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How to Slowly Kill Yourself and Others in America by Kiese Laymon Synopsis Author and essayist Kiese Laymon is one of the most unique, stirring, and insightful new voices in American social and cultural commentary. How to Slowly Kill Yourself and Others in America is a collection of his finest essays, touching on subjects... (read more) Your price: $15.00 New - Trade Paper
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The Speech: The Story Behind Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.'s Dream by Gary Younge Publisher Comments MARTIN LUTHER KING JR. DELIVERED his powerful I Have a Dream” speech on August 28, 1963. Fifty years later, the speech endures as a defining moment in the civil rights movement. It continues to be heralded as a beacon in the ongoing struggle... (read more) Your price: $19.95 New - Hardcover
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Making Freedom: The Underground Railroad and the Politics of Slavery (Steven and Janice Brose Lectures in the Civil War Era) by R. J. M. Blackett Publisher Comments The 1850 Fugitive Slave Law, which mandated action to aid in the recovery of runaway slaves and denied fugitives legal rights if they were apprehended, quickly became a focal point in the debate over the future of slavery and the nature of the union. In... (read more) Your price: $32.75 New - Hardcover
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Ebony & Ivy: Race, Slavery, and the Troubled History of America's Universities by Craig Steven Wilder Publisher Comments A 2006 report commissioned by Brown University revealed that institution's complex and contested history of involvement in slavery-setting off a controversy that soon leapt outside of the academic circuit and made headlines across the country. The... (read more) List Price $30.00 Your price: $21.00 Used - Hardcover
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Therapeutic Nations: Healing in an Age of Indigenous Human Rights (Critical Issues in Indigenous Studies) by Dian Million Publisher Comments Self-determination is on the agenda of Indigenous peoples all over the world. This analysis by an Indigenous feminist scholar challenges the United Nations-based human rights agendas and colonial theory that until now have shaped Indigenous models of... (read more) Your price: $58.95 New - Hardcover
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Tell It with Pride: The 54th Massachusetts Regiment and Augustus Saint-Gaudens' Shaw Memorial by Sarah Greenough Publisher Comments On July 18, 1863, six months after President Abraham Lincoln signed the Emancipation Proclamation, one of the first American units composed of African Americans stormed Fort Wagner in South Carolina, led by Colonel Robert Shaw Gould. Although the... (read more) Your price: $55.00 New - Hardcover
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Harlem Nocturne: Women Artists & Progressive Politics During World War II by Farah Jasmine Griffin Publisher Comments As World War II raged overseas, Harlem witnessed a battle of its own. Brimming with creative and political energy, Harlems diverse array of artists and activists launched a bold cultural offensive aimed at winning democracy for all Americans, regardless... (read more) List Price $26.99 Your price: $18.50 Used - Hardcover
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Let Freedom Ring: Stanley Tretick's Iconic Images of the March on Washington by Kitty Kelley Publisher Comments A bestselling author and legendary photographer present an illuminating look at a pivotal moment in our nation's history: The March on Washington Despite the heat and humidity, people came in droves from across the country and around the... (read more) List Price $24.99 Your price: $17.50 Used - Hardcover
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The Ebony Exodus Project: Why Some Black Women Are Walking Out on Religion-And Others Should Too by Candace R. M. Gorham Publisher Comments Black women are the single most religious demographic in the United States, yet they are among the poorest, least educated, and least healthy groups in the nation. Drawing on the author's own past experience as an evangelical minister and her present... (read more) Your price: $14.95 New - Trade Paper
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The Black Panther Party and the Fight Against Medical Discrimination by Alondra Nelson Publisher Comments Between its founding in 1966 and its formal end in 1980, the Black Panther Party blazed a distinctive trail in American political culture. The Black Panthers are most often remembered for their revolutionary rhetoric and militant action. Here Alondra... (read more) Your price: $18.95 New - Trade Paper
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Dr. Sam, Soldier, Educator, Advocate, Friend: An Autobiography by Samuel E. Kelly Publisher Comments New in paperback When he was seventeen, Sam Kelly met Paul Robeson, who asked him a question that inspired a life of helping others: "What are you doing for the race?" Kelly went on to help desegregate the U.S. Army, in which he served as a training and... (read more) Your price: $19.95 New - Trade Paper
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Eyes on the Prize: America's Civil Rights Years, 1954-1965 by Juan Williams Publisher Comments The 25th-anniversary edition of Juan Williams's celebrated account of the tumultuous early years of the civil rights movement From the Montgomery bus boycott to the Little Rock Nine to the SelmaMontgomery march, thousands of ordinary people who... (read more) List Price $23.00 Your price: $11.50 Used - Trade Paper
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The Long Walk to Freedom: Runaway Slave Narratives by Devon W. Carbado Review In this groundbreaking compilation of first-person accounts of the runaway slave phenomenon, editors Devon W. Carbado and Donald Weise have recovered twelve narratives spanning eight decades—more than half of which have been long out of print. Told... (read more) Your price: $20.00 New - Trade Paper
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The King Years: Historic Moments in the Civil Rights Movement by Taylor Branch Publisher Comments Taylor Branch, author of the Pulitzer Prize-winning America in the King Years trilogy, presents selections from his monumental work that recount the essential moments of the Civil Rights Movement. A masterpiece of storytelling on race and democracy... (read more) Your price: $16.00 New - Trade Paper
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Buck by M. K. Asante Publisher Comments US... (read more) Your price: $25.00 New - Hardcover
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"I Have a Dream": A 50th Year Testament to the March That Changed America by Southern Christian Leadership Council (con) Publisher Comments On August 28, a Wednesday in 1963, something quite amazing occurred. America’s most prominent Civil Rights organizations united into joint leadership, with Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. and the Southern Christian Leadership Conference (SCLC... (read more) Your price: $49.99 New - Hardcover
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A Decisive Decade: An Insider's View of the Chicago Civil Rights Movement During the 1960s by Robert B Mckersie Publisher Comments The deeply personal story of a historic time in Chicago, Robert B. McKersies A Decisive Decade follows the unfolding action of the Civil Rights Movement as it played out in the Windy City. McKersies participation as a white activist for black rights... (read more) List Price $29.95 Your price: $15.95 Used - Hardcover
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Freedom: A Documentary History of Emancipation #02: Freedom: A Documentary History of Emancipation, 1861-1867: Series 3, Volume 2: Land and Labor, 1866-1867 by Rene (edt) Hayden Publisher Comments Land and Labor, 1866-1867 examines the remaking of the South's labor system in the tumultuous aftermath of emancipation. Using documents selected from the National Archives, this volume of Freedom: A Documentary History of Emancipation depicts the... (read more) Your price: $114.95 New - Hardcover
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Examining Tuskegee: The Infamous Syphilis Study and Its Legacy (John Hope Franklin Series in African American History and Culture) by Susan M. Reverby Publisher Comments The forty-year Tuskegee Syphilis Study, which took place in and around Tuskegee, Alabama, from the 1930s through the 1970s, has become a profound metaphor for medical racism, government malfeasance, and physician arrogance. Susan M. Reverby's Examining... (read more) Your price: $29.95 New - Trade Paper
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A Theological Account of Nat Turner: Christianity, Violence, and Theology (Black Religion/Womanist Thought/Social Justice) by Karl W. Lampley Publisher Comments In 1831, Nat Turner launched a violent slave insurrection in Southampton County, Virginia. In his confession, Turner recounted a spiritual world of revelation, visions, scripture, and signs which led him to revolt against slavery. This book explores the... (read more) Your price: $90.00 New - Hardcover
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