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An American Insurrection
The Battle of Oxford, Mississippi, 1962
Language: English
Release Date: February 5, 2002
In 1961, a black veteran named James Meredith applied for admission to the University of Mississippi — and launched a legal revolt against white supremacy in the most segregated state in America. Meredith’s challenge ultimately triggered what Time magazine called “the gravest conflict between...
by D. Philipp Kaiser
Language: English
Release Date: March 15, 2014
Language: English
Release Date: March 15, 2014
Third book in my series on German-Russians of the Volga Colonies. The goal of this book is to identify the hardships that my German-Russian ancestors endured and overcame in the Volga Colonies. The First Chapter covers their emigration to the Volga Colonies. The Second Chapter covers the Shock and...
Rethinking Slave Rebellion in Cuba
La Escalera and the Insurgencies of 1841-1844
Language: English
Release Date: May 21, 2015
Envisioning La Escalera--an underground rebel movement largely composed of Africans living on farms and plantations in rural western Cuba--in the larger context of the long emancipation struggle in Cuba, Aisha Finch demonstrates how organized slave resistance became critical to the unraveling not...
Zwölf Jahre Ein Sklave, Band 2
12 Years A Slave
Language: German
Release Date: February 19, 2014
Dies ist Band 2 der Trilogie "Zwölf Jahre Ein Sklave", die detailgetreue Übersetzung des Bestsellers "12 Years A Slave", verfilmt 2013, bereits heute ausgezeichnet mit dem Golden Globe als Bester Film und einer der ersten Anwärter auf den Oscar. Neben dem Buch enthält diese...
Zwölf Jahre Ein Sklave, Band 3
12 Years A Slave
Language: German
Release Date: February 21, 2014
Dies ist Band 3 der Trilogie "Zwölf Jahre Ein Sklave", die detailgetreue Übersetzung des Bestsellers "12 Years A Slave", verfilmt 2013, bereits heute ausgezeichnet mit dem Golden Globe als Bester Film und einer der ersten Anwärter auf den Oscar. Neben dem Buch enthält diese...
Gather at the Table
The Healing Journey of a Daughter of Slavery and a Son of the Slave Trade
Language: English
Release Date: October 9, 2012
Two people—a black woman and a white man—confront the legacy of slavery and racism head-on
“We embarked on this journey because we believe America must overcome the racial barriers that divide us, the barriers that drive us to strike out at one another out of ignorance and fear. To do nothing...
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Language: English
Release Date: January 4, 2011
Language: English
Release Date: January 4, 2011
What does it mean to have, or to love, a black body? Taking on the challenge of interpreting the black body's dramatic role in American culture are thirty black, white, and biracial contributors—award-winning actors, artists, writers, and comedians—including voices as varied as President Obama’s...
White Women, The SEX Black Men Love
Why White Women is the Choice for Cheating Black Men
Language: English
Release Date: December 20, 2016
There is no doubt that white women have good sex, looks, and desire when it comes to pleasing black men. Black men cannot stay away from white women because white women offer something black men understands, and that is fear. When it comes to black women, a black man can beat her and she will obey,...
NOSY WHITE PEOPLE CALLING POLICE ON BLACK PEOPLE
WHITE AMERICA'S FEAR and SHAME
Language: English
Release Date: July 6, 2018
I understand America is a free country, however, that does not white people should feel free to harass and disrespect the life of African Americans. Nosy white people are making it a sick habit of calling police on African Americans for the sake of amusement and maybe to see police brutality. Nosy...
Lyrical Liberators
The American Antislavery Movement in Verse, 1831–1865
Language: English
Release Date: April 20, 2018
Before Black Lives Matter and Hamilton, there were abolitionist poets, who put pen to paper during an era when speaking out against slavery could mean risking your life. Indeed, William Lloyd Garrison was dragged through the streets by a Boston mob before a planned lecture, and publisher Elijah P....
Outlaw Culture
Resisting Representations
Language: English
Release Date: September 10, 2012
According to the Washington Post, no one who cares about contemporary African-American cultures can ignore bell hooks' electrifying feminist explorations. Targeting cultural icons as diverse as Madonna and Spike Lee, Outlaw Culture presents a collection of essays that pulls no punches. As hooks herself...
Beyond the Pale
White Women, Racism, and History
Language: English
Release Date: June 9, 2015
How have ideas about white women figured in the history of racism? Vron Ware argues that they have been central, and that feminism has, in many ways, developed as a political movement within racist societies. Dissecting the different meanings of femininity and womanhood, Beyond the Pale examines the...
by Mumia Abu-Jamal
Language: English
Release Date: June 12, 2017
Language: English
Release Date: June 12, 2017
Written from the perspective of someone who was shot by police, and who advocates for justice for himself and the police officer killed.
Mumia gives a voice to African Americans whose lives have been taken by police activity.
Mumia names our current political moment in order to transform...
Smile Less
The Incomplete Range, #5
Language: English
Release Date: January 20, 2018
Smile Less is the 5th entry of Ethan Lesley's The Incomplete Range collection, followed immediately by Miles And Miles of Happy. In this collection, Ethan reflects upon current socio-political stances, race, confidence, contemporary work, and engages with critics.