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A More Beautiful and Terrible History(Reprint)
The Uses and Misuses of Civil Rights History
by Jeanne Theoharis
Paperback, 280 Pages, Published 2019 by Beacon Press
ISBN-13: 978-0-8070-6348-4, ISBN: 0-8070-6348-7

"Praised by The New York Times; O, The Oprah Magazine; Bitch Magazine; Slate; Publishers Weekly; and more, this is “a bracing corrective to a national mythology” (New York Times) around the civil rights movement.The civil rights movement has become national legend, lauded by presidents from Reagan to Obama to Trump, as proof of the power of American democracy. This fable, featuring dreamy heroes and accidental heroines, has shuttered the ..."






The Strange Careers of the Jim Crow North(1st Edition)
Segregation and Struggle outside of the South
by Brian Purnell, Jeanne Theoharis, Komozi Woodard, Woodard Komozi Purnell
Paperback, 352 Pages, Published 2019 by Nyu Press
ISBN-13: 978-1-4798-2033-7, ISBN: 1-4798-2033-4

"Did American racism originate in the liberal North? An inquiry into the system of institutionalized racism created by Northern Jim Crow  Jim Crow was not a regional sickness, it was a national cancer. Even at the high point of twentieth century liberalism in the North, Jim Crow racism hid in plain sight. Perpetuated by colorblind arguments about “cultures of poverty,” policies focused more on black criminality than black equality. Proce ..."






A More Beautiful and Terrible History
The Uses and Misuses of Civil Rights History
by Jeanne Theoharis
Hardcover, 288 Pages, Published 2018 by Beacon Press
ISBN-13: 978-0-8070-7587-6, ISBN: 0-8070-7587-6

"Praised by The New York Times; O, The Oprah Magazine; Bitch Magazine; Slate; Publishers Weekly; and more, this is “a bracing corrective to a national mythology” (New York Times) around the civil rights movement.The civil rights movement has become national legend, lauded by presidents from Reagan to Obama to Trump, as proof of the power of American democracy. This fable, featuring dreamy heroes and accidental heroines, has shuttered the ..."






Race Man(Reprint)
Selected Works, 1960-2015
by Julian Bond, Michael G. Long, Pamela Horowitz, Jeanne Theoharis, Douglas Brinkley
Paperback, 304 Pages, Published 2020 by City Lights Publishers
ISBN-13: 978-0-87286-794-9, ISBN: 0-87286-794-3

"An inspiring, historic collection of writings from one of America's most important civil rights leaders."Justice and equality was the mission that spanned his life. Julian Bond helped change this country for the better. And what better way to be remembered than that."—President Barack ObamaNo one in the United States did more to advance the legacy of Martin Luther King Jr. than Julian Bond. Race Man—a collection of his speeches, article ..."






A More Beautiful and Terrible History
The Uses and Misuses of Civil Rights History
by Jeanne Theoharis
288 Pages, Published 2018 by Beacon Press
ISBN-13: 978-0-8070-7588-3, ISBN: 0-8070-7588-4

"Praised by The New York Times; O, The Oprah Magazine; Bitch Magazine; Slate; Publishers Weekly; and more, this is “a bracing corrective to a national mythology” (New York Times) around the civil rights movement."






Alabama Women
Their Lives and Times (Southern Women: Their Lives and Times Ser.)
by Susan Youngblood Ashmore, Lisa Lindquist Dorr, 1. Sharony Green, 1. Sheena Harris, Wayne Flynt, 1. Rebecca Mcintyre, 1. Caroline Gebhard, Dr Patricia A. Sullivan, Jeanne Theoharis, Christopher D. Haveman, Susan E. Reynolds, Kimberly D. Hill, Paul Pruitt Jr., Rebecca S. Montgomery, Tina Naremore Jones, Staci Simon Glover, Nancy Grisham Anderson, Marlene Hunt Rikard, Jenny Luke
Hardcover, 378 Pages, Published 2017 by University Of Georgia Press
ISBN-13: 978-0-8203-5078-3, ISBN: 0-8203-5078-8

"Another addition to the Southern Women series, Alabama Women celebrates women s histories in the Yellowhammer State by highlighting the lives and contributions of women and enriching our understanding of the past and present. Exploring such subjects as politics, arts, and civic organizations, this collection of eighteen biographical essays provides a window into the social, cultural, and geographic milieux of women s lives in Alabama.Fe ..."






Alabama Women
Their Lives and Times (Southern Women: Their Lives and Times Ser.)
by Susan Youngblood Ashmore, Lisa Lindquist Dorr, 1. Sharony Green, 1. Sheena Harris, Wayne Flynt, 1. Rebecca Mcintyre, 1. Caroline Gebhard, Dr Patricia A. Sullivan, Jeanne Theoharis, Christopher D. Haveman, Susan E. Reynolds, Marlene Hunt Rikard, Kimberly D. Hill, Paul Pruitt Jr., Rebecca S. Montgomery, Tina Naremore Jones, Staci Simon Glover, Nancy Grisham Anderson, Jenny Luke
Paperback, 378 Pages, Published 2017 by University Of Georgia Press
ISBN-13: 978-0-8203-5079-0, ISBN: 0-8203-5079-6

"Another addition to the Southern Women series, Alabama Women celebrates women s histories in the Yellowhammer State by highlighting the lives and contributions of women and enriching our understanding of the past and present. Exploring such subjects as politics, arts, and civic organizations, this collection of eighteen biographical essays provides a window into the social, cultural, and geographic milieux of women s lives in Alabama.Fe ..."






Fifty Years Since MLK
by Brandon M. Terry, Andrew Douglas, Joshua Cohen, Barbara Ransby, Jeanne Theoharis, Elizabeth Hinton, Ed Pavlic, Aziz Rana, Samuel Moyn, Thad Williamson, Keeanga-Yamahtta Taylor, Bernard E. Harcourt, Christian G. Appy
Paperback, 128 Pages, Published 2018 by Boston Review
ISBN-13: 978-1-946511-06-5, ISBN: 1-946511-06-4

"Martin Luther King's legacy for today's activists, fifty years after his death.Since his death on April 4, 1968, Martin Luther King's legacy has influenced generations of activism. Edited and with a lead essay by Brandon Terry, this volumeexplores what this legacy can and cannot do for activism in the present.King spent the months leading up to his death organizing demonstrations against the Vietnam War and planning the Poor People's Ca ..."






A More Beautiful and Terrible History(Unabridged)
The Uses and Misuses of Civil Rights History (Compact Disc)
by Jeanne Theoharis, Kim Staunton
Audio, Published 2018 by Dreamscape Media Llc
Audiobook, Unabridged
ISBN-13: 978-1-5200-9550-9, ISBN: 1-5200-9550-3






A More Beautiful and Terrible History(Unabridged)
The Uses and Misuses of Civil Rights History (CD-Audio)
by Jeanne Theoharis, Kim Staunton
Audio, Published 2018 by Dreamscape Media Llc
Audiobook, Mp3 Audio, Sacd, Unabridged
ISBN-13: 978-1-5200-9551-6, ISBN: 1-5200-9551-1

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Wayne Flynt

Dr Patricia Sullivan

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Sheena Harris

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