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After War Times

An African American Childhood in Reconstruction-Era Florida

by T. Thomas Fortune, Tameka Bradley Hobbs ...

A firsthand account of African American childhood, freedom, and resilience in Reconstruction-era Florida.T. Thomas Fortune was a leading African American publisher, editor, and journalist of the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries, who was born a slave in antebellum Florida, lived through emancipation, and rose to become a literary lion of his generation. In T. Thomas Fortune's “After ... Read more

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A firsthand account of African American childhood, freedom, and resilience in Reconstruction-era Florida.T. Thomas Fortune was a leading African American publisher, editor, and journalist of the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries, who was born a slave in antebellum Florida, lived through emancipation, and rose to become a literary lion of his generation. In T. Thomas Fortune's “After
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The Red Record

Tabulated Statistics & Alleged Causes of Lynching in the United States

by Ida B. Wells-Barnett, Irvine Garland Penn, T. Thomas Fortune ...

In the post-civil war American south, the despicable act of lynching was commonplace and considered to be a form of vigilantism that was used to murder African Americans for alleged “crimes” ranging from acting suspiciously to “insulting whites”. In “The Red Record”, Ida Bell Wells-Barnett records statistics concerning instances of lynching and offers vivid descriptions of the extrajudicial ... Read more

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In the post-civil war American south, the despicable act of lynching was commonplace and considered to be a form of vigilantism that was used to murder African Americans for alleged “crimes” ranging from acting suspiciously to “insulting whites”. In “The Red Record”, Ida Bell Wells-Barnett records statistics concerning instances of lynching and offers vivid descriptions of the extrajudicial
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Southern Horrors - Lynch Law in All Its Phases

With Introductory Chapters by Irvine Garland Penn and T. Thomas Fortune

by Ida B. Wells-Barnett, Irvine Garland Penn, T. Thomas Fortune ...

In the post-civil war American south, the despicable act of lynching was commonplace and considered to be a form of vigilantism that was used to murder African Americans for alleged “crimes” ranging from acting suspiciously to “insulting whites”. In Wells' 1892 book “Southern Horrors - Lynch Law in All its Phases”, Ida Bell Wells-Barnett describes many horrific instances when the law turned a ... Read more

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In the post-civil war American south, the despicable act of lynching was commonplace and considered to be a form of vigilantism that was used to murder African Americans for alleged “crimes” ranging from acting suspiciously to “insulting whites”. In Wells' 1892 book “Southern Horrors - Lynch Law in All its Phases”, Ida Bell Wells-Barnett describes many horrific instances when the law turned a
... Read more
Black and White

Land, Labor, and Politics in the South

by T. Thomas Fortune ...

Featuring a new foreword by Robin D. G. Kelley, this updated edition of the classic exploration of the economic inequality that fuels systematic racism, from one of the leading Black public intellectuals of the 19th century, is as timely and radical today as it was when it was first published.“The preeminent Black journalist of his age” (Henry Louis Gates, Jr., author of The Black Church) and an ... Read more

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Featuring a new foreword by Robin D. G. Kelley, this updated edition of the classic exploration of the economic inequality that fuels systematic racism, from one of the leading Black public intellectuals of the 19th century, is as timely and radical today as it was when it was first published.“The preeminent Black journalist of his age” (Henry Louis Gates, Jr., author of The Black Church) and an
... Read more
Mob Rule in New Orleans

Robert Charles & His Fight to Death, The Story of His Life, Burning Human Beings Alive, & Other Lynching Statistics - With Introductory Chapters by Irvine Garland Penn and T. Thomas Fortune

by Ida B. Wells-Barnett, Irvine Garland Penn, T. Thomas Fortune ...

Ida Bell Wells-Barnett (1862–1931) was an American educator, investigative journalist, and leading figure of the civil rights movement. Having been born into slavery in Holly Springs, Mississippi, Wells was freed in 1862 during the American Civil War by the Emancipation Proclamation. From then on she dedicated her life as a free woman to fighting prejudice and violence, founding the National ... Read more

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Ida Bell Wells-Barnett (1862–1931) was an American educator, investigative journalist, and leading figure of the civil rights movement. Having been born into slavery in Holly Springs, Mississippi, Wells was freed in 1862 during the American Civil War by the Emancipation Proclamation. From then on she dedicated her life as a free woman to fighting prejudice and violence, founding the National
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Black and White: Land, Labor, and Politics in the South

by Timothy Thomas Fortune ...

