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  • Struggling to Learn

    An Intimate History of School Desegregation in South Carolina

    by June Manning Thomas ...
    A poignant personal narrative about the history of Black education in South CarolinaThe battle for equality in education during the civil rights era came at a cost to Black Americans on the frontlines. In 1964 when fourteen-year-old June Manning Thomas walked into Orangeburg High School as one of thirteen Black students selected to integrate the all-White school, her classmates mocked, shunned, ... Read more

    $16.59 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Planning Progress

    Lessons from Shoghi Effendi

    by June Manning Thomas ...
    This is a practical examination of the idea that planning as a skill is essential to human progress, but that some individual exemplify this skill more than others, and furthermore that such individuals may be able to help organizations move in a more purposeful direction. The book reviews planning theory in relation to planning for a better future, looking at such classic authors as and then ... Read more

    $9.99 USD

  • Urban Spaces

    Planning and Struggles for Land and Community

    by James Jennings, June Manning Thomas, James DeFilippis, Kim Geron, Michael Liu, David McBride, Don Mitchell, Tony Roshan Samara0, Eric Shragge1, Robert Fisher2, Robert W. Smith3 ...
    The control and utilization of urban spaces remains a highly contested issue. Much of the debate centers on issues of economic development versus the maintenance and support of already existing communities. As a number of urban areas are in the throes of gentrification and economic development projects, there is a dearth of information on not only the use of private power in this process, but also ... Read more

    $93.19 USD

  • Mapping Detroit

    Land, Community, and Shaping a City

    Edited by June Manning Thomas, Hendrik Cornelius Bekkering ...
    Series series Great Lakes Books
    Illustrates and analyzes Detroit's dramatic physical transformation in a balanced mix of text and maps.One of Detroit's most defining modern characteristics—and most pressing dilemmas—is its huge amount of neglected and vacant land. In Mapping Detroit: Land, Community, and Shaping a City, editors June Manning Thomas and Henco Bekkering use chapters based on a variety of maps to shed light on how ... Read more

    $36.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • The Bahá’í Faith and African American History

    Creating Racial and Religious Diversity

    by Loni Bramson, Christopher Buck, Gwendolyn Etter-Lewis, Louis Venters, Mike McMullen, June Manning Thomas ...
    This book examines the intersection of African American history with that of the Bahá’í Faith in the United States. Since the turn of the twentieth century, Bahá’ís in America have actively worked to establish interracial harmony within its own ranks and to contribute to social justice in the wider community, becoming in the process one of the country’s most diverse religious bodies. Spanning from ... Read more

    $38.09 USD

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  • Ethics for the Real World

    Creating a Personal Code to Guide Decisions in Work and Life

    by Bill Birchard, Ronald A. Howard, Clinton D. Korver ...
    We often make small ethical compromises for "good" reasons: We lie to a customer because our boss asked us to. We exaggerate our accomplishments on our résumé to get an interview. Temptation blindsides us. And we make snap decisions we regret.Minor ethical lapses can seem harmless, but they instill in us a hard-to-break habit of distorted thinking. Rationalizations drown out our inner voice, and ... Read more

    $25.19 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Four Hundred Souls

    A Community History of African America, 1619-2019

    Edited by Ibram X. Kendi, Keisha N. Blain ...
    #1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • A chorus of extraordinary voices tells the epic story of the four-hundred-year journey of African Americans from 1619 to the present—edited by Ibram X. Kendi, author of How to Be an Antiracist, and Keisha N. Blain, author of Set the World on Fire.FINALIST FOR THE ANDREW CARNEGIE MEDAL • NAMED ONE OF THE BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR BY The Washington Post, Town & Country, ... Read more

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  • The History of India

    World History

    by History Nerds ...
    Series series World History
    From the ancient civilizations of the Indus Valley to the vibrant modern democracy of today, The History of India explores the rich saga of one of the world's oldest and most influential civilizations. This comprehensive account delves into India's diverse cultures, monumental achievements, and profound spiritual traditions, offering listeners a captivating journey through time.Trace the rise and ... Read more

    $2.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Mothers of Massive Resistance

    White Women and the Politics of White Supremacy

    by Elizabeth Gillespie McRae ...
    Why do white supremacist politics in America remain so powerful? Elizabeth Gillespie McRae argues that the answer lies with white women. Examining racial segregation from 1920s to the 1970s, Mothers of Massive Resistance explores the grassroots workers who maintained the system of racial segregation and Jim Crow. For decades in rural communities, in university towns, and in New South cities, white ... Read more

    $19.99 USD

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  • Disputation Arenas: Harnessing Conflict and Competitiveness

    by David Brin ...
    How can we harness the vast potential of the internet to actively solve problems? Picture a venue where adversaries can no longer get away with just screaming past each other, but must actively answer each others' accusations, criticisms and complaints. A place where one group's vision -- or model of the world -- can be tested, dented, appraised... and possibly improved under the watchful gaze of ... Read more

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  • Labor of Love, Labor of Sorrow

    Black Women, Work, and the Family, from Slavery to the Present

    by Jacqueline Jones ...
    The forces that shaped the institution of slavery in the American South endured, albeit in altered form, long after slavery was abolished. Toiling in sweltering Virginia tobacco factories or in the kitchens of white families in Chicago, black women felt a stultifying combination of racial discrimination and sexual prejudice. And yet, in their efforts to sustain family ties, they shared a common ... Read more

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