General History

Clarifies the reasons why the first attempt to secure meaningful civil liberties occurred in the World War I era.

Tracing the complexity and contradictory nature of work throughout historySay the word "work," and most people think of some form of gainful employment. Yet this limited definition has never corresponded to the historical experience of most...

This book is a tour de force. -- Adam Grant, New York Times bestselling author of Give and Take A revolutionary new history of humankind through the prism of work by leading anthropologist James Suzman Work defines who we are. It determines our status,...

Over the past quarter-century, Robert William Fogel has blazed new trails in scholarship on the lives of the slaves in the American South. Now he presents the dramatic rise and fall of the peculiar institution, as the abolitionist movement rose into a...

Amid the social turmoil of the 1960s and '70s, Flores Forbes was drawn to the Black Panther Party's mission of organizing resistance to police brutality. Eagerly joining the revolution, he soon found himself immersed in a culture of Mao-inspired rigor -...

"Lively and delightful...zooms in on the faces in the crowd to help us understand both the depth and the diversity of the women's suffrage movement. Some women went to jail. Others climbed mountains. Visual artists, dancers, and journalists all played a...

This book is about cults, crime, and shoddy goods, and the shrinking dollar. It's about porno parlors, and sex shops, and men kissing in the streets. It's about daughters shaking up, women on the rampage, marriages postponed, divorces on the rise, and no...

Outspoken, accomplished, and frequently controversial, Bermudian physician and political leader Ewart Brown, MD, has been a longtime champion of racial equality, human rights, and economic and social justice. In this event-filled memoir, he shares the...

"A timely and thoughtful discussion about the intersection of gender and White privilege." -Kirkus ReviewsSelected by the editors of Kirkus Reviews as one of the featured Indie titles in their 11/15/20 magazine issue, a recognition extended to less than...

Europeans, Native Americans, and Africans in the Virginia colony. Reprint of the edition published by the University Press of Virginia, Charlottesville, in series: Richard lectures for 1970-71.

Are you looking for information about the history of black community civil rights in America?Would you like a book that contains all the most important facts?Then keep reading...While this book is in print, there is an unprecedented protest in the United...

A fascinating tale of two cities told through the rise of two of Atlanta's most illustrious political families...highly significant in what it reveals about ambition, hard work, success, and race relations.--David Levering Lewis.