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Jim Crow: Voices from a Century of Struggle Part 2 (Loa

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Report copyright infringementby Tyina L. Steptoe (Editor)A vivid firsthand record of the struggle for legal equality and dignity in the face of segregation and racial terror from 1919 to 1976 W.E.B. Du Bois famously identified "the problem of the color-line" as the defining issue in American life. The powerful writings gathered here reveal the many ways Americans, Black and white, fought against white supremacist efforts to police the color line, envisioning a better America in the face of di...

Ghost in the Criminal Justice Machine: Reform, White Supremacy, and an Abolitionist Future

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Report copyright infringementby Emile Suotonye Deweaver (Author)A powerful personal investigation of the insidious ways white supremacy compromises criminal justice reform, from the award-winning, formerly incarcerated activist and Soros Justice Fellow Despite reform efforts that have grown in scope and intensity over the last two decades, the machine of American mass incarceration continues to flourish. In this powerful polemic, formerly incarcerated activist, essayist, and organizer Emile ...

No Straight Road Takes You There: Essays for Uneven Terrain

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Report copyright infringementby Rebecca Solnit (Author)In the spirit of her bestselling book Hope in the Dark, Rebecca Solnit explores how our actions can shape the future and the liberatory possibilities of embracing uncertainty. Beginning with an essay about a three-hundred-year-old violin and what it can tell us about forests, abundance, and climate, and ending with on about a prisoner dreaming of seeing the ocean, No Straight Road Takes You There deftly bridges the political and the lit...

Prose to the People: A Celebration of Black Bookstores

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Report copyright infringementby Katie Mitchell (Author), Nikki Giovanni (Foreword by)A stunning visual homage to Black bookstores, featuring a selection of shops around the country alongside essays that celebrate the history, community, activism, and culture these spaces embody, with an original foreword by Nikki Giovanni. Black literature is perhaps the most powerful, polarizing force in the modern American zeitgeist. Today--as Black novels draw authoritarian ire, as Black memoirs shape publ...

Coercion: Surviving and Resisting Abortion Bans

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Report copyright infringementby Kylie Cheung (Author)"Clear-eyed and cutting, this disturbing litany of medical barbarisms calls into question the very notion that America is an advanced society, let alone a just one." - Publishers Weekly (Starred review)"A compelling and timely examination of the state of abortion access in the United States." -Library Journal "Read this book to get informed, stay sane, and learn to fight back" - Lizz Winstead, co-creator of The Daily Show and host of Femini...

Diversity without Discrimination: How to Promote a Culture of Unity in a Post-DEI/Affirmative Action World

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Report copyright infringementby Carol M. Swain (Author), Mike Towle (Author)Political scientist and former law professor Carol Swain warned in 2023 that the Supreme Court's decision that year to end race-based college admissions spelled doom for Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) programs and affirmative action in the workplace. What had been unthinkable for many Americans occurred on January 20-21, 2025, when President Donald Trump signed executive orders jettisoning DEI in federal progr...

Raiding the Heartland: An American Story of Deportation and Resistance

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Report copyright infringementby William D. Lopez (Author), Nicole L. Novak (Foreword by)Chronicles the devastating impacts of immigration raids--and the enduring resistance of immigrant communities in the aftermath.Across the United States, Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) upends small towns and rural communities by staging dramatic raids and rounding up hundreds of people in a single day. These worksite raids fracture families, devastate local economies, and spread fear and trauma t...

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Report copyright infringementby Helen Nde (Author)Combining vivid storytelling, astonishing imagination and careful research, this is the ultimate collection of African folklore, with 50 entertaining tales and commentary from noted folklorist Helen Nde, presented in a beautiful, foiled gift package. From creation myths and foundation legends to fascinating stories of human relationships and amusing animal tales, these stories provide a diverse look at the countries and cultures across the Afr...

Bone Valley: A True Story of Injustice and Redemption in the Heart of Florida

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Report copyright infringementby Gilbert King (Author)From Pulitzer Prize-winning author Gilbert King comes a chilling exploration of one of America's most haunting wrongful conviction cases. Based on the hit podcast, Bone Valley dives into the dark heart of rural Florida, where a young man's life was upended by a tragic miscarriage of justice. "Captivating, enraging, and all too true." --Bob Kolker, New York Times bestselling author of Hidden Valley Road "Bone Valley is a work of rare moral c...

Backroom Deals in Our Backyards: How Government Secrecy Harms Our Communities and the Local Heroes Fighting Back

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Report copyright infringementby Miranda S. Spivack (Author)Winner of the Studs and Ida Terkel PrizeA groundbreaking look at how ordinary people are fighting back against their local and state governments to keep their communities safe, by an award-winning journalist Most Americans are likely to encounter the effects of government malfeasance or neglect close to home--from their governors, mayors, town councils, school boards, police, and prosecutors. In fact, deals shrouded in darkness are r...

