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The Sword and the Shield

The Revolutionary Lives of Malcolm X and Martin Luther King Jr.

by Peniel E. Joseph ...

**This dual biography of Malcolm X and Martin Luther King transforms our understanding of the twentieth century’s most iconic African American leaders."A fascinating story, full of subtle twists and turns." —Washington Post**To most Americans, Malcolm X and Martin Luther King Jr. represent contrasting ideals: self-defense versus nonviolence, Black Power versus civil rights, the sword versus the ... Read more

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**This dual biography of Malcolm X and Martin Luther King transforms our understanding of the twentieth century’s most iconic African American leaders."A fascinating story, full of subtle twists and turns." —Washington Post**To most Americans, Malcolm X and Martin Luther King Jr. represent contrasting ideals: self-defense versus nonviolence, Black Power versus civil rights, the sword versus the
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Black America

Historic Moments, Key Figures & Cultural Milestones from the African-American Story

by Kehinde Andrews, Dr. Peniel E. Joseph, Erica Armstrong Dunbar ...

Series series Visual History
From slavery through the election of Vice President Kamala Harris, here is the history of Black America told through striking photographs and compelling narrative that captures many of the key joys, struggles and milestones. Learn about the first Black Americans and the origins of slavery, including Harriet Tubman, Nat Turner's Rebellion, Frederick Douglas and the Civil War. Explore the long fight ... Read more

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From slavery through the election of Vice President Kamala Harris, here is the history of Black America told through striking photographs and compelling narrative that captures many of the key joys, struggles and milestones. Learn about the first Black Americans and the origins of slavery, including Harriet Tubman, Nat Turner's Rebellion, Frederick Douglas and the Civil War. Explore the long fight
... Read more
The Third Reconstruction

America's Struggle for Racial Justice in the Twenty-First Century

by Peniel E. Joseph ...

One of our preeminent historians of race and democracy argues that the period since 2008 has marked nothing less than America’s Third ReconstructionIn The Third Reconstruction, distinguished historian Peniel E. Joseph offers a powerful and personal new interpretation of recent history. The racial reckoning that unfolded in 2020, he argues, marked the climax of a Third Reconstruction: a new ... Read more

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One of our preeminent historians of race and democracy argues that the period since 2008 has marked nothing less than America’s Third ReconstructionIn The Third Reconstruction, distinguished historian Peniel E. Joseph offers a powerful and personal new interpretation of recent history. The racial reckoning that unfolded in 2020, he argues, marked the climax of a Third Reconstruction: a new
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Waiting 'Til the Midnight Hour

A Narrative History of Black Power in America

by Peniel E. Joseph ...

This "vibrant and expressive" history of the Black Power movement captures the voices and personalities at the forefront of change ( Philadelphia Inquirer).With the rallying cry of "Black Power!" in 1966, a group of black activists, including Stokely Carmichael and Huey P. Newton, turned their backs on Martin Luther King's pacifism and, building on Malcolm X's legacy, pioneered a radical new ... Read more

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This "vibrant and expressive" history of the Black Power movement captures the voices and personalities at the forefront of change ( Philadelphia Inquirer).With the rallying cry of "Black Power!" in 1966, a group of black activists, including Stokely Carmichael and Huey P. Newton, turned their backs on Martin Luther King's pacifism and, building on Malcolm X's legacy, pioneered a radical new
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Stokely

A Life

by Peniel E. Joseph ...

From the author of The Sword and the Shield, this definitive biography of the Black Power activist Stokely Carmichael offers "an unflinching look at an unflinching man" (Daily Beast).Stokely Carmichael, the charismatic and controversial Black activist, stepped onto the pages of history when he called for "Black Power" during a speech one Mississippi night in 1966. A firebrand who straddled both ... Read more

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From the author of The Sword and the Shield, this definitive biography of the Black Power activist Stokely Carmichael offers "an unflinching look at an unflinching man" (Daily Beast).Stokely Carmichael, the charismatic and controversial Black activist, stepped onto the pages of history when he called for "Black Power" during a speech one Mississippi night in 1966. A firebrand who straddled both
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The Black Panthers

Portraits from an Unfinished Revolution

by Bryan Shih, Yohuru Williams ...

"Brilliant, painful, enlightening, tearful, tragic, sad, and funny, this photo-essay book is at its core about healing, and about the social justice work that still needs to be done in the era of hip-hop, Black Lives Matter, and the historic presidency of Barack Obama." -- Kevin Powell, author of The Education of Kevin Powell: A Boy's Journey into Manhood"A brilliantly conceived volume. Bryan Shih ... Read more

$16.99 USD

"Brilliant, painful, enlightening, tearful, tragic, sad, and funny, this photo-essay book is at its core about healing, and about the social justice work that still needs to be done in the era of hip-hop, Black Lives Matter, and the historic presidency of Barack Obama." -- Kevin Powell, author of The Education of Kevin Powell: A Boy's Journey into Manhood"A brilliantly conceived volume. Bryan Shih
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Freedom Season

How 1963 Transformed America's Civil Rights Revolution

by Peniel E. Joseph ...

