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The Help

The Help more books like this

by Kathryn Stockett

In Jackson, Mississippi, in 1962, there are lines that are not crossed. With the civil rights movement exploding all around them, three women start a movement of their own, forever changing a town and the way women--black and white, mothers and daughters--view one another.

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Autobiography of Malcolm X

Autobiography of Malcolm X more books like this

by Malcolm X

Malcolm X was a controversial figure in the early sixties as one of the most forceful and eloquent spokesmen for African-Americans. In his writings and public appearances he addressed the issues of Black pride, separatism (a position he eventually renounced), and self-esteem. In the years prior to his assassination in 1965, he granted Alex Haley, ...

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Little Brother

Little Brother more books like this

by Cory Doctorow

BIG BROTHER IS WATCHING YOU. WHO'S WATCHING BACK?

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Gideon's Trumpet

Gideon's Trumpet more books like this

by Anthony Lewis

A history of the landmark case of James Earl Gideon's fight for the right to legal counsel. Notes, table of cases, index. The classic backlist bestseller. More than 800,000 sold since its first pub date of 1964.

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Escape from Freedom

Escape from Freedom more books like this

by Erich Fromm

This landmark work is a classic of both psychology and sociology. The premise is that if humanity cannot live with the responsibilities of freedom, it will probably turn to authoritarianism. Few books have thrown such light on the forces that shape modern society. First published in 1941, the book is especially pertinent in light of recent debates ...

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The End of America: A Letter of Warning to a Young Patriot

The End of America: A Letter of Warning to a Young Patriot more books like this

by Naomi Wolf

In a stunning indictment of the Bush administration and Congress, best-selling author Naomi Wolf lays out her case for saving American democracy. With authoritative research and documentation Wolf explains how events of the last six years parallel steps taken in the early years of the 20th century's worst dictatorships such as Germany, Russia, ...

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Autobiography of Martin Luther King, Jr

Autobiography of Martin Luther King, Jr more books like this

by Martin Luther King, Jr., Clayborne Carson, Ph.D. (Editor)

Compiled from his own words, this autobiography reveals the life of Martin Luther King: the mild-mannered, inquisitive child and student who rebelled against segregation; the dedicated young minister who constantly questioned the depths of his faith and the limits of his wisdom; the loving husband and father who sought to balance his family's ...

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Eyes on the Prize: America's Civil Rights Years, 1954-1965

Eyes on the Prize: America's Civil Rights Years, 1954-1965 more books like this

by Juan Williams

This compelling oral history of the first ten years of the Civil Rights movement is a tribute to the men and women, both black and white, who took part in the fight for justice and kept their eyes on the prize of freedom. Companion to the highly acclaimed PBS television series. 100 photos.

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Chamber

Chamber more books like this

by John Grisham

Sam Cahill, a former Klansman, has exhausted his appeals for his conviction in a fatal bombing in 1967. Only his grandson, lawyer Adam Hall, stands between him and the gas chamber. Hall has just days to uncover the one secret that could save Cahill's life--or cost Adam Hall his.

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Hawk O'Toole's Hostage

Hawk O'Toole's Hostage more books like this

by Sandra Brown

When Miranda Price is kidnapped from a train by the chief of an Indian tribe, she finds that her feelings for her captor are confused. She has every reason to loathe Hawk, but, instead, Randy feels a growing attraction for this quixotic, proud man.

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The autobiography of Malcolm X more books like this

by Malcolm X

From hustling, drug addiction and armed violence in America's black ghettos Malcolm X turned, in a dramatic prison conversion, to the puritanical fervour of the Black Muslims. As their spokesman he became identified in the white press as a terrifying teacher of race hatred; but to his direct audience, the oppressed American blacks, he brought hope ...

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Necessary Illusions: Thought Control in Democratic Societies more books like this

by Professor Noam Chomsky

Chomsky examines the role of the media in society and the question whether it serves the people or the state.

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Walking with the Wind: A Memoir of the Movement more books like this

by John Lewis, Michael D'Orso

In his autobiography, John Lewis looks back at his life and his role in the American civil rights movement. He describes his childhood in rural Alabama and his memories of the struggle: from the demonstrations in Selma, Montgomery, and Birmingham to the Freedom Rides, the march on Washington, and the death of the movement's most charismatic leader ...

