Between the world and me.

• Authors : Coates, Ta-Nehisi, author

Subjects: Race discrimination -- United States; African-Americans -- United States -- Social conditions; African-Americans -- United States -- Public opinionUnited States -- Race relations

• Abstract: Summary: For Ta-Nehisi Coates, history has always been personal. At every stage of his life, he's sought in his explorations of

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Citizens of Asian America : democracy and race during the Cold War.

• Authors : Cheng, Cindy I-Fen

Subjects: Asian Americans -- History -- 20th century; Asian Americans -- Ethnic identity; Asian Americans -- Cultural assimilationUnited States -- Social conditions -- 1945-; United States -- Race relations -- History -- 20th century; United States

• Abstract: Summary: During the Cold War, Soviet propaganda highlighted U.S. racism in order to undermine the credibility of U.S. democracy. In response, incorporating racial ...

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Friendlyvision: [ebook] Fred Friendly and the rise and fall of television journalism.

• Authors : Engelman, Ralph

Subjects: Television producers and directors -- United States -- Biography; Friendly, Fred W.; Television producers and directors -- United StatesUnited StatesFriendly, Fred W.

• Abstract: Summary: Fred Friendly (1915-1998) was the single most important personality in news and public affairs programming during the first four decades of American television. Portrayed ...

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Black Lives, Native Lands, White Worlds : A History of Slavery in New England

• Authors : Jared Ross Hardesty

Subjects: Enslaved Indians--New England--History; Enslaved persons--New England--History; Slavery--New England--HistoryHISTORY / African American & Black; HISTORY / United States / General; HISTORY / United States / State & Local / New England (CT, MA, ME, NH, RI, VT)

• Abstract: Shortly after the first Europeans arrived in seventeenth-century New England, they began to import Africans and capture the area's indigenous peoples as slaves. By the ...

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The Hidden History of Guns and the Second Amendment

• Authors : Thom Hartmann

Subjects: Gun control--United States--History; Firearms--Law and legislation--United States--HistoryHISTORY / United States / General; LAW / Constitutional; SOCIAL SCIENCE / Violence in Society

• Abstract: “In this precise primer on firearms practices and policies, progressive talk-show host Hartmann examines the history of routine gun usage and ...

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Brothers in Valor : Battlefield Stories of the 89 African Americans Awarded the Medal of Honor

• Authors : Robert F. Jefferson Jr

Subjects: African American soldiers--Biography; Medal of Honor--BiographyHISTORY / African American & Black; HISTORY / Military / General; HISTORY / United States / General

• Abstract: During the Battle of Fort Wagner in 1863, Sgt. William Harvey Carney picked up the fallen flag from his lifeless comrade. He waved the flag for ...

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American Founders : How People of African Descent Established Freedom in the New World

• Authors : Christina Proenza-Coles

Subjects: African Americans--HistorySOCIAL SCIENCE / Ethnic Studies / American / African American & Black Studies; HISTORY / North America; HISTORY / United States / General

• Abstract: American Founders reveals men and women of African descent as key protagonists in the story of American democracy. It chronicles how black people developed and ...

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Standing Up Against Hate : How Black Women in the Army Helped Change the Course of WWII

• Authors : Mary Cronk Farrell

Subjects: World War, 1939-1945--Participation, Female--Juvenile literature; Women soldiers--United States--Biography--Juvenile literature; African American women--Biography--Juvenile literatureJUVENILE NONFICTION / Biography & Autobiography / General; JUVENILE NONFICTION / Biography & Autobiography / Women; JUVENILE NONFICTION / Girls & Women

• Abstract: Standing Up Against Hate tells the stories of the African American women who enlisted in the newly formed Women's Army Auxiliary Corps (WAAC) in World ...

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American Cultural History: A Very Short Introduction

• Authors : Eric Avila

Subjects: Popular culture--United States--History; National characteristics, American--HistoryHISTORY / United States / General; ART / Popular Culture; HISTORY / General

• Abstract: The iconic images of Uncle Sam and Marilyn Monroe, or the'fireside chats'of Franklin D. Roosevelt and the oratory of Martin Luther King, Jr.: these are ...

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Native Peoples of the Plains

• Authors : Linda Lowery

Subjects: Indians of North America--Great Plains--History--Juvenile literature; Indians of North America--Great Plains--Juvenile literatureJUVENILE NONFICTION / People & Places / United States / Native American; JUVENILE NONFICTION / History / United States / General; JUVENILE NONFICTION / Social Science / Customs, Traditions, Anthropology

• Abstract: A long time ago, before the Plains region of the United States was divided up into

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