rescue the family he left behind endures. This is the dramatic story of an atrocity inflicted on generations of women, men, and children--the violent and capricious separation of families--and the war they waged to simply make lives with the people they loved. Written by one of today's most exciting thinkers and writers, The Water Dancer is a propulsive, transcendent work that restores the humanity of those from whom everything was stolen.
We Were Eight Years in Power by Call Number: E185.615 .C6336 2017 Marshall CollectionISBN: 9780399590573Publication Date: 2018-10-30"We were eight years in power" was the lament of Reconstruction-era black politicians as the American experiment in multiracial democracy ended with the return of white supremacist rule in the South. In this sweeping collection of new and selected essays, Ta-Nehisi Coates explores the tragic echoes of that history in our own time: the unprecedented election of a black president followed by a vicious backlash that fueled the election of the man Coates argues is America's "first white president." But the story of these present-day eight years is not just about presidential politics. This book also examines the new voices, ideas, and movements for justice that emerged over this period--and the effects of the persistent, haunting shadow of our nation's old and unreconciled history. Coates powerfully examines the events of the Obama era from his intimate and revealing perspective--the point of view of a young writer who begins the journey in an unemployment office in Harlem and ends it in the Oval Office, interviewing a president. We Were Eight Years in Power features Coates's iconic essays first published in The Atlantic, including "Fear of a Black President," "The Case for Reparations," and "The Black Family in the Age of Mass Incarceration," along with eight fresh essays that revisit each year of the Obama administration through Coates's own experiences, observations, and intellectual development, capped by a bracingly original assessment of the election that fully illuminated the tragedy of the Obama era.
Between the World and Me by Call Number: E185.615 .C6335 2015 Marshall CollectionISBN: 9780812993547Publication Date: 2015-07-14In a profound work that pivots from the biggest questions about American history and ideals to the most intimate concerns of a father for his son, Ta-Nehisi Coates offers a powerful new framework for understanding our nation's history and current crisis. Americans have built an empire on the idea of "race," a falsehood that damages us all but falls most heavily on the bodies of black women and men--bodies exploited through slavery and segregation, and, today, threatened, locked up, and murdered out of all proportion. What is it like to inhabit a black body and find a way to live within it? And how can we all honestly reckon with this fraught history and free ourselves from its burden? Between the World and Me is Ta-Nehisi Coates's attempt to answer these questions in a letter to his adolescent son. Coates shares with his son--and readers--the story of his awakening to the truth about his place in the world through a series of revelatory experiences, from Howard University to Civil War battlefields, from the South Side of Chicago to Paris, from his childhood home to the living rooms of mothers whose children's lives were taken as American plunder. Beautifully woven from personal narrative, reimagined history, and fresh, emotionally charged reportage, Between the World and Me clearly illuminates the past, bracingly confronts our present, and offers a transcendent vision for a way forward.
Black Panther Series
Black Panther by Ta-Nehisi Coates Omnibus
Ta-Nehisi Coates' complete, acclaimed story of a king who sought to be a hero... a hero who was reduced to a slave... a slave who became a legend! The award-winning author confronts the Black Panther with dramatic upheaval in his homeland - first with a violent uprising, then the return of ancient gods! Meanwhile, T'Challa's sister Shuri makes a transformative journey through Wakanda's past, and Storm returns to the Panther's life! But in the far reaches of space, a new cosmic power emerges: the Intergalactic Empire of Wakanda! How did this happen? What does its ruthless Emperor N'Jadaka have planned? And what difference can one nameless-yet-familiar warrior, with no memory of his past, make to the rebellion? The Black Panther - and Wakanda - will never be the same!
