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I, Stagolee

By: Cecil Brown

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It's the birth year of Ragtime music, 1895, and Lee "Stagolee" Shelton, a St. Louis pimp, murders Billy Lyons, a political gang member. Afterwards, Stagolee makes a deal with Judge Murphy to bring order to the underworld. As a member of a group of pimps called the "Stags," Stagolee makes alliances with the Democratic Party and votes for a Democratic Mayor. Later, the Stag Party, along with the Democratic Party, elects St. Louis's first black policeman. It is this policeman who is sent to arrest Stagolee for the murder of Billy Lyons. Now, nearly 50 years after singer Lloyd Price introduced mainstream audiences to the "Stagger Lee" story, Cecil Brown portrays the events that gave rise to this mainstay of African-American popular culture. This follows the successful Stagolee Shot Billy, Brown's nonfiction account of the same story.

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North Atlantic Books

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1583943927

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9781583943922

Dude, Where's My Black Studies Department?

The Disappearance of Black Americans from Our Universities

By: Cecil Brown

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Dude, Where's My Black Studies Department?

The Disappearance of Black Americans from Our Universities

By: Cecil Brown

***WINNER, 2008 PEN Oakland - Josephine Miles National Literary Award Blacks have been vanishing from college campuses in the United States and reappearing in prisons, videos, and movies. Cecil Brown tackles this unwitting "disappearing act" head on, paying special attention to the situation at UC Berkeley and the University of California system generally. Brown contends that educators have ignored the importance of the oral tradition in African American upbringing, an oversight mirrored by the media. When these students take exams, their abilities are not tested. Further, university officials, administrators, professors, and students are ignoring the phenomenon of the disappearing black student – in both their admissions and hiring policies. With black studies departments shifting the focus from African American and black community interests to black immigrant issues, says Brown, the situation is becoming dire. Dude, Where’s My Black Studies Department? offers both a scorching critique and a plan for rethinking and reform of a crucial but largely unacknowledged problem in contemporary society.

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161

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North Atlantic Books

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1583943919

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9781583943915

Musical Comedy in America

By: Cecil Michener Smith,Glenn Litton

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Musical Comedy in America

By: Cecil Michener Smith,Glenn Litton

First Published in 1987. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company.

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404

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Psychology Press

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0878305645

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9780878305643

Musical Comedy in America

From The Black Crook to South Pacific, From The King & I to Sweeney Todd

By: Cecil A. Smith,Glenn Litton

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Musical Comedy in America

From The Black Crook to South Pacific, From The King & I to Sweeney Todd

By: Cecil A. Smith,Glenn Litton

First Published in 1987. This is the second edition with an additional foreword. The purpose of this book—the first to recount the history of the popular musical stage on Broadway and its intersecting streets—is to tell what the various entertainments were like, how they looked and sounded, who was in them, and why they made people laugh or cry. The values employed in the book are changeable and inconsistent. Sometimes an affable smile is bestowed upon a musical comedy, burlesque, or revue that was really very bad. Sometimes a harsh verdict is brought in against an entertainment that received widespread approval and praise.

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401

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Routledge

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1136556680

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9781136556685

According to the Evidence

By: Henry Cecil

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According to the Evidence

By: Henry Cecil

Alec Morland is on trial for murder. He has tried to remedy the ineffectiveness of the law by taking matters into his own hands. In this fascinating murder trial you will not find out until the very end just how the law will interpret his actions. Will his defence be accepted or does a different fate await him?

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175

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House of Stratus

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075512930X

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9780755129300

A Woman Named Anne

By: Henry Cecil

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A Woman Named Anne

By: Henry Cecil

Anne, beautiful and intelligent, stands in the dock accused of adultery. Utterly humiliated, she is determined to put the record straight . This duel between a brilliant barrister and a very determined and astute young woman has an unexpected twist which keeps you guessing right to the end.

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168

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House of Stratus

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0755129547

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9780755129546

Kenny's Outlines of Criminal Law

By: J. W. Cecil Turner

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Kenny's Outlines of Criminal Law

By: J. W. Cecil Turner

First published in 1962, this book formed part of an ongoing series of elementary legal guides. The text was intended to assist students in understanding the rules of criminal law which would enable them to form a clear idea of the practical task confronting the prosecution and defence in the trials of specific people.

