Books

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Title Authors Description OpenBook ID
The color of politics The color of politics Michael Goldfield Discusses the problems of the working class in light of "the central role [of racism] at every historical turning point in American history, from the founding of the Republic to the contemporary era.… OL15816545W
America in black and white America in black and white Stephan Thernstrom The "American Dilemma," Gunnar Myrdal called the problem of race in his classic 1944 book. More than half a century later, race remains the issue that dwarfs all others - the problem that doesn't get… OL15829154W
Race after the Internet Race after the Internet Lisa Nakamura "Digital media technologies like the Internet create and host the social networks, virtual worlds, online communities, and media texts where it was once thought that we would all be the same, anonymo… OL15941596W
Why We Can't Wait Why We Can't Wait Martin Luther King Jr.,J.D. Jackson In 1963, Birmingham, Alabama, Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. launched the Civil Rights movement and demonstrated to the world the power of nonviolent direct action with this letter from Birmingham Jail.… OL1945932W
Race, gender, and the activism of Black feminist theory Race, gender, and the activism of Black feminist theory Suryia Nayak "Beginning from the premise that psychology needs to be questioned, dismantled, and new perspectives brought to the table in order to produce alternative solutions, this book takes an unusual trans-d… OL19662496W
The study of African American problems The study of African American problems Elijah Anderson,Tukufu Zuberi Since 1889, The American Academy of Political and Social Science has served as a forum for the free exchange of ideas among the well informed and intellectually curious. In this era of specialization… OL20911425W
Turning south again Turning south again Houston A. Baker Summary:Offers an account of the struggle for black modernism in the United States. This book combines historical considerations with psychoanalysis, personal memoir, and whiteness studies to argue t… OL4315233W