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“shirley better”

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  • Institutional Racism

    A Primer on Theory and Strategies for Social Change

    by Shirley Better ...
    Many people associate racism with bigoted individuals and radical groups on the fringes of society. Shirley Better argues that racism is much larger than negative attitudes and that it touches the very core of our lives as Americans. In this enhanced second edition, Better explores the historical origins of institutional racism, details its devastating effects on contemporary society such as the ... Read more

    $51.99 CAD

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  • Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass

    An American Slave's Journey from Bondage to Voice

    by Frederick Douglass ...
    "I was born a slave, but I shall not die a slave." Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass is a groundbreaking autobiography of resilience, resistance, and the power of truth. Born into slavery, Frederick Douglass escapes bondage and rises to become one of history's most powerful voices for justice and human dignity. This personal narrative blends vivid storytelling with powerful political ... Read more

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  • Racialized Policing

    Aboriginal People’s Encounters with the Police

    by Elizabeth Comack ...
    Policing is a controversial subject, generating considerable debate. One issue of concern has been “racial profiling” by police, that is, the alleged practice of targeting individuals and groups on the basis of “race.” Racialized Policing argues that the debate has been limited by its individualized frame. As well, the concen- tration on police relations with people of colour means that Aboriginal ... Read more

    $27.99 CAD

  • We Gon' Be Alright

    Notes on Race and Resegregation

    by Jeff Chang ...
    A provocative and timely collection of essays from a celebrated cultural critic on race, diversity, and resegregation."The Smartest Book of the Year" ( The Washington Post)In these provocative, powerful essays acclaimed writer/journalist Jeff Chang ( Can't Stop Won't Stop, Who We Be) takes an incisive and wide-ranging look at the recent tragedies and widespread protests that have shaken the ... Read more

    $19.99 CAD

  • Fraternity

    In 1968, a visionary priest recruited 20 black men to the College of the Holy Cross and changed their lives and the course of history.

    by Diane Brady ...
    **NAMED ONE OF THE BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR BYSan Francisco Chronicle • The Plain DealerThe inspiring true story of a group of young men whose lives were changed by a visionary mentor**On April 4, 1968, the death of Martin Luther King, Jr., shocked the nation. Later that month, the Reverend John Brooks, a professor of theology at the College of the Holy Cross who shared Dr. King’s dream of an ... Read more

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  • Hitler's American Model

    The United States and the Making of Nazi Race Law

    by James Q. Whitman ...
    How American race law provided a blueprint for Nazi GermanyNazism triumphed in Germany during the high era of Jim Crow laws in the United States. Did the American regime of racial oppression in any way inspire the Nazis? The unsettling answer is yes. In Hitler's American Model, James Whitman presents a detailed investigation of the American impact on the notorious Nuremberg Laws, the centerpiece ... Read more

    $16.99 CAD

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  • Not Even Past

    Barack Obama and the Burden of Race

    by Thomas J. Sugrue ...
    Series series The Lawrence Stone Lectures
    The paradox of racial inequality in Barack Obama's AmericaBarack Obama, in his acclaimed campaign speech discussing the troubling complexities of race in America today, quoted William Faulkner's famous remark "The past isn't dead and buried. In fact, it isn't even past." In Not Even Past, award-winning historian Thomas Sugrue examines the paradox of race in Obama's America and how President Obama ... Read more

    $28.99 CAD

  • Angels with Dirty Faces

    Three Stories of Crime, Prison, and Redemption

    by Walidah Imarisha ...
    "There was a time I believed prisons existed to rehabilitate people, to make our communities safer. . . . When I saw for the first time (but not the last) a mother sobbing and clutching her son when visiting hours were up, only to be physically pried off and escorted out by guards, I knew nothing about that made me safer. This is the heart of this country's prison system. And the prison system has ... Read more

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  • Mixed Blessings From A Cambridge Union

    by Elizabeth Anionwu ...
    ‘Mixed Blessings from a Cambridge Union’ are the memoirs of Professor Elizabeth Anionwu.It’s 1947 and a clever, sheltered Catholic girl of Liverpool Irish working class heritage is studying Classics at Newnham College, Cambridge. She is the first one in her family to go to university – and then she discovers that she’s pregnant. The father is also a student at Cambridge, studying law. And he is ... Read more

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  • The Lyncher In Me

    A Search for Redemption in the Face of History

    by Warren Read ...
    In June 1920, in Duluth, Minnesota, a mob of over 10,000 convened upon the police station, inflamed by the rumor that black circus workers had raped a white teenage girl—charges that would later be proven false. Three men were dragged from their cells and lynched in front of the cheering crowd.More than eighty years later, Warren Read—a fourth-grade teacher, devoted partner, and father to three ... Read more

    $15.99 CAD

  • Considering Hate

    Violence, Goodness, and Justice in American Culture and Politics

    by Kay Whitlock, Michael Bronski ...
    A provocative book about rethinking hatred and violence in AmericaOver the centuries American society has been plagued by brutality fueled by disregard for the humanity of others: systemic violence against Native peoples, black people, and immigrants. More recent examples include the Steubenville rape case and the murders of Matthew Shepard, Jennifer Daugherty, Marcelo Lucero, and Trayvon Martin. ... Read more

    $23.99 CAD

  • Black Bloc, White Riot

    Antiglobalization and the Genealogy of Dissent

    by A. K. Thompson ...
    Are you taking over, or are you taking orders?Are you going backwards, or are you going forwards?White riot-I wanna riot.White riot-a riot of my own.-The Clash, "White Riot"Ten years after the battle in Seattle sparked an historic struggle against the forces of multinational conglomeration and American imperialism, the anti-globalization generation is ready to reflect on a decade of organizing ... Read more

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