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Captive Arizona, 1851-1900 Captive Arizona, 1851-1900 Victoria Smith xxxiii, 255 p., [10] p. of plates : 23 cm OL13771753W
Leopardens öga Leopardens öga Henning Mankell Arriving in newly independent Zambia in the hopes of fulfilling a friend's missionary dream, Hans Olofson endeavors to make Africa his home while struggling with such past demons as his father's alco… OL14970115W
What shall we do with the Negro? What shall we do with the Negro? Paul D. Escott Consulting a broad range of contemporary newspapers, magazines, books, army records, government documents, publications of citizens' organizations, letters, diaries, and other sources, Paul D. Escott… OL15300925W
Deliver us from evil Deliver us from evil Lacy K. Ford Illuminates the white South's efforts to justify slavery, focusing on the period from the drafting of the federal constitution in 1787 through the age of Jackson. Draws heavily on primary sources, in… OL15811994W
Lifting the white veil Lifting the white veil Jeff Hitchcock "Explores the history, psychology and sociology of white American culture in a multiracial context, drawing upon scholarly research and personal anecdotes from the author's life"--Provided by publish… OL16152447W
Coming apart Coming apart Charles A. Murray A critique of the white American class structure argues that the paths of social mobility that once advanced the nation are now serving to further isolate an elite upper class while enforcing a growi… OL16488713W
Between the World and Me Between the World and Me Ta-Nehisi Coates Between the World and Me is a 2015 nonfiction book written by American author Ta-Nehisi Coates and published by Spiegel & Grau. It is written as a letter to the author's teenage son about the feeling… OL17201654W
The Cry Of The Goaway Bird The Cry Of The Goaway Bird Andrea Eames "Elise loves the farm that is her home; she loves playing with beetles and chameleons in the garden, buying sweets from the village shop and listening to the stories of spirits and charms told by her… OL17402659W
Indian work Indian work Daniel H. Usner 202 pages : 25 cm OL1888712W
Unsettled Unsettled Janet McIntosh "In 1963, Kenya gained independence from Britain, ending nearly seventy years of white colonial rule. While tens of thousands of whites relocated outside Kenya for what they hoped would be better pro… OL19668222W
Reproducing racism Reproducing racism Daria Roithmayr "This book is designed to change the way we think about racial inequality. Long after the passage of civil rights laws and now the inauguration of our first black president, blacks and Latinos posses… OL19977630W
Dear white people Dear white people Justin Simien "Right out of college, Justin Simien wrote a screenplay about the nuanced experiences of four black students on a predominantly white college campus ... Channeling the sensibility of the film into th… OL19992701W
Wellness in Whiteness Wellness in Whiteness Amina Mire "This book analyses the social and ethical implications of the globalization of emerging skin-whitening and anti-ageing biotechnology. Using an intersectional theoretical framework and a content ana… OL20927383W
Making the White Man's West Making the White Man's West Jason E. Pierce In the early nineteenth century, critics like Zebulon Pike and Washington Irving viewed the West as a ?dumping ground? for free blacks and Native Americans, a place where they could be segregated fro… OL20930399W
The holy road The holy road Blake, Michael "Eleven years have passed since Lieutenant John Dunbar became the Comanche warrior Dances With Wolves and married Stands With A Fist, a white-born woman raised as a Comanche from early childhood. Wit… OL2566620W
How race survived US history How race survived US history David R. Roediger "In this absorbing chronicle of the role of race in US history, David R. Roediger explores how the idea of race was created and recreated from the 1600s to the present day. From the late seventeenth … OL3961415W
The potlatch family The potlatch family Evelyn Sibley Lampman Looked down at by her classmates because of her darker skin and alcoholic father, a Chinook Indian girl gains a new outlook when her brother returns from Vietnam. OL4480926W
These Few Also Paid a Price These Few Also Paid a Price G. McLeod Bryan "This book is composed of the testimonies of thirty Southern whites who participated in the Civil Rights Movement juxtaposed against white America's intense hatred of any change in the racial status … OL843863W
White cargo White cargo Don Jordan Thousands of Britons lived and died in bondage in Britain's American colonies. OL8693220W
White Identities White Identities Alastair Bonnett p. cm OL94557W
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