A “captivating and compelling” (Keisha N. Blain, coeditor of the #1 New York Times–bestseller Four Hundred Souls) narrative history of 1963, the pivotal moment in America’s long civil rights movement—the year of the March on Washington, Martin Luther King Jr.’s “Letter from Birmingham Jail,” and the assassinations of Medgar Evers and John F. KennedyIn Freedom Season, acclaimed historian Peniel E. ... Read more

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A “captivating and compelling” (Keisha N. Blain, coeditor of the #1 New York Times–bestseller Four Hundred Souls) narrative history of 1963, the pivotal moment in America’s long civil rights movement—the year of the March on Washington, Martin Luther King Jr.’s “Letter from Birmingham Jail,” and the assassinations of Medgar Evers and John F. KennedyIn Freedom Season, acclaimed historian Peniel E.
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Dark Days, Bright Nights

From Black Power to Barack Obama

by Peniel E. Joseph ...

The Civil Rights Movement is now remembered as a long-lost era, which came to an end along with the idealism of the 1960s. In Dark Days, Bright Nights, acclaimed scholar Peniel E. Joseph puts this pat assessment to the test, showing the 60s -- particularly the tumultuous period after the passage of the 1965 Voting Rights Act -- to be the catalyst of a movement that culminated in the inauguration ... Read more

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The Civil Rights Movement is now remembered as a long-lost era, which came to an end along with the idealism of the 1960s. In Dark Days, Bright Nights, acclaimed scholar Peniel E. Joseph puts this pat assessment to the test, showing the 60s -- particularly the tumultuous period after the passage of the 1965 Voting Rights Act -- to be the catalyst of a movement that culminated in the inauguration
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The Black Power Movement

Rethinking the Civil Rights-Black Power Era

Edited by Peniel E. Joseph ...

The Black Power Movement remains an enigma. Often misunderstood and ill-defined, this radical movement is now beginning to receive sustained and serious scholarly attention.Peniel Joseph has collected the freshest and most impressive list of contributors around to write original essays on the Black Power Movement. Taken together they provide a critical and much needed historical overview of the ... Read more

$72.99 USD

The Black Power Movement remains an enigma. Often misunderstood and ill-defined, this radical movement is now beginning to receive sustained and serious scholarly attention.Peniel Joseph has collected the freshest and most impressive list of contributors around to write original essays on the Black Power Movement. Taken together they provide a critical and much needed historical overview of the
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Waiting 'Til the Midnight Hour

A Narrative History of Black Power in America

by Peniel E. Joseph ...

Narrated by Beresford Bennett ...

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12 hours 56 min

An acclaimed chronicler of the Civil Rights Movement, Peniel Joseph presents this sweeping overview of a key component of the struggle for racial equality-the Black Power movement. This is the story of the men and women who sacrificed so much to begin a more vocal and radical push for social change in the 1960s and 1970s. "... a dramatic story, carefully researched, and deserving of our attention. ... Read more

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An acclaimed chronicler of the Civil Rights Movement, Peniel Joseph presents this sweeping overview of a key component of the struggle for racial equality-the Black Power movement. This is the story of the men and women who sacrificed so much to begin a more vocal and radical push for social change in the 1960s and 1970s. "... a dramatic story, carefully researched, and deserving of our attention.
... Read more

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The Sword and the Shield

The Revolutionary Lives of Malcolm X and Martin Luther King Jr.

by Peniel E. Joseph ...

Narrated by Zeno Robinson ...

Unabridged

11 hours 49 min

**This dual biography of Malcolm X and Martin Luther King transforms our understanding of the twentieth century’s most iconic African American leaders."A fascinating story, full of subtle twists and turns." —Washington Post**To most Americans, Malcolm X and Martin Luther King Jr. represent contrasting ideals: self-defense versus nonviolence, Black Power versus civil rights, the sword versus the ... Read more

$27.99 USD

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**This dual biography of Malcolm X and Martin Luther King transforms our understanding of the twentieth century’s most iconic African American leaders."A fascinating story, full of subtle twists and turns." —Washington Post**To most Americans, Malcolm X and Martin Luther King Jr. represent contrasting ideals: self-defense versus nonviolence, Black Power versus civil rights, the sword versus the
... Read more

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The Third Reconstruction

America's Struggle for Racial Justice in the Twenty-First Century

by Peniel E. Joseph ...

Narrated by Peniel E. Joseph ...

Unabridged

7 hours 38 min

One of our preeminent historians of race and democracy argues that the period since 2008 has marked nothing less than America’s Third ReconstructionIn The Third Reconstruction, distinguished historian Peniel E. Joseph offers a powerful and personal new interpretation of recent history. The racial reckoning that unfolded in 2020, he argues, marked the climax of a Third Reconstruction: a new ... Read more

$24.99 USD

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One of our preeminent historians of race and democracy argues that the period since 2008 has marked nothing less than America’s Third ReconstructionIn The Third Reconstruction, distinguished historian Peniel E. Joseph offers a powerful and personal new interpretation of recent history. The racial reckoning that unfolded in 2020, he argues, marked the climax of a Third Reconstruction: a new
... Read more

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