Author’s Note

CHAPTER 1
In the Distance Between Us (I)

CHAPTER 2
The King of the Court

CHAPTER 3
Out of Africa

CHAPTER 4
Freedom Fighters

CHAPTER 5
Becoming Black

CHAPTER 6
Cookie and the Dust

CHAPTER 7
The Wild

CHAPTER 8
The MathLab

CHAPTER 9
American Heroes

CHAPTER 10
American Heroes, Continued

CHAPTER 11
Building Demand

CHAPTER 12
In the Distance Between Us (II)

CHAPTER 13
The King of the Port

CHAPTER 14
The White Peril

CHAPTER 15
Black Consciousness

CHAPTER 16
In the Distance Between Us (III)

CHAPTER 17
A Wave

EPILOGUE
The Young People’s Project

Acknowledgments
Notes

Table of Contents

Author’s Note

CHAPTER 1
In the Distance Between Us (I)

CHAPTER 2
The King of the Court

CHAPTER 3
Out of Africa

CHAPTER 4
Freedom Fighters

CHAPTER 5
Becoming Black

CHAPTER 6
Cookie and the Dust

CHAPTER 7
The Wild

CHAPTER 8
The MathLab

CHAPTER 9
American Heroes

CHAPTER 10
American Heroes, Continued

CHAPTER 11
Building Demand

CHAPTER 12
In the Distance Between Us (II)

CHAPTER 13
The King of the Port

CHAPTER 14
The White Peril

CHAPTER 15
Black Consciousness

CHAPTER 16
In the Distance Between Us (III)

CHAPTER 17
A Wave

EPILOGUE
The Young People’s Project

Acknowledgments
Notes

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