Latino Civil Rights in Education: La Lucha Sigue (Colon-Muniz Anaida)(Paperback)

Latino Civil Rights in Education: La Lucha Sigue (Colon-Muniz Anaida)(Paperback)

Latino Civil Rights in Education: La Lucha Sigue documents the experiences of historical and contemporary advocates in the movement for civil rights in education of Latinos in the United States. These critical narratives and counternarratives discuss identity, inequality, desegregation, policy,

La Lucha: The Story of Lucha Castro and Human Rights in Mexico (Sack Jon)(Paperback)

A front-line human rights defender fighting murderous impunity in the Mexican borderlands The Mexican border state of Chihuahua and its city Ju rez have become notorious the world over as hotbeds of violence. Drug cartel battles and official corruption result in more murders annually in Chihuahua

The American Civil Rights Movement (Green Robert)(Paperback)

The American Civil Rights Movement: A documentary history collects in a single, brief volume, documents reflecting key aspects of the Civil Rights Movement: the voices of social activists (and opponents), the legal struggle in the courts, and governmental responses to civil rights issues - public

Civil Rights for Beginners (Von Blum Paul)(Paperback)

A large swath of literature on the civil rights movement exists in the United States. Much of that literature focuses on the dramatic events of the African American resistance to Jim Crow and oppression from the mid 1950s through the early 1970s. Frequently, this material is scholarly and, at best,

Local People: The Struggle for Civil Rights in Mississippi (Dittmer John)(Paperback)

Traces the monumental battle waged by civil rights organizations and by local people to establish basic human rights for all citizens of

Voices in Our Blood: America's Best on the Civil Rights Movement (Meacham Jon)(Paperback)

A literary anthology of important and artful interpretations of the civil rights movement and the fight against white supremacy, past and present--including pieces by Maya Angelou, James Baldwin, Ralph Ellison, Alice Walker, Richard Wright, and John Lewis Editor Jon Meacham has chosen pieces by

Civil Rights: Rethinking Their Natural Foundation (West Robin L.)(Paperback)

All of us are entitled to the protections of law against violence, to a high quality education, to decent employment that respects our dignity, and to necessary assistance with our caregiving. Our civil rights are our rights to the protections of ordinary law - not constitutional law, and not only

My Revision Notes: Edexcel A-level History: Civil Rights and Race Relations in the USA 1850-2009 (Sanders Vivienne)(Paperback / softback)

Free at Last (Owen R. J.)(Paperback / softback)

An account of Martin Luther King's part in the campaign for civil rights in the

Nigger: An Autobiography (Gregory Dick)(Paperback)

Comedian and civil rights activist Dick Gregory's million-copy-plus bestselling memoir--now in trade paperback for the first time. 'Powerful and ugly and beautiful...a moving story of a man who deeply wants a world without malice and hate and is doing something about it.'--The New York Times

Whatever Happened to Interracial Love? (Collins Kathleen)(Paperback / softback)

A rediscovered classic set-in the Civil Rights era. 'From the first page you know you're in the hands of an exceptional writer ... I adored this book.' - Zadie

Civilian Internment in Canada: Histories and Legacies (Hinther Rhonda L.)(Paperback)

Civilian Internment in Canada examines abuse of the civil rights and liberties of tens of thousands of Canadians and Canadian residents via internment from 1914 to the present day. This ongoing story spans both war and peacetime and has affected people from a wide variety of political backgrounds

Racial Innocence: Performing American Childhood from Slavery to Civil Rights (Bernstein Robin)(Paperback)

2013 Book Award Winner from the International Research Society in Children's Literature2012 Outstanding Book Award Winner from the Association for Theatre in Higher Education 2012 Winner of the Lois P. Rudnick Book Prize presented by the New England American Studies Association 2012 Runner-Up, John

Debate on Black Civil Rights in America (Verney Kevern)(Paperback / softback)

Once a neglected area, African American history is now the subject of extensive scholarly research. The Debate on Black Civil Rights in America is the first full-length study to examine the changing academic debate on developments in African American history from the 1890s to the present. It

History Teaches Us to Resist: How Progressive Movements Have Succeeded in Challenging Times (Berry Mary Frances)(Paperback)

Historian and civil rights activist proves how progressive movements can flourish even in conservative times. Historian Mary Frances Berry shows that resistance to presidential administrations has led to positive change and the defeat of outrageous proposals, even in challenging times. Noting that

The Artistic Activism of Elombe Brath (Aiello Thomas)(Paperback)

In 1963, at the height of the southern civil rights movement, Cecil Brathwaite (1936-2014), under the pseudonym Cecil Elombe Brath, published a satire of Black leaders entitled Color Us Cullud! The American Negro Leadership Official Coloring Book. The book pillories a variety of Black leaders--from

Civil Rights in America, 1865-1980 (Field Ron)(Paperback)

An engaging range of period texts and theme books for AS and A Level history. This book examines the theme of Civil Rights in America between 1865 and 1980. The long struggle for black equality and full citizenship is traced from the period of reconstruction after the Civil War to the Civil Rights

La Nueva California: Latinos from Pioneers to Post-Millennials (Hayes-Bautista David)(Paperback)

Since late 2001 more than fifty percent of the babies born in California have been Latino. When these babies reach adulthood, they will, by sheer force of numbers, influence the course of the Golden State. This essential study, based on decades of data, paints a vivid and energetic portrait of

Thunder in the Soul: To Be Known by God (Heschel Abraham Joshua)(Paperback)

Like the Hebrew prophets before him, the great American rabbi and civil rights leader reveals God's concern for this world and each of us. Abraham Joshua Heschel, descended from a long line of Orthodox rabbis, fled Europe to escape the Nazis. He made the insights of traditional Jewish spirituality

Afeni Shakur: Evolution of a Revolutionary (Guy Jasmine)(Paperback)

Afeni Shakur, one of the most visible figures in both the hip-hop and civil rights movements, reveals her moral and spiritual development in an innovative memoir spanning four decades.Before becoming one of the most well-known members of the Black Power movement, Alice Faye Williams was not unlike

Refugees in Higher Education: Debate, Discourse and Practice (Stevenson Jacqueline)(Paperback)

This book examines the key debates relating to the rights, responsibilities, policies and practices of the higher education sector when dealing with students from refugee backgrounds. Exploring the political context of forced migration to countries of settlement, including the impact made by media

Fiesta de Pizzas, 6: Crnicas de la Primaria Carver, Libro 6 (English Karen)(Paperback)

(Spanish copy TK) A new title in a chapter book series featuring African American and Latino boys that's full of kid-friendly charm and universal appeal. Third-grader Richard and his friends are just four days away from setting a record for excellent behavior and earning a classroom pizza party