20th Century
Caribbean Connections: Dominican Republic
Book - Nonfiction and Fiction. Edited by Gallin, Glasser, et al. 2005. 250 pages.
Reader-friendly overview of the history, politics and culture of the fourth largest Latino community in the United States.
Chew on This
Book - Nonfiction. By Eric Schlosser. 2006. 318 pages.
Geared to the young consumer, takes a bite out of fast-food industry.
Climbin’ Jacob’s Ladder
Book - Non-Fiction. By Jack O’Dell. Edited and introduction by Nikhil Pal Singh. 2010. 334 pages.
Essays and background on Jack O’Dell, one of the great intellectuals of the 20th century labor movement and Civil Rights Movement who continues to provide keen analysis in the 21st century.
The Eyes on the Prize Civil Rights Reader: Documents, Speeches, and Firsthand Accounts from the Black Freedom Struggle, 1954-1990
Book - Nonfiction. Edited by Clayborne Carson, David J. Garrow, Gerald Gill, Vincent Harding and Darlene Clark Hine. 1991.
Hope and History: Why We Must Share the Story of the Movement
Book - Nonfiction. By Vincent Harding. 2010 (2nd Edition). 240 pages.
Howard Zinn: A Radical American Vision
Book - Non-Fiction. By Davis D. Joyce. Foreword by Noam Chomsky. 2003. 268 pages.
Biography of Howard Zinn.
John Lewis in the Lead: A Story of the Civil Rights Movement
Book-Nonfiction. By Jim Haskins and Kathleen Benson. Illustrated by Benny Andrews. 2006. 32 pages.
African American, Civil Rights Movements, Individuals in US History
Local People: The Struggle for Civil Rights in Mississippi
Book - Nonfiction. By John Dittmer. 1995. 560 pages.
Civil Rights Movements, Democracy & Citizenship, Individuals in US History
Mirror to America: The Autobiography of John Hope Franklin
Book - Nonfiction. By John Hope Franklin. 2006. 416 pages.
Autobiography of one of the leading historians of the 20th century.
My Soul Looks Back in Wonder: Voices of the Civil Rights Experience
Book-Nonfiction. By Juan Williams. 2004. 240 pages.
African American, Civil Rights Movements, Racism & Racial Identity
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