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No Pity: People with Disabilities Forging a New Civil Rights Movement more books like this

by Joseph P Shapiro

A vibrant and compelling account of our century's last great civil rights movement. Over the last 30 years, disabled Americans have fought for freedom from the discrimination and oppression of medical, psychological, and bureaucratic establishments. This is the first popular history of the disability rights movement.

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Fire Next Time more books like this

by James A Baldwin

The Modern Library edition of the book that William Styron said shook the conscience of a nation. This is James Baldwin's call for activism "to end the racial nightmare... and change the history of the world." Includes the long essay/sermon "Down at the Cross", his commentary on the rise of the Nation of Islam in America, and an argument against ...

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I Have a Dream - 40th Anniversary Edition: Writings and Speeches That Changed the World more books like this

by Martin Luther King, Jr., James Washington (Editor), Coretta Scott King (Foreword by)

A beautiful gift edition of the most memorable and perhaps most inspiring speech given by one of our century's greatest civil rights leaders and orators.

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W.E.B. Du Bois: The Fight for Equality & the American Century, 1919-1963 more books like this

by David Levering Lewis

This is the second volume of David Levering Lewis's magisterial biography of Du Bois. It examines the second part of his long life, including his break with and later reconciliation with the NAACP, the development of his socialist views, his role in American political life, and his fluctuating reputation and influence. It covers the years of the ...

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Democracy's Discontent: America in Search of a Public Philosophy more books like this

by Michael J Sandel

Americans have enjoyed much success in the last half century--unprecedented affluence, greater social justice for women and minorities, the end of the Cold War--yet our politics is rife with discontent. In a searching account of current controversies over morality in politics, Michael Sandel discovers that we suffer from an impoverished vision of ...

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A Testament of Hope: The Essential Writings and Speeches of Martin Luther King, Jr. more books like this

by Martin Luther King, Jr., James Washington (Editor)

American civil rights leader and Nobel Prize recipient Martin Luther King Jr (1929-1968) inspired and sustained the struggle for freedom, non-violence, racial integration and human brotherhood, and passionately defined the conscience of a nation by advocating social justice worldwide. Arranged chronologically, this is a collection of his public ...

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In Our Defense more books like this

by Ellen Alderman, Caroline Kennedy-Schlossberg

In Our Defense celebrates freedom and our basic rights from religious choice to trail by jury. Article by article, intention by intention, the first ten amendments are examined through cases that have challenged and been interpreted through them. Alderman and Kennedy, the daughter of the late President, both graduated, both graduated from Columbia ...

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On Liberty more books like this

by John Stuart Mill

ON LIBERTY, written in 1859, is Mill's formulation for a liberal, democratic, and egalitarian state. It's influence on contemporary politics can not be understated.

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Freedom for the Thought That We Hate: A Biography of the First Amendment more books like this

by Anthony Lewis

From one of America's most esteemed experts on the First Amendment comes an eloquent essay on the importance of expression and the need for 'activist judges' More than virtually any other nation on earth, Americans enjoy the freedom to say and write what they think. The press can air the secrets of government, the corporate boardroom or the ...

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At Canaan's Edge: America in the King Years, 1965-68 more books like this

by Taylor Branch

These concluding years of the freedom era show King at the height of his powers even as his worldly prestige falls under withering attack. We witness non-violent advances for democracy in the face of growing factionalism and fear. We meet heroines and martyrs; enter a world battered by private doubts, public dreams, contagious inspiration, ...

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Courage of Their Convictions more books like this

by Peter H Irons

Peter Irons introduces 16 Americans who had the courage and perseverance to pursue a belief in their constitutional rights all the way to the Surpreme Court. Their cases, decided by the Surpreme Court between 1940 and 1986, raise four major issues of our time -- religion, race, protest, and privacy.

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The Story of American Freedom more books like this

by Professor Eric Foner

A survey of the various conceptions of freedom and liberty throughout American history, and how they function in relation to significant events and in the lives and political careers of notable persons. A "New York Times" Notable Book for 1998.

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