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Report copyright infringementby David Lyons (Author) Number of Pages: 182 Dimensions: 0.49 x 9 x 6 IN Publication Date: June 17, 2025

Dividing Lines: How Transportation Infrastructure Reinforces Racial Inequality

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Report copyright infringementby Deborah N. Archer (Author)Our nation's transportation system is crumbling: highways are collapsing, roads are pockmarked, and commuter trains are unreliable. But as acclaimed scholar and ACLU president Deborah Archer warns in Dividing Lines, before we can think about rebuilding and repairing, we must consider the role race has played in transportation infrastructure, from the early twentieth century and into the present day.As Archer demonstrates, the success o...

Beyond Blood Quantum: Refusal to Disappear

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Report copyright infringementby Norbert S. Hill (Editor), Megan M. Hill (Editor), Desirae Louise Hill (Editor)In the second volume of The Great Vanishing Act, voices from Indian Country convey the insidious impacts of the Indian Reorganization Act confronting the existential and pragmatic questions facing many Native Nations to determine who is-- and who is not-- a citizen. The voices of poets, parents, academics, activists, educators, young adults, and elders prompt conversations in consider...

Greeking Out Tales from the Underworld: Ghostly Myths from Around the Globe

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Report copyright infringementby Kenny Curtis (Author), Jillian Hughes (Author), Javier Espila (Illustrator)Hold on tight as Greeking Out goes to the dark side, bringing you scary (and surprisingly funny) tales of life, death, and everything in between! Get ready for 20 bone-chilling stories of the Underworld--from ancient Greece and around the world--as told by the team behind the smash-hit podcast and New York Times best-selling book series. Venture to the edge of life itself from the safety...

This Is Not a Small Voice: Poems by Black Poets

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Report copyright infringementby Jade Orlando (Illustrator), Traci N. Todd (Author)A beautiful, bold collection of more than 100 dazzling poems by Black poets for the whole family to treasure. Discover classic favorites and new stars. This gorgeously illustrated children's anthology is the perfect introduction to poets such as Lucille Clifton, Langston Hughes, Benjamin Zephaniah, Gwendolyn Brooks, Maya Angelou, Amanda Gorman, Caleb Femi, and Joseph Coelho, and also features brand-new work by ...

Murder the Truth: Fear, the First Amendment, and a Secret Campaign to Protect the Powerful

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Report copyright infringementby David Enrich (Author)David Enrich, the New York Times Business Investigations Editor and the #1 bestselling author of Dark Towers, produces his most consequential and far-reaching investigation yet: an in-depth expos? of the broad campaign--orchestrated by elite Americans--to overturn sixty years of Supreme Court precedent, weaponize our speech laws, and silence dissent.It was a quiet way to announce a revolution: In an obscure 2019 case that the Supreme Court ...

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The Dawn of Everything: A New History of Humanity - Hardcover

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by David Graeber (Author), David Wengrow (Author)INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER A dramatically new understanding of human history, challenging our most fundamental assumptions about social evolution--from the development of agriculture and cities to the origins of the state, democracy, and inequality--and revealing new possibilities for human emancipation.For generations, our remote ancestors have been cast as primitive and childlike--either free and equal innocents, or thuggish and warlik...

Bones and Berserkers (Nathan Hale's Hazardous Tales

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Report copyright infringementby Nathan Hale (Author)Author-illustrator Nathan Hale tells some of the spookiest stories in US history in Bones and Berserkers, the 13th book in the #1 New York Times bestselling graphic novel series. Bones and Berserkers is the unlucky 13th book in the New York Times bestselling Nathan Hale's Hazardous Tales series, and you know what that means? It's time to gather around the gallows and tell the spookiest stories in US history! In this chilling collection, lea...

Knowledge Encyclopedia Myths and Legends

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Report copyright infringementby DK (Author)DK's best-selling illustrated encyclopedia series explores the fantastical world of myths and legends. Discover stories from myth and legend as you've never seen them before through incredibly detailed 3D illustrations in this encyclopedia for children aged 9+. Knowledge Encyclopedia's clear explanations, illustrations, photographs, and 3D images will engage children in complex subjects. Find yourself transported to a realm of myth and legend with th...

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Report copyright infringementby DK (Author)Become an eyewitness to America's history with a look at the leaders who have held its highest office in this visual and informative guide The iconic eyewitness is back in a new and improved format to be passed down through the generations. This picture-led reference guide will take you on a visual tour of the US presidents. Children aged 9+ will learn all about their early lives and political careers, with full-color photographs of campaign memorabi...

Women Are Angry: Why Your Rage Is Hiding and How to Let It Out (Confronting Societal Norms on Womanhood) - Paperback

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by Jennifer Cox (Author)How Being Angry Can Be PositiveExplore how women of all ages are conditioned to suppress their emotional health and discover therapeutic ways to confront challenging feelings.The Times and Sunday Times Self-Help Book of the YearHysterical, selfish, dramatic. These are just a few of the labels women are given if they do not meet society's expectations of what it is to be a good girl. With so much emotional build-up, it's no wonder that our physical health is being affec...

