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How Black Women Broke Barriers, Won the Vote, and Insisted on Equality for All

by Martha S. Jones ...

**An essential history of African American women’s pursuit of political power—and how it transformed America“Elegant and expansive.” —New York TimesWinner of the Los Angeles Times Book Prize for HistoryNamed a Best Book of the Year by Ms. • Time • Foreign Affairs • Smithsonian**In Vanguard, acclaimed historian Martha S. Jones offers a new history of African American women’s political lives in Ame. ... Read more

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**An essential history of African American women’s pursuit of political power—and how it transformed America“Elegant and expansive.” —New York TimesWinner of the Los Angeles Times Book Prize for HistoryNamed a Best Book of the Year by Ms. • Time • Foreign Affairs • Smithsonian**In Vanguard, acclaimed historian Martha S. Jones offers a new history of African American women’s political lives in Ame.
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The Trouble of Color

An American Family Memoir

by Martha S. Jones ...

**A memoir of family, color, and being Black, white, and other in America, from a preeminent historian“Intimate and searching.” —Natasha Trethewey, New York Times–bestselling author of Memorial DriveNamed a Best Book of the Year by Smithsonian • TIME**Martha S. Jones grew up feeling her Black identity was obvious to all who saw her. But weeks into college, a Black Studies classmate challenged ... Read more

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**A memoir of family, color, and being Black, white, and other in America, from a preeminent historian“Intimate and searching.” —Natasha Trethewey, New York Times–bestselling author of Memorial DriveNamed a Best Book of the Year by Smithsonian • TIME**Martha S. Jones grew up feeling her Black identity was obvious to all who saw her. But weeks into college, a Black Studies classmate challenged
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The Trouble of Color

An American Family Memoir

by Martha S. Jones ...

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An “intimate and searching” (Natasha Trethewey, New York Times–bestselling author of Memorial Drive) memoir of family, color, and being Black, white, and other in America, from “one of our country’s greatest historians” (Clint Smith, #1 New York Times–bestselling author of How the Word is Passed)Martha S. Jones grew up feeling her Black identity was obvious to all who saw her. But weeks into ... Read more

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An “intimate and searching” (Natasha Trethewey, New York Times–bestselling author of Memorial Drive) memoir of family, color, and being Black, white, and other in America, from “one of our country’s greatest historians” (Clint Smith, #1 New York Times–bestselling author of How the Word is Passed)Martha S. Jones grew up feeling her Black identity was obvious to all who saw her. But weeks into
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Ornithology

by Martha Maria Jones ...

a field guide to everything i could not keep. birds that stayed too briefly, a love that left slow then all at once, grief translated into weather, into feathers, into a Tuesday that wouldn't end. some of this is heavy. some of it is just a joke about a crochet hook and bad decisions. all of it is true, in the way that matters most. for anyone still learning how to lose something without calling ... Read more

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a field guide to everything i could not keep. birds that stayed too briefly, a love that left slow then all at once, grief translated into weather, into feathers, into a Tuesday that wouldn't end. some of this is heavy. some of it is just a joke about a crochet hook and bad decisions. all of it is true, in the way that matters most. for anyone still learning how to lose something without calling
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Birthright Citizens

A History of Race and Rights in Antebellum America

by Martha S. Jones ...

Series series Studies in Legal History
Before the Civil War, colonization schemes and black laws threatened to deport former slaves born in the United States. Birthright Citizens recovers the story of how African American activists remade national belonging through battles in legislatures, conventions, and courthouses. They faced formidable opposition, most notoriously from the US Supreme Court decision in Dred Scott. Still, Martha S. ... Read more

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Before the Civil War, colonization schemes and black laws threatened to deport former slaves born in the United States. Birthright Citizens recovers the story of how African American activists remade national belonging through battles in legislatures, conventions, and courthouses. They faced formidable opposition, most notoriously from the US Supreme Court decision in Dred Scott. Still, Martha S.
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Vanguard

How Black Women Broke Barriers, Won the Vote, and Insisted on Equality for All

by Martha S. Jones ...

Narrated by Mela Lee ...

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10 hours 42 min

**An essential history of African American women’s pursuit of political power—and how it transformed America“Elegant and expansive.” —New York TimesWinner of the Los Angeles Times Book Prize for HistoryNamed a Best Book of the Year by Ms. • Time • Foreign Affairs • Smithsonian**In Vanguard, acclaimed historian Martha S. Jones offers a new history of African American women’s political lives in Ame. ... Read more

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**An essential history of African American women’s pursuit of political power—and how it transformed America“Elegant and expansive.” —New York TimesWinner of the Los Angeles Times Book Prize for HistoryNamed a Best Book of the Year by Ms. • Time • Foreign Affairs • Smithsonian**In Vanguard, acclaimed historian Martha S. Jones offers a new history of African American women’s political lives in Ame.
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A Waiting Room

by Martha Maria Jones ...