"Black and White: Land, Labor, and Politics in the South" by Timothy Thomas Fortune is a profound exploration of the socio-political landscape of the Southern United States during a pivotal era. Fortune, an influential African American journalist and activist, delves into the complexities of race relations, economic struggles, and the fight for civil rights. His incisive analysis sheds light on ... Read more

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"Black and White: Land, Labor, and Politics in the South" by Timothy Thomas Fortune is a profound exploration of the socio-political landscape of the Southern United States during a pivotal era. Fortune, an influential African American journalist and activist, delves into the complexities of race relations, economic struggles, and the fight for civil rights. His incisive analysis sheds light on
... Read more
Black and White: Land, Labor, and Politics in the South

Enriched edition. Race, Labor, and Power: A Deep Dive into Post-Civil War South

by Timothy Thomas Fortune, Ariana Howard ...

In "Black and White: Land, Labor, and Politics in the South," Timothy Thomas Fortune presents a profound examination of the socio-political landscape of the Southern United States during the post-Civil War era. The book is a critical analysis of the interwoven dynamics of race, land ownership, and labor relations, articulating the myriad challenges faced by newly freed African Americans in a ... Read more

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In "Black and White: Land, Labor, and Politics in the South," Timothy Thomas Fortune presents a profound examination of the socio-political landscape of the Southern United States during the post-Civil War era. The book is a critical analysis of the interwoven dynamics of race, land ownership, and labor relations, articulating the myriad challenges faced by newly freed African Americans in a
... Read more
Knowing Him by Heart

African Americans on Abraham Lincoln

by Rodney O. Davis, Douglas L. Wilson, Michael Burlingame, Richard Carwardine, Edna Greene Medford, James Oakes, Matthew Pinsker0, Gerald J Prokopowicz1, John R Sellers2, Jennifer L Weber3, Frederick Douglass4, H. Ford Douglas5, Thomas Hamilton6, Robert Hamilton7, Jabez P Campbell8, Henry McNeal Turner9, Daniel Alexander Payne0, Henry Highland Garnet1, Philip A Bell2, Edward M Thomas3, Alfred P Smith4, Frances Ellen Watkins Harper5, George B Vashon6, Thomas Strother7, Ezra R Johnson8, Alexander T CPS9, James Smith0, Alexander T Augusta1, Jeremiah B Sanderson2, Osborne P Anderson3, Thomas Morris Chester4, James H Hudson5, John Proctor6, Robert Purvis7, Hannah Johnson8, Leonard A Grimes9, Jeremiah Asher0, John Willis Menard1, Henry African Civilization Society2, William Florville3, Henry Johnson4, Thomas R Street5, John H Morgan6, Mattild Burr7, Amos G Beman8, Richard H Cain9, Jean Baptiste Roudanez0, Arnold Bertonneau1, George E North Carolina Freedmen2, Don Carlos Rutter3, George E Stephens4, James W.C Pennington5, S.W. "Africano"6, Annie Davis7, S.W. Chase8, Sojourner Truth9, Martin Delany0, George Washington1, Isaac J Hill2, Alexander H Newton3, Jacob Thomas4, Angeline R Demby5, Henry O Wagoner6, George W Le Vere7, Elizabeth Keckley8, Paul Trevigne9, Thomas N.C Liverpool0, H Cordelia1, George Washington Williams2, Emmanuel K Love3, William S Scarborough4, John Mercer Langston5, Peter H Clark6, EWS Hammond7, Charles W Anderson8, Booker T Washington9, Harriet Tubman0, Julius F Taylor1, Ida B Wells-Barnett2, Paul Laurence Dunbar3, Elizabeth Thomas4, Archibald H Grimke5, Elizabeth Keckly6, William A Sinclair7, Jesse Max Barber8, Mary Church Terrell9, T. Thomas Fortune0, Reverdy C Ransom1, W. E. B Du Bois2, William Monroe Trotter3, Maude K Griffin4, Hightower T Kealing5, Silas X Floyd6, George L Knox7, Thomas S Inborden8, George W Henderson9, William Pickens00, Kelly Miller01, Etta M. T. Cottin02, John M Gandy03, Fred R Moore04, Sylvanie F Williams05, Harry C Smith06, James H Magee07, James L Curtis08, John W. E. Bowen Sr09, Cora J Ball10, Thomas Nelson Baker11, Josephine Silone Yates12, James Weldon Johnson13, William H Lewis14, John H Murphy Sr15, Robert R Wright Sr16, Theophile T Allain17, Oliva Ward Bush-Banks18, Richard W Gadsden19, Edward A Johnson20, Alice Dunbar-Nelson21, Hubert H Harrison22, Carter G Woodson23, Robert R Moton24, Georgia Douglas Johnson25, LANGSTON HUGHES26, Charles Chesnutt27, Walter White28, Lamar Perkins29, Samuel A Haynes30, William E Lilly31, Robert L Vann32, William Lloyd Imes33, Eugene Gordon34, Arthur W Mitchell35, Grace Evans36, Aaron H Payne37, Claude McKay38, Roscoe Conkling Simmons39, Joel A Rogers40, Mary McLeod Bethune41, John Hope Franklin42, Ella Baker43, Luther Porter Jackson44, Willard Townsend45, Ralph J Bunche46, Roy Wilkins47, Mordecai W Johnson48, Carl J Murphy49, Jackie Robinson50, Martin Luther King Jr51, Thurgood Marshall52, Edith Sampson53, Benjamin Quarles54, St. Clair Drake55, Charles H Wesley56, Daisy Bates57, Julius Malcolm X58, Gwendolyn Brooks59, Julius Lester60, Lerone Bennett Jr61, Henry Lee Moon62, John H Sengstacke63, Norman E. W. Hodges64, Arvarh E. Strickland65, Mary Frances Berry66, Vincent Harding67, Clarence Thomas68, Barbara Jeanne Fields69, Henry Louis Gates Jr70, Barack Obama71 ...

