#1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • An intimate and revealing portrait of civil rights icon and longtime U.S. congressman John Lewis, linking his life to the painful quest for justice in America from the 1950s to the present—from the Pulitzer Prize–winning author of The Soul of America
Longlisted • National Book Award (Nonfiction)
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Vanguard: How Black Women Broke Barriers, Won the Vote, and Insisted on Equality for All (Hardcover)
The epic history of African American women's pursuit of political power -- and how it transformed America.$18.95ISBN: 9780691210773Availability: Click Title for IN STOCK LocationPublished: Princeton University Press - September 1st, 2020How the legendary debate between a civil rights firebrand and the father of modern conservatism illuminates America's racial divide
$22.99ISBN: 9781510764200Availability: BackorderedPublished: Hot Books - September 22nd, 2020What would happen if people started moving beyond the conversation and took action to combat racism?
We are in an era where many Americans express the sentiment, “I thought we were past that,” when a public demonstration of racism comes across their radar.$34.95ISBN: 9780812252385Availability: Usually Ships in 1-5 DaysPublished: University of Pennsylvania Press - August 28th, 2020The story of freedom and all of its ambiguities begins with intimate acts steeped in power. It is shaped by the peculiar oppressions faced by African women and women of African descent. And it pivots on the self-conscious choices black women made to retain control over their bodies and selves, their loved ones, and their futures.
$27.99ISBN: 9780062873040Availability: Click Title for IN STOCK LocationPublished: Harper - August 4th, 2020Named one of the most anticipated books of the year by ELLE, Buzzfeed, Esquire, Bitch Media, Good Housekeeping, Electric Literature, Parade and BookRiot
$28.00ISBN: 9781982107529Availability: Click Title for IN STOCK LocationPublished: Gallery/Jeter Publishing - August 18th, 2020The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks meets Get Out in this landmark investigation of racial inequality at the core of the heart transplant race.
In 1968, Bruce Tucker, a black man, went into Virginia’s top research hospital with a head injury, only to have his heart taken out of his body and put into the chest of a white businessman.$17.95ISBN: 9780393358278Availability: Click Title for IN STOCK LocationPublished: W. W. Norton & Company - August 4th, 2020An “engrossing narrative history” (Joanna Scutts, The Lily) of the enslaved girl whose photograph transformed the abolition movement.
$18.00ISBN: 9780525510536Availability: Click Title for IN STOCK LocationPublished: Random House Trade Paperbacks - July 7th, 2020NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • “Dapper Dan is a legend, an icon, a beacon of inspiration to many in the Black community. His story isn’t just about fashion.
$30.00ISBN: 9781568587523Availability: Available for Pre-Order NowPublished: Bold Type Books - October 20th, 2020In a rapidly changing New York, two forces battled for the city's soul: the pro-slavery New Yorkers who kept the illegal slave trade alive and well, and the abolitionists fighting for freedom.
$60.00ISBN: 9781597114783Availability: Click Title for IN STOCK LocationPublished: Aperture - September 22nd, 2020To Make Their Own Way in the World is a profound consideration of some of the most challenging images in the history of photography: fifteen daguerreotypes of Alfred, Delia, Drana, Fassena, Jack, Jem, and Renty--men and women of African descent who were enslaved in South Carolina.