Mountains Beyond Mountains: The Quest of Dr. Paul Farmer, a Man Who Would Cure the World - Paperback

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by Tracy Kidder (Author)NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER - "[A] masterpiece . . . an astonishing book that will leave you questioning your own life and political views."--USA Today "If any one person can be given credit for transforming the medical establishment's thinking about health care for the destitute, it is Paul Farmer. . . . [Mountains Beyond Mountains] inspires, discomforts, and provokes."--The New York Times (Best Books of the Year) In medical school, Paul Farmer found his life's calling:...

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by Lauren Bucca (Author)This miniature bestiary contains some 200 illustrations of more than 160 mythical beings: fire-breathing dragons, mysterious mermaids, sinuous sea serpents, mischievous yokai, and many other wondrous creatures drawn from global folklore and mythology. They are depicted in a wide variety of artistic media, from painting and book illustration to sculpture and ceramics, from ancient times to the present. An insightful text explores the history of these creatures and their...

The Authority Gap: Why Women Are Still Taken Less Seriously Than Men, and What We Can Do about It - Hardcover

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by Mary Ann Sieghart (Author)Every woman has a story of being underestimated, ignored, challenged, or patronized in the workplace. Maybe she tried to speak up in a meeting, only to be talked over by male colleagues. Or a client addressed her male subordinate instead of her. These stories remain true even for women at the top of their fields; in the U.S. Supreme Court, for example, female justices are interrupted four times more often than their male colleagues--and 96 percent of the time by m...

Buffalo Bird Woman's Garden: Agriculture of the Hidatsa Indians - Paperback

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by Gilbert L. Wilson (Author)Buffalo Bird Woman, a Hidatsa Indian born about 1839, was an expert gardener. Following centuries-old methods, she and the women of her family raised huge crops of corn, squash, beans, and sunflowers on the rich bottomlands of the Missouri River in what is now North Dakota. When she was young, her fields were near Like-a-fishhook, the earth-lodge village that the Hidatsa shared with the Mandan and Arikara. When she grew older, the families of the three tribes move...

Undivided: The Quest for Racial Solidarity in an American Church - Hardcover

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by Hahrie Han (Author)The inspiring story of evangelicals in Cincinnati struggling to bridge racial divides in their own church, their community, and across the nation In 2016, even as Ohio helped deliver victory to presidential candidate Donald Trump, Cincinnati voters also passed a ballot initiative for universal preschool. The margin was so large that many who elected Trump must have--paradoxically--also voted for the initiative: how could the same citizens support such philosophically dis...

Bless Your Heart: A Field Guide to All Things Southern

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Report copyright infringementby Landon Bryant (Author), Adam Trest (Illustrator)Hey, y'all. Welcome to the South! Viral sensation and TikToker Landon Bryant (@LandonTalks) presents his tongue-in-cheek "anthropological dive" into the food, fashion, linguistics, culture, holidays, and traditions of the American South, complete with commentary from famous Southerners, humorous charts, and charming illustrations. "Let's discuss . . ." These two words began the viral sensation that is @LandonTalk...

Cleaning House: The Fight to Rid Our Homes of Toxic Chemicals

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Report copyright infringementby Lindsay Dahl (Author)From the front lines of the movement for safer products, environmental health expert Lindsay Dahl takes us on her journey from skeptic to activist, exposing the secret forces that keep toxic chemicals in our homes, bodies, and environment--showing us how to fight back and keep our families safe.In Cleaning House, Lindsay Dahl shows how seemingly innocuous items--everything from toys to common beauty and cleaning products--can include toxic ...

Human History on Drugs: An Utterly Scandalous But Entirely Truthful Look at History Under the Influence

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Report copyright infringementby Sam Kelly (Author)A lively, hilarious, and entirely truthful look at the druggie side of history's most famous figures, including Shakespeare, Queen Victoria, and the Beatles, from debut author (and viral historical TikToker with nearly 100K followers) Sam Kelly Did you know that Alexander the Great was a sloppy drunk, William Shakespeare was a stoner, and George Washington drank a spoonful of opium every night to staunch the pain from his fake teeth? Or how a...

Until I Find You: Disappeared Children and Coercive Adoptions in Guatemala - Hardcover

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by Rachel Nolan (Author)The poignant saga of Guatemala's adoption industry: an international marketplace for children, built on a foundation of inequality, war, and Indigenous dispossession. In 2009 Dolores Preat went to a small Maya town in Guatemala to find her birth mother. At the address retrieved from her adoption file, she was told that her supposed mother, one Rosario Colop Chim, never gave up a child for adoption--but in 1984 a girl across the street was abducted. At that house, Preat...

The Fiery Trial: Abraham Lincoln and American Slavery - Paperback

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by Eric Foner (Author)Selected as a Notable Book of the Year by the New York Times Book Review, this landmark work gives us a definitive account of Lincoln's lifelong engagement with the nation's critical issue: American slavery. A master historian, Eric Foner draws Lincoln and the broader history of the period into perfect balance. We see Lincoln, a pragmatic politician grounded in principle, deftly navigating the dynamic politics of antislavery, secession, and civil war. Lincoln's greatness...