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The new Jim Crow
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Karen Chilton,Michelle Alexander |
This work argues that the War on Drugs and policies that deny convicted felons equal access to employment, housing, education, and public benefits create a permanent under caste based largely on race… |
OL13826369W |
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Who was Rosa Parks?
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Stephen Marchesi,Yona Zeldis McDonough |
In 1955, Rosa Parks refused to give her bus seat to a white passenger in Montgomery, Alabama. This seemingly small act triggered civil rights protests across America and earned Rosa Parks the title "… |
OL15068519W |
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Vindens son
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Henning Mankell |
In the 1870s, Hans Bengler arrives in Cape Town from Sweden, driven by a singular desire: to discover an insect no one has seen before and name it after himself. But then he impulsively adopts a youn… |
OL158634W |
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Against racism
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W. E. B. Du Bois |
A collection of essays, papers, and addresses which explains the author's views on racism. |
OL28567W |
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To Kill a Mockingbird
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Harper Lee |
One of the best-loved stories of all time, To Kill a Mockingbird has been translated into more than 40 languages, sold more than 30 million copies worldwide, served as the basis for an enormously pop… |
OL3140834W |
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Dreams from My Father
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FERNANDO MIRANDA MURO,EVARISTO PAEZ RASMUSSEN,EVARISTO PAEZ RASMUSSEN,Barack Obama,Canongate |
Dreams from My Father is Barack Obama's remarkable memoir. The son of a black African father and a white American mother, Obama was only two years old when his father walked out on the family. Many y… |
OL3246382W |
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Banana fallout
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Trevor W. Purcell |
"Extended exploration of blacks in Costa Rica shows the deep cultural division between San Jose and the Caribbean coast. Highlights dependence of the region on banana exports. Includes detailed and u… |
OL3924324W |
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Desmond Tutu
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David Winner |
Examines the life of the South African bishop and civil rights worker who has worked extensively to improve the condition of his people. |
OL4479741W |
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The river between us
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Richard Peck |
During the early days of the Civil War, the Pruitt family takes in two mysterious young ladies who have fled New Orleans to come north to Illinois. |
OL55367W |
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A Passage to India
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E. M. Forster |
When Adela Quested and her elderly companion Mrs Moore arrive in the Indian town of Chandrapore, they quickly feel trapped by its insular and prejudiced 'Anglo-Indian' community. Determined to escape… |
OL88883W |
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The African Trilogy (Things Fall Apart / No Longer at Ease / Arrow of God)
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Chinua Achebe |
Contains:
- [Things Fall Apart](https://openlibrary.org/works/OL891793W)
- No Longer at Ease
- Arrow of God |
OL891766W |