Cover art by Afua Richardson
Cover art by Afua Richardson
Cover art by Afua Richardson
Cover art by Afua Richardson
Cover art by Afua Richardson
Cover art by R Rahzzah
Cover art by Brian Stelfreeze
Cover art by Brian Stelfreeze
Cover art by Brian Stelfreeze
Cover art by Brian Stelfreeze
Cover art by Brian Stelfreeze
Cover art by Brian Stelfreeze
Cover art by Brian Stelfreeze
Cover art by Brian Stelfreeze
Cover art by Brian Stelfreeze
Cover art by Brian Stelfreeze
Cover art by Brian Stelfreeze
Cover art by Bill Sienkiewicz & Brian Stelfreeze
Cover art by Brian Stelfreeze
Cover art by Brian Stelfreeze
Cover art by Brian Stelfreeze
Cover art by Brian Stelfreeze
Cover art by Brian Stelfreeze
Cover art by Brian Stelfreeze
Cover art by Brian Stelfreeze
Cover art by Brian Stelfreeze
Cover art by Brian Stelfreeze
Cover art by Brian Stelfreeze
Cover art by Philip J. Noto
Cover art by Brian Stelfreeze
Cover art by Brian Stelfreeze
Captain America
Captain America, Vol. 1: Winter in America by Call Number: Available through InterLibrary LoanPublication Date: February 20, 2019Distrusted by a nation that seems to have lost faith in him, and facing threats including the Taskmaster and an army of Nuke super-soldiers, Steve Rogers is a man out of time — and out of options! Where can Captain America turn for help stopping the influence-broker cabal known as the Power Elite? And which surprising villain is pulling the group's strings?
Captain America Vol. 2: Captain Of Nothing by Call Number: Available through InterLibrary LoanPublication Date: September 25, 2019Captain America — wanted for murder! Accused and in custody, Steve Rogers has become a captain of nothing. With no costume, with no shield, and trapped behind bars with a thousand villains and killers who'd like nothing more than to see him dead, Steve fights back — and he can do it all day! But as the Power Elite makes its play, who stands with Cap? A prison riot is the best possible cover to break Steve out of confinement, but what if he doesn't want to go? Steve Rogers might end up a fugitive, but that doesn't mean he'll give up the fight to prove his innocence and bring the true murderer to justice. Not by a long shot! It's time for Cap to try a new tactic!
Captain America, Vol. 3: The Legend Of Steve by Call Number: Available through InterLibrary LoanPublication Date: March 25, 2020Captain America must find a way to prove his innocence. Framed for a crime he did not commit and pursued by a dogged Nick Fury, Steve Rogers takes the fight back to the Power Elite and their insidious minions — with help from the Daughters of Liberty! First, it's a trip to the border with White Tiger to uncover secrets behind the group known as THEM! Then, Cap and Mockingbird journey to Iowa, where THEM holds an entire town in thrall! And Cap and Jessica Drew must tackle a familiar foe who is contaminating the water supply of a rust belt city! But when the killing of a cop sets off a powder keg in the New York streets, can Cap help Misty Knight contain it — while remaining one step ahead of the conspiracy against him?
Captain America, Vol. 4: All Die Young by Call Number: Available through InterLibrary LoanPublication Date: February 10, 2021Ta-Nehisi Coates continues his blockbuster examination of the Living Legend! Steve Rogers has given up being Captain America. Framed, disgraced and hunted, he has been forced underground — but he’s not down and out yet. If Cap embodies any one thing, it is perseverance in the face of evil. He’s been fighting his way back to the light one step at a time. And the hour is drawing nigh when Steve will once again pick up the shield and don the stars and stripes! But which of his closest allies will do the same with the armor of the Iron Patriot? And who will be the new Agent 13? Just as the Sentinel of Liberty returns, so too does his greatest enemy — and now, Steve Rogers must marshal his forces to face the reborn Red Skull!
Captain America, Vol. 5: All Die Young Part Two by Call Number: Available through InterLibrary LoanPublication Date: September 1, 2021One last showdown! Captain America has been framed for murder, imprisoned and then made a fugitive - his reputation smeared and his spirit tested - all at the shadowy hands of the manipulative Power Elite. Now, Cap will take his fight straight to the Power Elite. But his greatest enemy awaits, reborn deadlier than ever: the Red Skull! Prepare for an all-out fight to the finish and a climactic conclusion to the saga that has tested the ethics and ideals of the man who embodies America like no other! Acclaimed writer Ta-Nehisi Coates concludes his extraordinary exploration of Steve Rogers - the man, the myth, the living legend that is Captain America!