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The author of Lincoln's Boys takes us inside Lyndon Johnson's White House to show how the legendary Great Society programs were actually put into practice: Team of Rivals for LBJ. The personalities behind every burst of 1960s liberal reform - from civil rights and immigration reform, to Medicare...

The “riveting”* true story of the fiery summer of 1970, which would forever transform the town of Oxford, North Carolina—a classic portrait of the fight for civil rights in the tradition of To Kill a Mockingbird *Chicago Tribune On May 11, 1970, Henry Marrow, a twenty-three-year-old...

On December 1, 1955, Rosa Parks refused to move to the back of a city bus in Montgomery, Alabama. She was not trying to start a movement. She was simply tired of the social injustice. Yet, her simple act of courage started a chain of events that forever shaped the landscape of American race...

Bloomsbury presents The Second by Carol Anderson, Ph.D., read by Karen Chilton. From the New York Times bestselling author of White Rage, an unflinching, critical new look at the Second Amendment and how it has been engineered to deny the rights of African Americans since its inception. In The...

This kaleidoscopic portrait of an unprecedented time brings together some of our most treasured writers today—Edwidge Danticat, Layli Long Soldier, Monica Youn, Julia Alvarez, Reginald Dwayne Betts, Keeanga-Yamahtta Taylor—to give voice to the unthinkable grief and hopeful possibilities born...

In the wake of his controversial national best-seller, Nigger: The Strange Career of a Troublesome Word, Randall Kennedy grapples brilliantly and judiciously with another stigma of our racial discourse: "selling out," or racial betrayal, which is a subject of much anxiety and acrimony in Black...

Nigger: it is arguably the most consequential social insult in American history, though, at the same time, a word that reminds us of “the ironies and dilemmas, tragedies and glories of the American experience.” In this tour de force, distinguished Harvard Law School professor Randall...

Continuously available in print since 1968, this novel has become embedded in progressive anti-racist culture with wide circulation of the book and hotly debated film. A literary classic, The Spook Who Sat by the Door is a strong comment on entrenched racial inequities in the United States in...

Philadelphia’s progressive district attorney offers an inspiring vision of how people can take back power to reform criminal justice, based on lessons from a life’s work as an advocate for the accused. “Larry Krasner is at the forefront of a movement to disrupt a system. This is a story...

'El libro mantiene el foco en su heroína, y reconoce que la historia de Victoria es también amena y que ella tenía un instinto natural para el espectáculo', New York Times. 'La fascinante biografía de Victoria Woodhull documenta las extaordinadas medidas que esta feminista radical tomó...

Este riguroso análisis desmantela los engranajes de impunidad en el México contemporáneo, cuando el crimen de Estado transmuta en un negocio atrozmente lucrativo, para rescatar la memoria de los desaparecidos y evitar que el olvido institucional legalice la barbarie. La desaparición forzada...

Master your everyday civic rights and decode American history without wading through confusing legal jargon. Perfect for a daily commute or focused learning, this calm, empowering audio experience translates complex government frameworks into practical reality. Instead of feeling intimidated by...

Master American civil rights and social justice through clear, human stories that empower your daily civic voice. Whether you are commuting to work or simply seeking clarity on today's headlines, this accessible history replaces confusing legal jargon with the real struggles that built our...

Uncover the hidden history and global resilience of Black visionaries who built, fought, and shaped our modern world. Perfect for your daily commute or deep learning sessions, this sweeping narrative restores forgotten voices to the center of the human story. Feel the empowering shift from...

Uncover a powerful US history of Black resilience and cultural triumph in the face of systemic oppression. Perfect for an inspiring commute or deep personal learning, this immersive narrative begins long before the transatlantic slave trade. Journey into the rich, spiritual civilizations of West...

From award-winning, starred-review author Heather B. Moore comes a powerful portrait of eight American women whose courage and conviction smashed stereotypes and built a nation. Her America recognizes eight remarkable women who refused to wait for permission to prove a woman’s worth in society...

“They Stole A City is a powerful new book... Collins shows how the massacre couldn't be contained to its particular time period... its effects continued to reverberate across generations.” —Jennifer Szalai, The New York Times In this ambitious and groundbreaking history, Lauren Collins...

“Solomon-Simmons’s extraordinary lawyering, activism, and engagement on how we repair harms long unaddressed are at the forefront of urgent and critical issues in this country. Redeem a Nation tells an American story we cannot ignore.”—Bryan Stevenson, New York Times bestselling author...

A USA TODAY Bestseller Named a Best Book of the Year by The New York Public Library Winner of the American Bar Association's Silver Gavel Award A Finalist for the Dayton Literary Peace Prize in Nonfiction “Duncan’s story is so incredible it strains belief. It is so heartwarming...

From the creator of “a unified field theory of racism” (NPR’s Planet Money), a dollars-and-cents reckoning of the state of Black America and a new framework to close the power gap Historically, Black Americans’ quest for power has been understood as an attempt to gain equal protections...