Winner of an Abraham Lincoln Institute Book AwardThough not blind to Abraham Lincoln's imperfections, Black Americans long ago laid a heartfelt claim to his legacy. At the same time, they have consciously reshaped the sixteenth president's image for their own social and political ends. Frederick Hord and Matthew D. Norman's anthology explores the complex nature of views on Lincoln through the ... Read more

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Winner of an Abraham Lincoln Institute Book AwardThough not blind to Abraham Lincoln's imperfections, Black Americans long ago laid a heartfelt claim to his legacy. At the same time, they have consciously reshaped the sixteenth president's image for their own social and political ends. Frederick Hord and Matthew D. Norman's anthology explores the complex nature of views on Lincoln through the
... Read more
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Fifty Shades of Fathers

50 of the best poems about dads

by William Wordsworth, Rudyard Kipling, Laurence Binyon, Timothy Thomas Fortune, Frances E W Harper, Hafiz, Thomas Babbington Macaulay, Ernest Radford, Thomas Moore, John Freeman, James Monroe Whitfield ...

Narrated by Tim Graham, Ghizela Rowe, Richard Mitchley ...

Unabridged

1 hour 26 min

Our own lives are possible because of fathers. It may be as limited as a procreational act and we never see them again. But more hopefully these are kind, caring and protective relationships that are central to our lives helping us to explore and achieve the people we want to be. From the childhood dependency of early years to sometimes troublesome teens to independence thereafter they help guide, ... Read more

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Our own lives are possible because of fathers. It may be as limited as a procreational act and we never see them again. But more hopefully these are kind, caring and protective relationships that are central to our lives helping us to explore and achieve the people we want to be. From the childhood dependency of early years to sometimes troublesome teens to independence thereafter they help guide,
... Read more

The Wonderful Visit

by Herbert George Wells ...

"The Wonderful Visit" is an 1895 novel by H. G. Wells. With an angel—a creature of fantasy unlike a religious angel—as protagonist and taking place in contemporary England, the book could be classified as contemporary fantasy, although the genre was not recognised in Wells's time. "The Wonderful Visit" also has strong satirical themes, gently mocking customs and institutions of Victorian England ... Read more

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"The Wonderful Visit" is an 1895 novel by H. G. Wells. With an angel—a creature of fantasy unlike a religious angel—as protagonist and taking place in contemporary England, the book could be classified as contemporary fantasy, although the genre was not recognised in Wells's time. "The Wonderful Visit" also has strong satirical themes, gently mocking customs and institutions of Victorian England
... Read more
The Light Princess

by George MacDonald ...

A princess born without gravity must navigate a world where she literally floats away from her responsibilities and her feelings. Her whimsical struggle to find her footing is a clever metaphor for the emotional weight required to truly live. A charming and profound fairy tale about the gravity of love and the necessity of tears. ... Read more

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A princess born without gravity must navigate a world where she literally floats away from her responsibilities and her feelings. Her whimsical struggle to find her footing is a clever metaphor for the emotional weight required to truly live. A charming and profound fairy tale about the gravity of love and the necessity of tears.
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Three Ghost Stories | Timeless Classics

by Charles Dickens ...

Step into the eerie and mysterious world of Three Ghost Stories by Charles Dickens, where the supernatural collides with the everyday. From the chilling warnings of "The Signal-Man" to the unsettling hauntings of "The Haunted House" and the spectral justice of "The Trial for Murder," Dickens weaves tales of suspense, fate, and the unknown. With his masterful storytelling and rich atmosphere, this ... Read more

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Step into the eerie and mysterious world of Three Ghost Stories by Charles Dickens, where the supernatural collides with the everyday. From the chilling warnings of "The Signal-Man" to the unsettling hauntings of "The Haunted House" and the spectral justice of "The Trial for Murder," Dickens weaves tales of suspense, fate, and the unknown. With his masterful storytelling and rich atmosphere, this
... Read more

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