A Waiting Rooms is a collection for anyone who's ever lingered in the quiet spaces between what was and what could be. Martha Maria Jones's poems capture the hush of in-between moments—where hope, heartbreak, and healing collide. From the corridors of memory to the shadowed corners of longing, these verses invite you to sit with your own monsters, breathe through the ache, and discover beauty in ... Read more

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A Waiting Rooms is a collection for anyone who's ever lingered in the quiet spaces between what was and what could be. Martha Maria Jones's poems capture the hush of in-between moments—where hope, heartbreak, and healing collide. From the corridors of memory to the shadowed corners of longing, these verses invite you to sit with your own monsters, breathe through the ache, and discover beauty in
... Read more
Toward an Intellectual History of Black Women

Edited by Mia E. Bay, Farah J. Griffin, Martha S. Jones, Barbara D. Savage ...

Series series The John Hope Franklin Series in African American History and Culture
Despite recent advances in the study of black thought, black women intellectuals remain often neglected. This collection of essays by fifteen scholars of history and literature establishes black women’s places in intellectual history by engaging the work of writers, educators, activists, religious leaders, and social reformers in the United States, Africa, and the Caribbean. Dedicated to ... Read more

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Despite recent advances in the study of black thought, black women intellectuals remain often neglected. This collection of essays by fifteen scholars of history and literature establishes black women’s places in intellectual history by engaging the work of writers, educators, activists, religious leaders, and social reformers in the United States, Africa, and the Caribbean. Dedicated to
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All Bound Up Together

The Woman Question in African American Public Culture, 1830-1900

by Martha S. Jones ...

Series series The John Hope Franklin Series in African American History and Culture
The place of women’s rights in African American public culture has been an enduring question, one that has long engaged activists, commentators, and scholars. All Bound Up Together explores the roles black women played in their communities' social movements and the consequences of elevating women into positions of visibility and leadership. Martha Jones reveals how, through the nineteenth century, ... Read more

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The place of women’s rights in African American public culture has been an enduring question, one that has long engaged activists, commentators, and scholars. All Bound Up Together explores the roles black women played in their communities' social movements and the consequences of elevating women into positions of visibility and leadership. Martha Jones reveals how, through the nineteenth century,
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Birthright Citizens

A History of Race and Rights in Antebellum America

by Martha S. Jones ...

Narrated by Janina Edwards ...

Unabridged

8 hours 58 min

Birthright Citizens tells how African American activists radically transformed the terms of citizenship for all Americans.Before the Civil War, colonization schemes and black laws threatened to deport former slaves born in the United States. Birthright Citizens recovers the story of how African American activists remade national belonging through battles in legislatures, conventions, and ... Read more

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Birthright Citizens tells how African American activists radically transformed the terms of citizenship for all Americans.Before the Civil War, colonization schemes and black laws threatened to deport former slaves born in the United States. Birthright Citizens recovers the story of how African American activists remade national belonging through battles in legislatures, conventions, and
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Shakespeare at the Globe, 1599-1609 (Unabridged)

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by Bernard Beckerman ...

Narrated by Sherry Moore, Jeffrey Clark, Ricky Simpson, Martha Jones ...

Unabridged

9 hours 56 min

One of the most important pieces of Shakespearian scholarship to appear in several years, this brilliant work offers new perspectives on the controversial subject of Shakespearean production at the Globe. The author examines the Globe's repertory system, dramaturgy, stage, acting, and staging. Dr. Beckerman is Chairman of the Department of Drama and Speech at Hofstra College, where he directs the ... Read more

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One of the most important pieces of Shakespearian scholarship to appear in several years, this brilliant work offers new perspectives on the controversial subject of Shakespearean production at the Globe. The author examines the Globe's repertory system, dramaturgy, stage, acting, and staging. Dr. Beckerman is Chairman of the Department of Drama and Speech at Hofstra College, where he directs the
... Read more
The Living History Anthology

Perspectives from ALHFAM

Edited by Martha B. Katz-Hyman, Cliff Jones, Susan J. McCabe, Mary Seelhorst ...

The Living History Anthology brings together twenty-six practical essays on the craft of establishing and running living history museums. Contributions cover all aspects of developing and running a living history site.Including contributions on strategic planning, human resource management, research programs, collection policies, and engagement with varied audiences, including indigenous groups, ... Read more

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The Living History Anthology brings together twenty-six practical essays on the craft of establishing and running living history museums. Contributions cover all aspects of developing and running a living history site.Including contributions on strategic planning, human resource management, research programs, collection policies, and engagement with varied audiences, including indigenous groups,
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