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Deep Delta Justice

A Black Teen, His Lawyer, and Their Groundbreaking Battle for Civil Rights in the South

de Matthew Van Meter ...

**The book that inspired the documentary A Crime on the Bayou2021 Chautauqua Prize Finalist**The "arresting, astonishing history" of one lawyer and his defendant who together achieved a "civil rights milestone" (Justin Driver).In 1966 in a small town in Louisiana, a 19-year-old black man named Gary Duncan pulled his car off the road to stop a fight. Duncan was arrested a few minutes later for the ... Leer más

$14.99 USD

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**The book that inspired the documentary A Crime on the Bayou2021 Chautauqua Prize Finalist**The "arresting, astonishing history" of one lawyer and his defendant who together achieved a "civil rights milestone" (Justin Driver).In 1966 in a small town in Louisiana, a 19-year-old black man named Gary Duncan pulled his car off the road to stop a fight. Duncan was arrested a few minutes later for the
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Deep Delta Justice

A Black Teen, His Lawyer, and Their Groundbreaking Battle for Civil Rights in the South

de Matthew Van Meter ...

Narrado por Brad Sanders ...

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8 hora 36 minutos

**Finalist for 2021 Audie Award in History/BiographyThe book that inspired the documentary A Crime on the Bayou2021 Chautauqua Prize Finalist**The "arresting, astonishing history" of one lawyer and his defendant who together achieved a "civil rights milestone" (Justin Driver).In 1966 in a small town in Louisiana, a 19-year-old black man named Gary Duncan pulled his car off the road to stop a fight ... Leer más

$24.99 USD

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**Finalist for 2021 Audie Award in History/BiographyThe book that inspired the documentary A Crime on the Bayou2021 Chautauqua Prize Finalist**The "arresting, astonishing history" of one lawyer and his defendant who together achieved a "civil rights milestone" (Justin Driver).In 1966 in a small town in Louisiana, a 19-year-old black man named Gary Duncan pulled his car off the road to stop a fight
... Leer más

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Down Along with That Devil's Bones

A Reckoning with Monuments, Memory, and the Legacy of White Supremacy

de Connor Towne O'Neill ...

Narrado por Geoffrey Cantor ...

Completo

7 hora 25 minutos

“We can no longer see ourselves as minor spectators or weary watchers of history after finishing this astonishing work of nonfiction.” —Kiese Laymon, author of HeavyConnor Towne O’Neill’s journey onto the battlefield of white supremacy began with a visit to Selma, Alabama, in 2015. There he had a chance encounter with a group of people preparing to erect a statue to celebrate the memory of Nathan ... Leer más

$24.99 USD

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“We can no longer see ourselves as minor spectators or weary watchers of history after finishing this astonishing work of nonfiction.” —Kiese Laymon, author of HeavyConnor Towne O’Neill’s journey onto the battlefield of white supremacy began with a visit to Selma, Alabama, in 2015. There he had a chance encounter with a group of people preparing to erect a statue to celebrate the memory of Nathan
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Trailblazer

A Pioneering Journalist's Fight to Make the Media Look More Like America

de Dorothy Butler Gilliam ...

Narrado por January LaVoy ...

Completo

8 hora 58 minutos

Dorothy Butler Gilliam, whose 50-year-career as a journalist put her in the forefront of the fight for social justice, offers a comprehensive view of racial relations and the media in the U.S.Most civil rights victories are achieved behind the scenes, and this riveting, beautifully written memoir by a "black first" looks back with searing insight on the decades of struggle, friendship, courage, ... Leer más

$27.99 USD

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Dorothy Butler Gilliam, whose 50-year-career as a journalist put her in the forefront of the fight for social justice, offers a comprehensive view of racial relations and the media in the U.S.Most civil rights victories are achieved behind the scenes, and this riveting, beautifully written memoir by a "black first" looks back with searing insight on the decades of struggle, friendship, courage,
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The Last Negroes at Harvard

The Class of 1963 and the 18 Young Men Who Changed Harvard Forever

de Kent Garrett, Jeanne Ellsworth ...

Narrado por Peter Jay Fernandez ...

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10 hora 44 minutos

The untold story of the Harvard class of '63, whose Black students fought to create their own identities on the cusp between integration and affirmative action. In the fall of 1959, Harvard recruited eighteen "Negro" boys as an early form of affirmative action. Four years later they would graduate as African Americans. Some fifty years later, one of these trailblazing Harvard grads, Kent Garrett, ... Leer más

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The untold story of the Harvard class of '63, whose Black students fought to create their own identities on the cusp between integration and affirmative action. In the fall of 1959, Harvard recruited eighteen "Negro" boys as an early form of affirmative action. Four years later they would graduate as African Americans. Some fifty years later, one of these trailblazing Harvard grads, Kent Garrett,
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Requiem for the Massacre

A Black History on the Conflict, Hope and Fallout of the 1921 Tulsa Race Massacre

de R.J. Young ...

Narrado por R.J. Young ...

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14 hora 30 minutos

With journalistic skill, heart, and hope, Requiem for the Massacre reckons with the tension in Tulsa, Oklahoma, one hundred years after the most infamous act of racial violence in American historyMore than one hundred years ago, the city of Tulsa, Oklahoma, perpetrated a massacre against its Black residents. For generations, the true story was ignored, covered up, and diminished by those in power ... Leer más

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With journalistic skill, heart, and hope, Requiem for the Massacre reckons with the tension in Tulsa, Oklahoma, one hundred years after the most infamous act of racial violence in American historyMore than one hundred years ago, the city of Tulsa, Oklahoma, perpetrated a massacre against its Black residents. For generations, the true story was ignored, covered up, and diminished by those in power
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Little and Often

A Memoir

de Trent Preszler ...

