NC Museum of History Docent Book Club

 

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1. Soul City: race, equality, and the lost dream of an American utopia

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Author:
Healy, Thomas
Average Rating:
5 stars
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"A history of Floyd McKissick's 1969 plan to build a Black city in North Carolina, examining the story of the idealists who settled there, the obstacles that derailed the project, and what Soul City's saga says about Black opportunity, capitalism, and power then and now"--

2. The soul of America: the battle for our better angels

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Author:
Meacham, Jon
Average Rating:
4.2 stars
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Description:
#1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • Pulitzer Prize–winning author Jon Meacham helps us understand the present moment in American politics and life by looking back at critical times in our history when hope overcame division and fear.

“Gripping and inspiring, The Soul of America is Jon Meacham’s declaration of his faith in America.”—Newsday

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