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POLITICAL SCIENCE / Civil Rights

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Voice of the Tribes

Voice of the Tribes

A History of the National Tribal Chairmen's Association

by Thomas A. Britten

Foreword by Charles Trimble

In 1971, a group of tribal leaders formed the National Tribal Chairmen’s Association (NTCA) to advocate on behalf of reservation-based tribes and to counter the more radical approach of the Red Power movement. Voice of the Tribes is the first comprehensive history of the NCTA from its inception in 1971 to its 1986 disbandment.

Black Spokane

Black Spokane

The Civil Rights Struggle in the Inland Northwest

by Dwayne A. Mack

In 1981, decades before mainstream America elected Barack Obama, James Chase became the first African American mayor of Spokane, Washington, with the overwhelming support of a majority-white electorate. Chase’s win failed to capture the attention of historians—as had the century-long evolution of the black community in Spokane. In Black Spokane: The Civil Rights Struggle in the Inland Northwest, Dwayne A. Mack corrects this oversight—and recovers a crucial chapter in the history of race relations and civil rights in America.

Born to Serve

Born to Serve

A History of Texas Southern University

by Merline Pitre

Born to Serve is the first book to tell the full history of TSU, from its founding, through the many varied and defining challenges it faced, to its emergence as a first-rate university that counts Barbara Jordon, Mickey Leland, and Michael Strahan among its graduates.
 

Tulsa, 1921

Tulsa, 1921

Reporting a Massacre

by Randy Krehbiel

Foreword by Karlos K. Hill

Tulsa, 1921 shines new light into the shadows that have long been cast over this extraordinary instance of racial violence. With the clarity and descriptive power of a veteran journalist, author Randy Krehbiel digs deep into the events and their aftermath and investigates decades-old questions about the local culture at the root of what one writer has called a white-led pogrom.

Making a Difference

Making a Difference

My Fight for Native Rights and Social Justice

by Ada Deer

Contributions by Theda Perdue

Foreword by Charles Wilkinson

A deeply personal story, written with humor and honesty, this book is a testimony to the ability of one individual to change the course of history through hard work, perseverance, and an unwavering commitment to social justice.
 

Breaking Down Barriers

Breaking Down Barriers

George McLaurin and the Struggle to End Segregated Education

by David W. Levy

In Breaking Down Barriers, distinguished historian David W. Levy chronicles the historically significant—and at times poignant—story of McLaurin’s two-year struggle to secure his rights.
 

A Matter of Black and White

A Matter of Black and White

The Autobiography of Ada Lois Sipuel Fisher

by Ada Lois Sipuel Fisher

A Matter of Black and White is the personal story of an Oklahoma woman whose fight to gain an education formed a crucial episode in the civil rights movement. Born in Chickasha, Oklahoma, of parents only one generation removed from slavery, Ada Lois Sipuel Fisher became the plaintiff in a landmark U.S. Supreme Court case that laid the foundation for the eventual desegregation of schools (and much else) in America.

Black Americans and the Civil Rights Movement in the West

Black Americans and the Civil Rights Movement in the West

Edited by Bruce A. Glasrud and Cary D. Wintz

Foreword by Quintard Taylor

By considering social justice efforts in western cities and states, Black Americans and the Civil Rights Movement in the West convincingly integrates the West into the historical narrative of black Americans’ struggle for civil rights.
 

The Rise and Fall of the Voting Rights Act

The Rise and Fall of the Voting Rights Act

by Charles S. Bullock, Keith Gåddie and Justin J. Wert

Rigorous in its scholarship and thoroughly readable, this book goes beyond history and analysis to provide compelling and much-needed insight into the ways voting rights legislation has shaped the United States. The Rise and Fall of the Voting Rights Act illuminates the historical roots—and the human consequences—of a critical chapter in U.S. legal history.

Freedom’s Racial Frontier

Freedom's Racial Frontier

African Americans in the Twentieth-Century West

Edited by Herbert G. Ruffin and Dwayne A. Mack

Foreword by Quintard Taylor

Between 1940 and 2010, the black population of the American West grew from 710,400 to 7 million. With that explosive growth has come a burgeoning interest in the history of the African American West—an interest reflected in the remarkable range and depth of the works collected in Freedom’s Racial Frontier.

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