Narrado por Matt Bomer ...

Completo

9 hora 17 minutos

“Little and Often is a beautiful memoir of grief, love, the shattered bond between a father and son, and the resurrection of a broken heart. Trent Preszler tells his story with the same level of art and craftsmanship that he brings to his boat making, and he reminds us of creativity’s power to transform and heal our lives. This is a powerful and deeply moving book. I won’t soon forget it.” ... Leer más

$28.99 USD

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“Little and Often is a beautiful memoir of grief, love, the shattered bond between a father and son, and the resurrection of a broken heart. Trent Preszler tells his story with the same level of art and craftsmanship that he brings to his boat making, and he reminds us of creativity’s power to transform and heal our lives. This is a powerful and deeply moving book. I won’t soon forget it.”
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White Space, Black Hood

Opportunity Hoarding and Segregation in the Age of Inequality

de Sheryll Cashin ...

Narrado por Lynnette R. Freeman ...

Completo

10 hora 32 minutos

Shows how government created “ghettos” and affluent white space and entrenched a system of American residential caste that is the linchpin of US inequality—and issues a call for abolition.The iconic Black hood, like slavery and Jim Crow, is a peculiar American institution animated by the ideology of white supremacy. Politicians and people of all colors propagated “ghetto” myths to justify racist ... Leer más

$24.99 USD

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Shows how government created “ghettos” and affluent white space and entrenched a system of American residential caste that is the linchpin of US inequality—and issues a call for abolition.The iconic Black hood, like slavery and Jim Crow, is a peculiar American institution animated by the ideology of white supremacy. Politicians and people of all colors propagated “ghetto” myths to justify racist
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Easy Street (the Hard Way)

A Memoir

de Ron Perlman, Michael Largo ...

Narrado por Ron Perlman ...

Completo

10 hora 52 minutos

The candid, hilarious, and inspiring memoir of the iconic star of Beauty and the Beast, the Hellboymovies, and Sons of AnarchyA classically trained actor who cut his teeth in the East Village's off-Broadway scene, Ron Perlman—a Golden Globe winner with starring roles in the Hellboymovies, Drive, Pacific Rim, and Sons of Anarchy—has traveled an offbeat path to showbiz success. His story involves ... Leer más

$19.99 USD

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The candid, hilarious, and inspiring memoir of the iconic star of Beauty and the Beast, the Hellboymovies, and Sons of AnarchyA classically trained actor who cut his teeth in the East Village's off-Broadway scene, Ron Perlman—a Golden Globe winner with starring roles in the Hellboymovies, Drive, Pacific Rim, and Sons of Anarchy—has traveled an offbeat path to showbiz success. His story involves
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They Can't Kill Us All

Ferguson, Baltimore, and a New Era in America's Racial Justice Movement

de Wesley Lowery ...

Narrado por Ron Butler ...

Completo

8 hora 10 minutos

A deeply reported book that brings alive the quest for justice in the deaths of Michael Brown, Tamir Rice, and Freddie Gray, offering both unparalleled insight into the reality of police violence in America and an intimate, moving portrait of those working to end it.Conducting hundreds of interviews during the course of over one year reporting on the ground, Washington Post writer Wesley Lowery ... Leer más

$24.99 USD

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A deeply reported book that brings alive the quest for justice in the deaths of Michael Brown, Tamir Rice, and Freddie Gray, offering both unparalleled insight into the reality of police violence in America and an intimate, moving portrait of those working to end it.Conducting hundreds of interviews during the course of over one year reporting on the ground, Washington Post writer Wesley Lowery
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Waging a Good War

A Military History of the Civil Rights Movement, 1954-1968

de Thomas E. Ricks ...

Narrado por JD Jackson ...

Completo

14 hora 9 minutos

**This program is read by multiple-award-winning narrator JD Jackson.#1 New York Times bestselling author and Pulitzer Prize winner Thomas E. Ricks offers a new take on the civil rights movement, stressing its unexpected use of military strategy and its lessons for nonviolent resistance around the world.**In Waging a Good War, bestselling author Thomas E. Ricks offers a fresh perspective on ... Leer más

$32.99 USD

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**This program is read by multiple-award-winning narrator JD Jackson.#1 New York Times bestselling author and Pulitzer Prize winner Thomas E. Ricks offers a new take on the civil rights movement, stressing its unexpected use of military strategy and its lessons for nonviolent resistance around the world.**In Waging a Good War, bestselling author Thomas E. Ricks offers a fresh perspective on
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The Great Escape

A True Story of Forced Labor and Immigrant Dreams in America

de Saket Soni ...

Narrado por Saket Soni ...

Completo

12 hora 37 minutos

The astonishing story of immigrants lured to the United States from India and trapped in forced labor—an "eye-opening" "must-read" told by the visionary labor leader who engineered their escape and set them on a path to citizenship (The New York Times Book Review).In late 2006, Saket Soni, a 28-year-old, Indian-born community organizer received an anonymous phone call from an Indian migrant worker ... Leer más

$31.99 USD

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The astonishing story of immigrants lured to the United States from India and trapped in forced labor—an "eye-opening" "must-read" told by the visionary labor leader who engineered their escape and set them on a path to citizenship (The New York Times Book Review).In late 2006, Saket Soni, a 28-year-old, Indian-born community organizer received an anonymous phone call from an Indian migrant worker
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