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John Scognamiglio Books
Pub. Date:
[2019]
Language:
English
Average Rating:
2 stars
Description:
In her sweeping debut, Diane C. McPhail offers a powerful, profoundly emotional novel that explores a little-known aspect of Civil War history--Southern Abolitionists--and the timeless struggle to do right even amidst bitter conflict. On a Mississippi morning in 1859, Emily Matthews begs her father to save a slave, Nathan, about to be auctioned away from his family. Judge Matthews is an abolitionist who runs an illegal school for his slaves, hoping...
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NoveList Series:
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Publisher:
Amulet Books
Pub. Date:
2015
Language:
English
Average Rating:
4.6 stars
Description:
In graphic novel format, Revolutionary War spy Nathan Hale tells a hangman and British officer about the life of Harriet Tubman and her life-risking dedication to helping runaway slaves find freedom.
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Publisher:
St. Martin's Press, an imprint of St. Martin's Publishing Group
Pub. Date:
2021
Language:
English
Description:
"[The author] charts a framework for how everyday activists can effectively fight for an abolitionist present and future. Filled with relatable pedagogy on the history of abolition, a reimagining of what reparations look like for Black lives and real-life anecdotes ... a bold, innovative, and humanistic approach to how to be a modern-day abolitionist ... [A handbook] for those who are looking to reimagine a world where communities are treated with...
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Publisher:
Haymarket Books
Pub. Date:
2021
Language:
English
Description:
"What if social transformation and liberation isn't about waiting for someone else to come along and save us? What if ordinary people have the power to collectively free ourselves? In this ... collection of essays and interviews, Mariame Kaba reflects on the deep work of abolition and transformative political struggle. With a foreword by Naomi Murakawa and chapters on seeking justice beyond the punishment system, transforming how we deal with harm...
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Publisher:
Astra House
Pub. Date:
[2021]
Language:
English
Average Rating:
5 stars
Description:
"Purnell details how multi-racial social movements rooted in rebellion, risk-taking, and revolutionary love pushed her and a generation of activists toward abolition. The book travels across geography and time, and offers lessons that activists have learned from Ferguson to South Africa, from Reconstruction to contemporary protests against police shootings. Here, Purnell argues that police can not be reformed and invites readers to envision new systems...
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