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Viva la raza Viva la raza Yolanda Alaniz "A history of Chicana and Chicano militancy that explores the question of whether this social movement is a racial or a national struggle"--Provided by publisher. OL11919062W
American Muslim women American Muslim women Jamillah Ashira Karim "Focusing on women, who sometimes move outside of their ethnic Muslim spaced and interact with other Muslim ethnic groups in search of gender justice, this ethnographic study of African American and … OL11989183W
Defending the master race Defending the master race Jonathan Peter Spiro "Scholars have labeled Madison Grant everything from "the nation's most influential racist" to "the greatest conservationist that ever lived." His life illuminates early twentieth-century America as … OL13609133W
The new Jim Crow The new Jim Crow 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
Simeon's story Simeon's story Herb Boyd,Simeon Wright,Simeon Wright A modern tragedy, this story has had a great impact on race relations in America. Emmett Till's kidnapping and murder, a grotesque crime in a Southern backwater that became the catalyst for the civil… OL13852525W
New Race Politics in America New Race Politics in America Jane Junn Foreign migration to the United States is dramatically altering the demographic profile of the American electorate. Nearly a third of all Americans are of non-white and non-European descent. Latinos … OL15172896W
The Savage City The Savage City T. J. English The safest big city in America? That would be the question a certain generation of New Yorkers would ask someone who praises New York for it's safety and prosperity. A generation that has experienced… OL15695648W
Racism and ethnic bias Racism and ethnic bias Linda Jacobs Altman Explores the issues of racism and stereotyping in modern American society, including religious or political beliefs, or sexual orientation. OL15839335W
Mississippi Mississippi James W. Silver "Mississippi: The Closed Society is a book about an insurrection in modern America, more particularly, about the social and historical background of that insurrection. It is written by a historian wh… OL16416555W
Black Against Empire Black Against Empire Waldo E. Martin,Joshua Bloom,Ron Butler This timely special edition, published on the fiftieth anniversary of the founding of the Black Panther Party, features a new preface by the authors that places the Party in a contemporary political … OL16672432W
A COLONY IN A NATION A COLONY IN A NATION Christopher Hayes 256 pages ; 25 cm OL17638109W
The making of Black lives matter The making of Black lives matter Christopher J. Lebron Started in the wake of George Zimmerman's 2013 acquittal in the death of Trayvon Martin, the #BlackLivesMatter movement has become a powerful and uncompromising campaign demanding redress for the bru… OL17754093W
Religious Freedom Religious Freedom Tisa Joy Wenger Religious freedom is so often presented as a timeless American ideal and an inalienable right, appearing fully formed at the founding of the United States. That is simply not so, Tisa Wenger contends… OL17884261W
Alt-America Alt-America David A. Neiwert 456 pages ; 25 cm OL17892612W
A century of dishonor A century of dishonor Helen Hunt Jackson A Century of Dishonor exposes how various people, from the military personnel to the government official, viewed Native Americans. Jackson outlines treaties between the federal government and various… OL1800219W
Indian work Indian work Daniel H. Usner 202 pages : 25 cm OL1888712W
Civil rights Civil rights Thomas Sowell It is now more than three decades since the historic Supreme Court decision on desegregation, Brown v. Board of Education. Thomas Sowell takes a tough, factual look at what has actually happened over… OL1935792W
A Knock at Midnight A Knock at Midnight Martin Luther King Jr. With fiery words of wisdom and a passion for justice, Reverend Martin Luther King, Jr., inspired people everywhere to perform extraordinary acts of courage and ignited one of the most influential mov… OL1945951W
The lynching The lynching Laurence Leamer "The New York Times bestselling author of The Kennedy Women chronicles the powerful and spellbinding true story of a brutal race-based killing in 1981 and subsequent trials that undid one of the most… OL19668258W
White lies White lies Maurice Berger Contains primary source material. OL19671450W
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