race relations

"... This volume introduces readers to the historical background of the Mexican American civil rights movement, as well as its key figures and events ..."--Amazon.

Presents an intellectual history of the Black Lives Matter movement, tracing the idea back to the old and rich tradition of arguing for the equal dignity, in addition to equal rights, of black people by drawing on the work of Frederick Douglas, Ida B. Wells, James Baldwin, Martin Luther King, Jr., and other revolutionary black public intellectuals.

Discusses the brutality and legal oppression of African-American life after slavery in the U.S., covering segregation, lynchings, denial of housing and education, participation of African-Americans in U.S. wars, and the continuing struggle to be treated as equals.

"[A collection of sixteen essays on what it is] like to live as a person of color in Minnesota"--Back cover.

Collects twelve articles on Arab Americans in the United States, covering studies of race, multiculturalism, Americanization, and Arab American history before and after 9/11.

Four black children growing up in rural Mississippi during the Depression experience racial antagonisms and hard times, but learn from their parents the pride and self-respect they need.

A coming-of-age story of bot ha young teacher and a student, and a meditation on education, race, and justice in the rural south.

" ... the ... story of Perry Wallace, a ... student and talented athlete who became the first African-American basketball player in the SEC at Vanderbilt University during the tumultuous late 1960s ... Places Wallace's struggles and ultimate success into the larger contexts of civil rights and race relations in the South"--Provided by publisher.

A collection of essays from award-winning author Ta-Nehisi COats reflecting on race, Barack Obama's presidency and the jarring aftermath of the election of Donald Trump.

It's the summer of 1911 in northern Mexico, and soon the de Leon family learns that the rumors of soldiers in the region are true.