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729

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Cambridge University Press

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110767591X

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9781107675919

The Governors of Mississippi

By: Cecil L. Sumners

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The Governors of Mississippi

By: Cecil L. Sumners

The Mississippi Territory has held a unique and fascinating place in history, dating one hundred fifty years before the Revolutionary War. It had one of the earliest settlements in America. Norsemen likely visited the Mississippi Territory as early as 1000 A.D. The Mississippi Territory was raw frontier, sparked with the excitement of fortunes to be made in rich lands and business opportunities. These advantages induced many to become citizens of the old Southwest Territory. Also, many passed through the territory on their way westward to other new frontiers of excitement. France, Spain, and England fought over the riches the new territory had to offer, and each country in its time controlled the area and left the mark of its culture on the people. Large farming and business empires were created in the territory, and some people became extremely rich. Before the Civil War, Mississippi, with a population of only 791,305 people, was numbered the fourth wealthiest state of the United States. The Mississippi Territory was a cotton kingdom where fortunes were made overnight. Gamblers who were attracted to the wealth of the Mississippi appeared, as did terrorists who preyed on travelers on the famous Natchez Trace. Mississippi has throughout the years furnished gallant, indomitable, military leaders, along with great distinguished orators and statesmen whose contributions have been inestimable to the occasions o f which they were a part." -from the Preface This intriguing history takes readers from the days of the early Indian governors through the 1970s.

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Pelican Publishing

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1455605212

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9781455605217

Pioneers of Australian Armour

In the Great War

By: David A. Finlayson,Michael K. Cecil

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Pioneers of Australian Armour

In the Great War

By: David A. Finlayson,Michael K. Cecil

Pioneers of Australian Armour tells the story of the only Australian mechanised units of the Great War. The 1st Australian Armoured Car Section, later the 1st Australian Light Car Patrol, and the Special Tank Section were among the trailblazers of mechanisation and represented the cutting edge of technology on the Great War battlefield. The 1st Armoured Car Section was raised in Melbourne in 1916, the brainchild of a group of enthusiasts who financed, designed and then built two armoured cars. Having persuaded the Australian Army of the vehicles’ utility in the desert campaign, the Armoured Car Section, later re-equipped with Model T Fords and retitled the 1st Australian Light Car Patrol, provided valuable service until well after the Armistice. The First World War also saw the emergence of the tank which, despite unpromising beginnings, was to realise its potential in the crucial 1918 battles of Hamel and Amiens. A British Mark IV tank which toured Australia in 1918 demonstrated the power of this new weapon to an awestruck Australian public. Much of the story of the armoured cars is told in the voices of the original members of the section and in newspaper articles of the time which highlight the novelty of these vehicles. Painstaking research has produced a remarkable collection of images to accompany the narrative, many never previously published. Biographies of the members of these extraordinary units are also a feature of this book, their stories told from the cradle to the grave. Appendixes provide a wealth of supporting biographical and technical information that enriches the text and adds factual detail.

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377

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Simon and Schuster

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1925275272

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9781925275278

Pioneers of Armour in the Great War

By: David A. Finlayson,Michael K Cecil

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Pioneers of Armour in the Great War

By: David A. Finlayson,Michael K Cecil

Pioneers of Armour in the Great War tells the story of the only Australian mechanized units of the Great War. The 1st Australian Armoured Car Section, later the 1st Australian Light Car Patrol, and the Special Tank Section were among the trailblazers of mechanization and represented the cutting edge of technology on the Great War battlefield.The1st Armoured Car Section was raised in Melbourne in 1916, the brainchild of a group of enthusiasts who financed, designed and then built two armored cars. Having persuaded the Australian Army of the vehicles' utility in the desert campaign, the armored car section, later re-equipped with Model T Fords and retitled the 1st Australian Light Car Patrol, provided valuable service until well after the Armistice.The First World War also saw the emergence of the tank which, despite unpromising beginnings, was to realize its potential in the crucial 1918 battles of Hamel and Amiens. A British Mark IV tank which toured Australia in 1918 demonstrated the power of this new weapon to an awestruck Australian public.Much of the story of the armored cars is told in the voices of the original members of the section and in newspaper articles of the time which highlight the novelty of these vehicles. Painstaking research has produced a remarkable collection of images to accompany the narrative, many never previously published. Biographies of the members of these extraordinary units are also a feature of this book, their stories told from the cradle to the grave. Appendixes provide a wealth of supporting biographical and technical information that enriches the text and adds factual detail.

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Pen and Sword

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1526715074

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9781526715074

Book's by Cecil BROWN

I, Stagolee

I, Stagolee

Dude, Where's My Black Studies Department?

Dude, Where's My Black Studies Department?

Musical Comedy in America

Musical Comedy in America

Musical Comedy in America

Musical Comedy in America

According to the Evidence

According to the Evidence

A Woman Named Anne

A Woman Named Anne

Kenny's Outlines of Criminal Law

Kenny's Outlines of Criminal Law

The Governors of Mississippi

The Governors of Mississippi

Pioneers of Australian Armour

Pioneers of Australian Armour

Pioneers of Armour in the Great War

Pioneers of Armour in the Great War

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