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During the Civil Rights Movement, African American women were generally not in the headlines; they simply did the work that needed to be done. Yet despite their significant contributions at all...

Author: Peter H. IronsPublisher: The New PressPublication Date: September 01, 1994Number of Pages: 400 pagesLanguage: EnglishBinding: PaperbackISBN-10: 1565840526ISBN-13: 9781565840522

NATIONAL BESTSELLER A powerful, in-depth look at the imprisonment of immigrants, addressing the intersection of immigration and the criminal justice system, with a new preface by the author For most...

Multiplication Is For White People: Raising Expectations For Other People?S ChildrenAuthor: Lisa DelpitPublisher: The New PressPublication Date: Mar 05, 2013Number of Pages: 256 pagesLanguage:...

The authoritative primer on police abolition by two celebrated, veteran movement leaders In this provocative call to action, New York Times bestselling author Mariame Kaba and fellow abolitionist...

North Korea: Another CountryAuthor: Bruce CumingsPublisher: The New PressPublication Date: Nov 30, 2004Number of Pages: 256 pagesLanguage: EnglishBinding: PaperbackISBN-10: 156584940XISBN-13:...

In one of the richest countries on Earth it has effectively become a crime to be poor. For example, in Ferguson, Missouri, the U.S. Department of Justice didn't just expose racially biased policing;...

On Anarchism provides the reasoning behind Noam Chomsky's fearless lifelong questioning of the legitimacy of entrenched power. In these essays, Chomsky redeems one of the most maligned ideologies,...

The inspiring life and legacy of vocal artist and civil rights icon Paul Robeson--one of the most important public figures in the twentieth century--adapted for young adults by the acclaimed Robeson...

With a new afterword from the authors, the critically praised indictment of widely embraced "alternatives to incarceration" Electronic monitoring. Locked-down drug treatment centers. House arrest...

Author: Monique MorrisPublisher: The New PressPublication Date: Jan 16, 2018Number of Pages: 304 pagesLanguage: EnglishBinding: PaperbackISBN-10: 1620973421ISBN-13: 9781620973424

A timely paperback reissue of the stunning, prize-winning portrait of the Jim Crow South through unique first-person accounts Praised as "viscerally powerful" (Publishers Weekly), this remarkable...

When it was first published fifteen years ago, this startling--and bestselling--first-person history of slavery was heralded as "powerful and intense" (Atlanta Journal Constitution) and "invaluable"...

PAPERBACK ORIGINAL An international cast of dissidents, journalists, and intellectuals tell Americans what to look out for and how to resistAuthor: David Cole|Melanie Wachtell StinnettPublisher: The...

Now in paperback, this gripping, profoundly unsettling novel shares the tale of an elderly slave's daring escape into the wild from a plantation in Martinique, with his master and a fearsome hound on...

Social Security expansion is back on the political agenda--and it's never been more necessary "Social Security Works! puts expanding Social Security front and center on the national agenda, where it...

A leading sociologist's brilliant, revelatory argument that the future of politics, work, immigration, and more can be found in California Lauded by James Fallows on the front page of the New York...

NOW IN PAPERBACK The New York Times bestseller and National Book Award finalist that gives us a "generous but disconcerting look at Tea Party backers in Louisiana to explain the way many people in...

Author: James W. LoewenPublisher: The New PressPublication Date: Jul 17, 2018Number of Pages: 592 pagesLanguage: EnglishBinding: PaperbackISBN-10: 1620974347ISBN-13: 9781620974346

In Tax the Rich! Morris Pearl, the millionaire chair of the Patriotic Millionaires, and Erica Payne, the organization's founder, take readers on an insider's tour of the nation's tax code and show...

A timely collection of advice and strategies for creating a just classroom from educators across the country, handpicked by MacArthur Genius and bestselling author Lisa Delpit Is it okay to discuss...

An NPR Best Book of 2017 that exposes our oral health crisis and the astonishing role that teeth and oral health play in our society In this brilliant debut book, hailed by the New York Times Book...

Now in paperback: Ai-Jen Poo, one of TIME's '100 Most Influential People' shows how governments and carers can work together to ensure that the elderly are able to age with dignity, security and...

The Assassination Of Julius Caesar: A People'S History Of Ancient Rome (New Press People'S History)Author: Michael ParentiPublisher: The New PressPublication Date: Aug 30, 2004Number of Pages: 276...

Author: John DingesPublisher: The New PressPublication Date: Jun 01, 2005Number of Pages: 332 pagesLanguage: EnglishBinding: PaperbackISBN-10: 1565849779ISBN-13: 9781565849778

The landmark alternative history of the Cold War from the perspective of the Global South, reissued in paperback with a new introduction by the author In this award-winning investigation into the...

In this paradigm-shifting book, celebrated historian Tiya Miles reveals that slavery was at the heart of the Midwest's iconic city: Detroit. Miles has pieced together the experience of the unfree -...

The Jewish Gospels: The Story Of The Jewish ChristAuthor: Daniel BoyarinPublisher: The New PressPublication Date: Aug 06, 2013Number of Pages: 224 pagesLanguage: EnglishBinding: PaperbackISBN-10:...

Riveting and inspiring first-person stories of how "taking a knee" triggered a political awakening among athletes of all ages and levels, from the celebrated sportswriter Hailed by Publishers Weekly...