Browsing: Civil Rights

In this Edgar Award–nominated read, an Arikara woman searches for answers after an oil worker’s mysterious disappearance on the Fort Berthold Indian Reservation in North Dakota. “A great true crime story… full of twists and turns and surprising choices” (Los Angeles Times).

From the daughter of one of America’s most virulent segregationists, a memoir that reckons with her father George Wallace’s legacy…

This New York Times bestseller traces the cycles of America’s relationship to race and civil rights through the career of celebrated author James Baldwin. “Powerful and elegant… Glaude weaves together a biography, a meditation, a literary analysis, and a moral essay on America” (Walter Isaacson).

NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • ECPA BESTSELLER • “When it comes to the intersection of race, privilege, justice, and the church,…

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2020 Chautauqua Prize Finalist2020 NAACP Image Award Nominee – Outstanding Literary Work (Nonfiction)Best-of Lists: Best Nonfiction Books of 2019 (Kirkus…

“Riveting, inspiring, at times hard to believe but utterly true…it gives some measure of hope in these rancorous times.” –…

This “humorous and heartfelt” memoir (Booklist) recounts the Arab American author’s Midwestern upbringing — from navigating Western dating mores to discovering the simple joy of an Egg McMuffin. “Fast-paced, funny… Great for a plane, the beach, or a free afternoon” (Publishers Weekly).

#1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • From the National Book Award–winning author of Stamped from the Beginning comes a “groundbreaking” (Time) approach…

“Courageous and compassionate” (New York Times bestselling author Cornel West): Super Bowl champion and activist Michael Bennett discusses systemic racism in professional sports — and beyond. “Bennett uses his professional fame to shed light on American racism in these astute personal essays” (Publishers Weekly).