Civil Rights
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The Third Reconstruction: America’s Struggle for Racial Justice in the Twenty-First Century
$27.00 Read moreOne of our preeminent historians of race and democracy argues that the period since 2008 has marked nothing less than America’s Third Reconstruction
In The Third Reconstruction, distinguished historia- Author: Joseph, Peniel E.
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 288
- Publish Date: September 06 2022
- ISBN10: 1541600746
- Language: English
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The Moment: Thoughts on the Race Reckoning That Wasn’t and How We All Can Move Forward Now
$29.99 Read moreThe New York Times bestselling author of My Vanishing Country examines the modern political landscape and policies that are impacting Black families and communities and offers solutions for a better t
- Author: Sellers, Bakari
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 192
- Publish Date: April 23 2024
- ISBN10: 006308502X
- Language: English
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Out of Many Faiths: Religious Diversity and the American Promise
$17.95 Add to cartA timely defense of religious diversity and its centrality to American identity
America is the most religiously diverse nation on the planet. In today’s volatile climate of religious conflict and dist- Series: Our Compelling Interests #4
- Author: Patel, Eboo
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 248
- Publish Date: August 27 2019
- ISBN10: 0691196818
- Language: English
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Be Antiracist: A Journal for Awareness, Reflection, and Action
$15.99 Read moreReflect on your understanding of race and discover ways to work toward an antiracist future with this guided journal from the #1 New York Times bestselling author of How to Be an Antiracist and Stampe… [more below]
- Author: Kendi, Ibram X.
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 192
- Publish Date: October 06 2020
- ISBN10: 059323300X
- Language: English
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How Capitalism Underdeveloped Black America: Problems in Race, Political Economy, and Society
$24.95 Add to cartMarable offers profound insight into the deeply intertwined problems of race and class in the United States historically and today.
- Author: Marable, Manning
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 360
- Publish Date: October 27 2015
- ISBN10: 160846511X
- Language: English
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A Call to Conscience: The Landmark Speeches of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.
$18.99 Add to cartA powerful collection of the most essential speeches from famed social activist and key civil rights figure Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.
This companion volume to A Knock At Midnight: Inspiration from t… [more below]- Author: Carson, Clayborne
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 240
- Publish Date: January 01 2002
- ISBN10: 0446678090
- Language: English
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American Inheritance: Liberty and Slavery in the Birth of a Nation, 1765-1795
$32.50 Add to cartNew attention from historians and journalists is raising pointed questions about the founding period: was the American revolution waged to preserve slavery, and was the Constitution a pact with slaver
- Author: Larson, Edward J.
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 368
- Publish Date: January 17 2023
- ISBN10: 0393882209
- Language: English
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Our Unfinished March: The Violent Past and Imperiled Future of the Vote-A History, a Crisis, a Plan
$20.00 Read moreA brutal, bloody, and at times hopeful history of the vote; a primer on the opponents fighting to take it away; and a playbook for how we can save our democracy before it’s too late–from the former U… [more below]
- Author: Holder, Eric
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 304
- Publish Date: June 06 2023
- ISBN10: 0593445767
- Language: English
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Stokely Speaks: From Black Power to Pan-Africanism
$16.95 Add to cartIn the speeches and articles collected in this book, the black activist, organizer, and freedom fighter Stokely Carmichael traces the dramatic changes in his own consciousness and that of black Americ… [more below]
- Author: Carmichael (Kwame Ture), Stokely
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 256
- Publish Date: February 01 2007
- ISBN10: 1556526490
- Language: English
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The Fishermen and the Dragon: Fear, Greed, and a Fight for Justice on the Gulf Coast
$28.00 Read moreNew York Public Library Best of 2022
A gripping, twisting account of a small town set on fire by hatred, xenophobia, and ecological disaster–a story that weaves together corporate malfeasance, a batt- Author: Johnson, Kirk Wallace
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 384
