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"Drawing from his own experiences, DeRay Mckesson, the civil rights activist and organizer, offers ways for all Americans to work to dismantle the legacy of racism and to take responsibility for imagining and building a better world"--
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"An inspiring, historic collection of writings from one of America's most important civil rights leaders"--
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A compelling and timely young adult adaptation of the NYTimes bestselling "White Rage," offers a compelling explanation of contemporary race relations by reframing major historical moments and cultural touchstones from the end of slavery to the War on Drugs to the Black Lives Matter movement.
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African-American leader outlines his principles for nonviolent direct action in the struggle for civil rights in the United States today.
"This is a book about power - specifically, the power of a nonviolent army of determined Negroes who, with a smaller band of committed whites, have concluded that equality is not given but is taken, and that nothing but relentless pressure will ever achieve full citizenship for America's Negroes. 'Power, properly...
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Anderson posits that "since 1865 and the passage of the Thirteenth Amendment, every time African Americans have made advances towards full participation in our democracy, white reaction has fueled a deliberate and relentless rollback of their gains ... Linking these and other historical flashpoints when social progress for African Americans was countered by deliberate and cleverly crafted opposition, Anderson [believes that] actions made in the name...
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"By 1898 Wilmington, North Carolina, was a shining example of a mixed-race community-a bustling port city with a thriving African American middle class and a government made up of Republicans and Populists, including black alderman, police officers, and magistrates. But across the state-and the South-white supremacist Democrats were working to reverse the advances made by former slaves and their progeny. They were plotting to take back the state legislature...