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Nineteen years ago, Dave Cullen was among the first to arrive at Columbine High, even before most of the SWAT teams went in. While writing his acclaimed account of the tragedy, he suffered two bouts of secondary PTSD. He covered all the later tragedies from a distance, working with a cadre of experts cultivated from academia and the FBI, but swore he would never return to the scene of a ghastly crime. But in March 2018, Cullen went to Marjory Stoneman...
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"As a leader of the Black Lives Matter movement, Shaun King has become one of the most recognizable and powerful voices on the front lines of civil rights in our time. His commitment to reforming the justice system and making America a more equitable place has brought challenges and triumphs, soaring victories and crushing defeats. Throughout his wide-ranging activism, King's commentary remains rooted in both exhaustive research and abundant passion....
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"Robert Tressell and Ragged Trousers" is an exploration into the life of Robert Tressell, a mysterious figure behind the revolutionary novel "The Ragged-Trousered Philanthropists." Delving into Tressell's life, early influences, and his journey to becoming a writer, this book unravels the enigmatic author's motivations, struggles, and the societal context that shaped his literary masterpiece.Set against the backdrop of late 19th and early 20th-century...
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¿Cómo fue realmente la vida a lo largo del siglo XX? En 1910, tres cuartas partes de la población británica pertenecían a la clase trabajadora, pero sus historias han pasado inadvertidas hasta ahora.
A partir de los relatos en primera persona de personal doméstico, de obreros, mineros y amas de casa, la reputada historiadora Selina Todd revela una inesperada Gran Bretaña en cuyos cines se alzaban los puños cuando Winston Churchill aparecía...
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A combination of current events and proud history, The Power of Protest reviews all of the protests that have shaped our society, as well as those at work RIGHT NOW at reshaping the system. Includes beautiful photography alongside current resources for you to continue to fight the injustices that remain in our culture - The Power of Protest will inspire you to be the change you wish to see in the world!
Times of great change did not occur by man's...
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They are as diverse as America. Young and old. Of color and white. Urban and rural. Immigrants and native born. They are students and teachers. Athletes and artists. Lawyers, doctors, politicians, farmers, architects, novelists, and more. Names familiar and unfamiliar. Superheroes, figuratively, and in one case, real! They have founded major corporations and grassroots organizations or struck out on their own.
But as diverse a lot as they may be,...
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While working for the Underground Railroad and helped escaped slaves to safety, William Still kept meticulous records. These notes originally were used to help reconnect families and document history, but Still later used these records to create The Underground Railroad, telling the stories of the disenfranchised. Said to have helped nearly eight-hundred slaves, Still depicts their stories of heartbreak, narrow escapes, and oppression.
Not only was...
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In his seminal socio history of Punk, "England's Dreaming", Jon Savage makes the bald assertion that "Charles Radcliffe laid the foundation for the next twenty years of sub-cultural theory", referring in particular to his 1966 piece "the Seeds of Social Destruction' that appeared in the first of two issues of Radcliffe's co-authored, insurrectionary street-zine, 'Heatwave'. Teddy Boys, Ton Up Kids, Mods and Rockers, Beats, Ban the Bombers, The Ravers...
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"Nellie Dowell was a match-factory girl in Victorian London who spent her early years consigned to orphanages and hospitals. Muriel Lester, the daughter of a wealthy shipbuilder, longed to be free of the burden of money and possessions. Together, these unlikely soul mates sought to remake the world according to their own utopian vision of Christ's teachings. The Match Girl and the Heiress paints an unforgettable portrait of their late-nineteenth-century...
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Who made modern Britain the country it is today? What does it mean to be the new Elizabethans? Back in 1953 when the Queen ascended her throne, Britain was a very different nation. People wore more hats and uniforms, went regularly to church and were deeply class conscious. The Windrush generation had arrived just five years earlier, and many African-Caribbean and Indian people new to the UK were being denied housing, work, and entry to pubs, clubs...
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Découvrez enfin tout ce qu'il faut savoir sur Martin Luther King et son combat pour les droits civiques en moins d'une heure!
Le 4 avril 1968, de passage à Memphis, Martin Luther King, leader de la lutte pour les droits civiques, trouve la mort au cours d'un attentat. Suscitant la consternation dans le monde entier, l'annonce de son décès déchaîne d'innombrables émeutes dans les ghettos.
C'est dire toute l'importance de cet homme qui, prêchant...
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Este libro es una guía práctica y accesible para saber más sobre Martin Luther King, que le aportará la información esencial y le permitirá ganar tiempo.
En tan solo 50 minutos, usted podrá:
• Descubrir la biografía de Martin Luther King y el contexto en el que vivió, muy marcado por la segregación racial en los Estados Unidos
• Identificar los momentos clave de la lucha contra la segregación y en los que Luther King participó activamente,...
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Keen to learn but short on time? Get to grips with the life of Martin Luther King, Jr. in next to no time with this concise guide.
50Minutes.com provides a clear and engaging analysis of the life and political activism of Martin Luther King, Jr. In the mid-20th century, black Americans continued to experience widespread segregation and discrimination. This gave rise to a dynamic Civil Rights Movement which demanded equal treatment for all Americans....
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'Exhilarating and immensely valuable' Priyamvada Gopal, Professor, University of Cambridge
'Captivating ... captures the resolute vision of revolutionary women in anti-colonial, anti-capitalist and anti-imperialist struggles' Shahrzad Mojab, Professor, co-author of Revolutionary Learning
'Powerful, complex and compassionate ... a meaningful intervention – not only in women's and revolutionary history, but in world history' Dilar Dirik, author...
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Octavio Alberola has spent over eighty years thinking, living, and formulating his life from an anarchist perspective. He belongs to a generation of protagonists in some of the twentieth century's most notable events: the Spanish Revolution, the dictatorship of General Francisco Franco, the internal conflicts of the international anarchist movement, and the great social struggles around the world. He was exiled to Mexico as a youth, and knows the...
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A colorful study of the nineteenth century march on Washington, the man who led it, and the national sensation that prefigured the New Deal.
In 1893, America was suffering a serious economic depression. Fed up with government inactivity, Populist agitator Jacob S. Coxey led hundreds of unemployed laborers on a march from Massillon, Ohio, to Washington, D.C. Their intention was to present a "petition in boots" for government-financed jobs building...
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