- Publish Date: August 09, 2022
- ISBN10: 1984880128
- Language: English
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The Second Amendment: A Biography
$18.99 Add to cartThe life story of the most controversial, volatile, and misunderstood provision of the Bill of Rights and “a welcome re-injection of historical context into the present debate over the rightful role o… [more below]
- Author: Waldman, Michael
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 272
- Publish Date: May 26 2015
- ISBN10: 1476747458
- Language: English
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Back Road to Progress: Documented Accounts of the Historical Civil Rights Movement in the United States and Its Impact on One Family’s Decisi
$15.95 Add to cartThrough the lens of a child and based on true events, Back Road to Progress is a historical documentation of the Civil Rights Movement in the United States and its impact on one Black family’s decisio
- Author: McCoy Smith, C. Elaine
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 134
- Publish Date: December 11 2023
- ISBN10: 9.79889E+12
- Language: English
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Rikers: An Oral History
$28.99 Read moreNEW YORK TIMES EDITORS’ CHOICE – A shocking, groundbreaking oral history of the infamous Rikers jail complex and an unflinching portrait of injustice and resilience told by the people whose lives have
- Author: Rayman, Graham
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 464
- Publish Date: January 17, 2023
- ISBN10: 0593134214
- Language: English
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Strong Inside: Perry Wallace and the Collision of Race and Sports in the South
$19.95 Add to cartNew York Times Best Seller
Based on more than eighty interviews, this fast-paced,
2015 RFK Book Awards Special Recognition
2015 Lillian Smith Book Award
2015 AAUP Books Committee “Outstanding” Title- Author: Maraniss, Andrew
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 480
- Publish Date: August 1, 2016
- ISBN10: 0826520243
- Language: English
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Revealed: A Once-A-Week Reading to Understand Racism, Prejudice, and Bias
$14.95 Add to cartFrom the perspective of a Black woman, Copeland reveals lessons about history, the invisibility of racism, and the insidiousness of prejudice and bias, all in just a weekly five-minute read. Revealed … [more below]
- Author: Copeland, Tamara Lucas
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 226
- Publish Date: November 16, 2023
- ISBN10: 9798986085944
- Language: English
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Chicano! the History of the Mexican American Civil Rights Movement
$26.95 Add to cartThis is the companion volume to the critically acclaimed, four-part documentary series of the same title, which is now available on video following its national airing on the Corporation for Public Br… [more below]
- Author: Rosales, F. Arturo
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 304
- Publish Date: January 01 1997
- ISBN10: 1558852018
- Language: English
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On Critical Race Theory: Why It Matters & Why You Should Care
$19.00 Add to cartWhat exactly is critical race theory? This concise and accessible exploration demystifies a crucial framework for understanding and fighting racial injustice in the United States.
“A clear-eyed, exper- Author: Ray, Victor
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 224
- Publish Date: April 25, 2023
- ISBN10: 0593446461
- Language: English
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The Second: Race and Guns in a Fatally Unequal America
$18.00 Read moreFrom the New York Times bestselling author of White Rage, an unflinching, critical new look at the Second Amendment and how it has been engineered to deny the rights of African Americans since its inc
- Author: Anderson, Carol
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 304
- Publish Date: March 07 2023
- ISBN10: 1635574285
- Language: English
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Blackbirds Singing: Inspiring Black Women’s Speeches from the Civil War to the Twenty-First Century
$27.99 Add to cartAn uplifting collection of speeches by African American women, curated by the civil and human rights activist, scholar, and author
When Mary Ann Shadd Cary–the first Black woman publisher in North Am
- Author: Bell, Janet Dewart
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 256
- Publish Date: January 16, 2024
- ISBN10: 1620976285
- Language: English
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American Identity in Crisis: Notes from an Accidental Activist
$24.99 Read moreA trailblazing activist’s passionate and incisive look at why she started a movement to ensure that 26 million Americans have access to the IDs they need to escape poverty and live healthy and product
- Author: Calvin, Kat
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 176
- Publish Date: September 19, 2023
- ISBN10: 0063273160
- Language: English
