Prayin' to Be Set Free: Personal Accounts of Slavery in Mississippi, Paperback - Andrew Waters

Reducere. In his introduction to Prayin' to Be Set Free, Andrew Waters likens the personal accounts of former Mississippi slaves to the music of that state's...

Reducere. DescriptionWhen you think of early Texas history, you think of freedom fighters at the Alamo and rugged cowboys riding the plains. You usually don'...

Reducere. From 1936 to 1938, the Federal Writers' Project (FWP), a part of the New Deal's Works Progress Administration, hired writers, editors, and research...

Reducere. DescriptionThe Battle of Cowpens is considered to be one of the most important victories of the American Revolution. On January 17, 1781, Continent...

An unlikely journalist, a Mississippi murder plagued by revelations, and a fascinating true-crime story of race, money, sex, and power in the moder...

Publisher: Goose Lane EditionsAuthor(s): Andrew HunterNumber of pages: 328Publication date: 2022Dimensions: 165 x 228 x 25Cover type: Paperback / s...

DescriptionThrough the story of his Russian-Jewish parents' arrival and in the Mississippi region, the author reveals the experience of the Jewish ...

DescriptionOn October 1, 1962, James Meredith was the first African American student to enroll at the University of Mississippi. Preceded by violen...

DescriptionTraces the monumental battle waged by civil rights organizations and by local people to establish basic human rights for all citizens of...

Reducere. Written without a trace of sentimentality or apology, this is an unforgettable personal story--the truth as a remarkable young woman named Anne Moo...

Reducere. In April 1967, a year before his run for president, Senator Robert F. Kennedy knelt in a crumbling shack in Mississippi trying to coax a response f...

Reducere. As a film director, artist, and personality, John Waters (b. 1946) has worked at the forefront of American cinema for nearly forty years. Waters be...

Are you feeling unworthy and unlovable? Do you feel you will never measure up or be quite good enough? Is your heart locked in chains, captive to l...

Reducere. Contributor(s): Author: M. Scott PeckThe legendary bestselling author and renowned psychiatrist M. Scott Peck, whose books have sold over 14 millio...

Reducere. Freedom and Healing: The Birthright of Every Believer A shattered self-image, toxic relationships, emotional brokenness, and a painful past seal us...

Reducere. How do I keep myself together in this crazy world? How do I learn to take care of myself so that I can manage my life in this ever-changing world?T...

Personal accounts by individual Japanese servicemen.Illustrations: 80 black and white illustrations

Reducere. Dutch and English settlers brought the first enslaved people to New Jersey in the seventeenth century. By the time of the Revolutionary War, slaver...

Features the lyrics of fifteen slave songs and fifteen abolitionist songs, placing them in proper historical context and making them available agai...

Features 12 accounts that describe the battle experience, the different nations' attitudes toward imprisonment, and the often-barbaric treatment of...

Reducere. DescriptionThe Origin of Opportunity is the ability to deal, shift and respond to our rapidly changing circumstances by moving past cultural and se...

Bringing the histories of British anti-slavery and Australian colonization together changes our view of both. This book explores the anti-slavery m...

Reducere. The laws that governed the institution of slavery in early Texas were enacted over a fifty-year period in which Texas moved through incarnations as...

A vividly told tale of a forgotten American hero--an impassioned newsman who fought for the right to speak out against slavery. The history of the ...

Contributor(s): Author: Jeannie CunnionAs moms, we're under constant pressure. We have to get it right in all areas of life--work, home, family, an...

Reducere. DescriptionWhen Captain John Lacroix returns home from Spain, wounded, unconscious, and alone, he believes that he has seen the worst of what men m...

Reducere. Contributor(s): Author: Bill CareyTennessee had a smaller percentage of slaves than most other Southern states and was the last state to join the C...

Betafo, a rural community in central Madagascar, is divided between the descendants of nobles and descendants of slaves. Anthropologist David Graeb...

This volume examines the Enlightenment-era textualization of the Black African in European thought. Andrew S. Curran rewrites the history of blackn...

While property ownership is a cornerstone of the American dream, the status of enslaved people supplies a contrasting American nightmare. Sarah Gil...