Social discrimination and social justice

The captivating, colorful, and controversial history of South Carolina continues to warrant fresh explorations.

"e;[A] testament to his journey toward South Carolina's-not only desegregation of schools-but full integration and voice for African American students.

"e;Reminds readers that the history of lynching and racial violence in the United States is not a closed book, but an ever-relevant story.

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On September 30, 1919, local law enforcement in rural Phillips County, Arkansas, attacked black sharecroppers at a meeting of the Progressive Farmers and Household Union of America.

Winner, 2020 Booker Worthen Literary Prize During the antebellum years, over 750,000 enslaved people were taken to the Lower Mississippi Valley, where two-thirds of them were sold in the slave markets of New Orleans, Natchez, and Memphis.

BLACK POWER!

During the 2016 presidential campaign millions of voters, concerned about the economic impact of illegal immigration, rallied behind the notion of a border wall between the United States and Mexico.

When high jumper Alice Coachman won the high jump title at the 1941 national championships with "e;a spectacular leap,"e; African American women had been participating in competitive sport for close to twenty-five years.

From the founder of empowerment evaluation (EE), a framework uniquely suited to advancing social justice causes, this book explains the theories, principles, and steps of conducting EE from scratch or within a preexisting evaluation or work plan.

We are in a state of tremendous global unrest with wars, acts of terrorism, genocide, epidemics and untold natural disasters.

The Myth of Post-Racial America provides a history of race and racism in the United States.

From distinguished scholar Donna M.

Winner, 2020 Booker Worthen Literary Prize During the antebellum years, over 750,000 enslaved people were taken to the Lower Mississippi Valley, where two-thirds of them were sold in the slave markets of New Orleans, Natchez, and Memphis.

Born in 1871 on Maines Penobscot Indian reservation and nephew of a chief, Louis Sockalexis became professional baseballs first American Indian player.

"e;Do not begrudge the white man his presence on this land.

The voices of those experiencing life in the long term are often not heard.

The author of Race for Profit carries out "e;[a] searching examination of the social, political and economic dimensions of the prevailing racial order"e; (Michelle Alexander, author of The New Jim Crow).

Mentoring is a hot buzzword these days.

Addressing an issue of central concern in social life, this authoritative book examines how having or lacking power influences the way individuals and groups think, feel, and act.

How do you help young children learn more about Native Americans than the cultural stereotypes found in children's books and in the media?

An in-depth examination of Black women's experiences as portrayed in literature throughout American historyGeneva Cobb Moore deftly combines literature, history, criticism, and theory in Maternal Metaphors of Power in African American Women's Literature by offering insight into the historical black experience from slavery to freedom as depicted in the literature of nine female writers across several centuries.

From the winner of The President Joseph R.

A specialist book for mental health professionals, sex therapists and educators to develop and improve their clinical work with trans clients with regards to their sexual relationships and sexuality.

In 2008, the United States elected its first black president, and recent polls show that only 22 percent of white people in the US believe that racism is a major societal problem.

Winner of the 2009 Robert A.

In the fourteenth century, a culture arose in and around the Edwards Plateau of Central Texas that represents the last prehistoric peoples before the cultural upheaval introduced by European explorers.

Many assume a connection between historical black colleges and universities (HBCUs) and religion.

This book provides a much-needed survey of the discrimination and violence against women in developing countries, and identifies the literature and resources available about this topic.

On November 4, 2008, the election of Barack Hussein Obama as the forty-fourth president of the United States showed that the country had finally overcome its most hurtful, shameful, and enduring legacy—slavery.

A rigorous study of the social meaning and consequences of racist humor, and a damning argument for when the joke is not just a joke.

Violent crime has been rising sharply in many American cities after two decades of decline.

In the Age of Obama, the ugly charge of racism is more prevalent than ever.

In the Age of Obama, the ugly charge of racism is more prevalent than ever.

Modern land administration applies geospatial thinking to better understand and plan the proper use, conservation, and equitable use of land and property.

As I write this, the nation is still reeling from multiple shocks in July 2016.

Within these pages, celebrated Native American writer Gabriel Horn weaves a hauntingly beautiful tapestry of traditional stories, songs, and prayers that highlight the sacred Native way of life.

In this elegantly written and illustrated book, bestselling author Susan Chernak McElroy has gathered the voices of the wind, weather, animals, and elements and transcribed the he truths they have to share.

A helpful and practical tool for leaders of residential cooperatives in Florida.

A practical and popular guide to operating a successful condominium association in Florida.

"e;Full of itnerest, intelligence, amusement, and spine-chilling verity.

A major new collection by the author of Reckless and A Prelude to a Kiss, this collection includes his most ambitious work God's Heart, which premiered at Lincoln Center Theatre in 1997, and his newest play The Dying Gaul, which premieres this spring in New York.

Tender, ruminativeFugard has been anatomizing the evils of apartheid, and the troubling legacies it left behind, throughout his long and distinguished career.

';The deftly crafted blend of shocking exaggeration and believability, politeness and furymakes Appropriate land with the kind of thump you rarely encounter in the theater.

For me [The Train Driver] is the biggest of them all.

Developed in workshops with award-winning actors, these works in Fugard's canon most directly confront the dehumanizing brutality of apartheid.

Valley Song is a tender poem of deep, deep love between two human beings, a story of rebirth, and of miracles at hand.

With lyrical grace, Fugard demonstrates the human struggle to transcend the treacherous injustices of history.