Race, Riots, and Roller Coasters: The Struggle Over Segregated Recreation in America, Paperback - Victoria W. Wolcott

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Reducere. Between 1963 and 1972 America experienced over 750 urban revolts. Considered collectively, they comprise what Peter Levy terms a 'Great Uprising'. ...

Publisher: The University of Chicago PressAuthor(s): Victoria W. WolcottIllustration(s): 16 halftones, 1 tablesNumber of pages: 272Publication date...

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Winner of the 2014 Robert W. Peterson Award for Excellence in Negro League Research from the Jerry Malloy Negro League Conference, sponsored by Neg...

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Explains how jazz was shaped by urbanization, the 'great migration' of southern blacks northward, and the 'jazz image' - dress code, jargon, and us...

The Mighty mechanics are back to look after all kinds of speedy machines. In the air you will find them with a high- flying Scramjet as it reaches ...

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Through exploration of black British community activism in three geographical case studies, this book argues that the 1980-1 anti-police disturbanc...

Groundbreaking analysis of the birth of racism in America - volume 2.

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Reducere. The idea of the United States as a nation of immigrants is at the core of the American narrative. But in 1924, Congress instituted a system of ethn...

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Reducere. Nearly a century ago, an African-American teenager crossed an invisible line of segregation at a Chicago beach and paid with his life. The incident...

This second edition offers an overview of Catalonia's political, cultural, and economic life and its relations with the rest of Spain. It analyzes ...

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New B-format paperback - The first book to show that during the era of Wild West, the most dangerous place to be was in the Wilder East, far from t...

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Reducere. More Than a Race is about the notorious Race Across America (the RAAM) known as the world's toughest bicycle race. The story tracks a four-man team...

The Rebecca Riots in west Wales began in the summer of 1839. They ceased as suddenly as they had started, and for three and a half years the countr...

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Intr-o Seara de Iluminare Culturala, Astrid si Nicole, doua pustoaice de generala, ajung la un meci de roller derby. Astrid priveste fascinata spec...

Reducere. It is often taken as a simple truth that the Civil War and the Thirteenth Amendment to the Constitution ended slavery in the United States. In the ...

While all humans were created equal, economic history in the United States tells a different story. Black and white economic histories are quite di...

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Examines the goals and influence of U.S. policy towards Central America, and identifies supporters and opponents of this policy.

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Roller Girl - Victoria Jamieson

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Solving The Race Issue In America is a historical overview of the black American experience from the Civil War to the present. It is a spiritual an...

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Shortlisted for the 2017 Lionel Gelber PrizeIn Islamic Exceptionalism, Brookings Institution scholar and acclaimed author Shadi Hamid offers a nove...

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