Theoharis's work is deeply (and sadly) relevant to our current condition. Many of the same issues Theoharis decries -- media inattention, liberal passivity on racial justice issues, government harassment of activists -- are still in play.
Separate and Unequal provides a riveting account of a crucial moment in US history. It offers a penetrating insight into the manner in which good intentions and just causes necessarily confront the mechanisms of governmental bureaucracy.
The United States has pulled back from the brink of authoritarianism before. But a new study reveals the daunting challenges the country faces in preserving its democracy.
Kevin Young painstakingly presents the history of hoaxes and why we keep falling for the same old shtick.
There's really nothing quite like this in other collections of "primitive" art, or even in the grand narrative painting from the European tradition.
A classic Parliament track inspires a new look at how black Americans moved, made connections, and created a nation-within-a-nation.
Cartoon County reminds that beneath a post-WWII decade of seeming complacency and prosperity, comics strips were clear reflections of a society in transition.
No matter where you are on the wokeness spectrum, the Black Power era has yet to stop informing.
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