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The breach

the untold story of the investigation into January 6th
2022
Provides a behind-the-scenes look at the January 6th committee's investigation into the Capitol Riot and discusses the threat that far-right domestic terror groups pose to American democracy.

Is there life in outer space?

2021
"The Seventies. Astrobiologist Carl Sagan is looking for ways to get in contact with extraterrestrial life. When NASA sends satellites to the back of the solar system--and even further--Carl takes his chance: he launches all kinds of sounds and images from planet Earth into space. How did he do that? And where are they going to end up?"--Back cover.

In search of the Color purple

the story of an American masterpiece
2021
"Tillet's cultural criticism blends literary history, biography, and memoir in an exploration of Alice Walker's National Book Award-winning novel that examines its influence against a backdrop of the civil rights encroachments of the early 1980s"--OCLC.

The Trayvon generation

yesterday, today, tomorrow
2022
"In the midst of civil unrest in the summer of 2020 following the murders of George Floyd, Breonna Taylor, and Ahmaud Arbery, . . . Elizabeth Alexander, wrote a . . . reflection on the psyche of young Black America, turning a mother's eye to her sons' generation. Originally published in the New Yorker, the essay . . . observed the lives and attitudes of young people who even as children could never be shielded from the brutality that has ended so many Black boys and men's lives. With camera phones and internet access, the racist violence that has plagued America throughout its history has become more extensively documented, and . . . accessible through news articles and social media posts. The children of this generation were teens too when Trayvon Martin was murdered in 2012 before reaching adulthood, becoming the first in a series of . . . names, and any efforts from mothers to protect their sons from the . . . truth of our society was futile in the digital age of information. Now, the viral essay which spoke . . . to this . . . historical moment . . . is expounded upon, bookended by additional essays woven with . . . insight and heart and combined with . . . art by . . . Black artists. Taking the reader through our past and extrapolating its lasting impact through to . . . [the] moment, Elizabeth then turns her eye to the radical potential of our future"--Provided by publisher.

Midnight in Washington

how we almost lost our democracy and still could
2021
The congressman who led the first impeachment of Donald Trump, and who became the president's chief antagonist, presents an inside account of American democracy . . . and how its future is more uncertain than ever.

Until I am free

Fannie Lou Hamer's enduring message to America
"[This book] explores the [life,] political ideas and philosophies of civil rights activist Fannie Lou Hamer"--Provided by publisher.

The swerve

how the world became modern
2012
Retraces the story of when Poggio Bracciolini found Lucretius' poem "On the Nature of Things," during the Renaissance and how the recirculation of this poem changed history.

The Kaepernick effect

taking a knee, changing the world
2021
"A veteran sportswriter interviews high school athletes, college athletes, pro athletes and others involved in the nationwide movement to 'take a knee' in response to police brutality"--Provided by publisher.

The Da Vinci legacy

how an elusive 16th-century artist became a global pop icon
2019
"How did Leonardo, a painter of very few works who died in obscurity in France, become the internationally renowned icon he is today? This book unravels this mystery by diving into the art, literature, science, and politics of Europe from the Renaissance through today. Gives context to both Leonardo and his accomplishments; explores why Leonardo's fame vastly overshadowed that of his contemporaries and disciples; and ultimately reveals why despite finishing very few works, his celebrity has survived, even thrived, through five centuries of history"--OCLC.

American struggle

teens respond to Jacob Lawrence
2020
Over forty teenagers offer their responses to the exhibition of early twentieth-century African-American artist Jacob Lawrence's "The American Struggle.".

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