This War Ain't Over

This War Ain't Over
Author: Nina Silber
Publisher: UNC Press Books
Total Pages: 249
Release: 2018-11-02
Genre: History
ISBN: 1469646552

The New Deal era witnessed a surprising surge in popular engagement with the history and memory of the Civil War era. From the omnipresent book and film Gone with the Wind and the scores of popular theater productions to Aaron Copeland's "A Lincoln Portrait," it was hard to miss America's fascination with the war in the 1930s and 1940s. Nina Silber deftly examines the often conflicting and politically contentious ways in which Americans remembered the Civil War era during the years of the Depression, the New Deal, and World War II. In doing so, she reveals how the debates and events of that earlier period resonated so profoundly with New Deal rhetoric about state power, emerging civil rights activism, labor organizing and trade unionism, and popular culture in wartime. At the heart of this book is an examination of how historical memory offers people a means of understanding and defining themselves in the present. Silber reveals how, during a moment of enormous national turmoil, the events and personages of the Civil War provided a framework for reassessing national identity, class conflict, and racial and ethnic division. The New Deal era may have been the first time Civil War memory loomed so large for the nation as a whole, but, as the present moment suggests, it was hardly the last.

The Fight

The Fight
Author: L. Divine
Publisher: Dafina Books
Total Pages: 212
Release: 2006
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 9780758216335

After a summer of bliss with boyfriend KJ, Jayd Jackson returns to South Bay High (aka Drama High) to discover that she's been dumped, her former best friend is out to get her and KJ's new girl is looking to knock her out. With drama at an all-time high, Jayd, with a little help from Mama and her mystical bag of tricks, is about to get some lessons in who's really got her back - and, more importantly, when she's got to watch it.

Travisville

Travisville
Author: William Jackson Harper
Publisher: Dramatists Play Service, Inc.
Total Pages: 86
Release: 2019-11-05
Genre: Performing Arts
ISBN: 0822240173

In 1960s Texas, one city has so far avoided the tumult of the Civil Rights movement. Through the efforts of an alliance of black church leaders, a wary peace has been maintained with the city’s white mayor and citizens. But when the mayor partners with a private developer to gentrify the black neighborhood and uproot its residents, and a movement organizer from Atlanta comes to town, the Minister’s Alliance will need to choose between the nonconfrontational status quo and standing up for the interests of their community—and weathering the risks resistance incurs.

PECULIAR RELATIONSHIPS

PECULIAR RELATIONSHIPS
Author: Gwen Ragsdale
Publisher: Trafford Publishing
Total Pages: 151
Release: 2014-06-18
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 149073886X

Peculiar Relationships is a fictional and semi-autobiographical novel based on the evolving relationships and interactions between black women and white women from slavery, to current day. A series of first person narratives describe how shared gender, close proximity, dual tasks, positions of power, or lack thereof led these females to form strong bonds or have terrifying encounters. Throughout history; culture, racial hierarchies, jealousies and other circumstances required black women and white women to deal with a constant changing state of affairs that often impacted their relationships. It is a thought-provoking book that reveals how females deal with their respective insecurities, sexuality, self-esteem and often a shared feeling of powerlessness in a male dominated society. This book reveals how black empowerment and white privilege continues to affect and shape behaviors tday. You will laugh and cry as the author navigates you through a myriad of story lines filled with intrigue, suspense, sex, historic and contemporary contexts that all lead up to an explosive cliffhanger that will leave you gasping for more. This book is a "Must Read for All"! For more information go to www.lwsfm.com

Don't Drop the Mic

Don't Drop the Mic
Author: T. D. Jakes
Publisher: FaithWords
Total Pages: 281
Release: 2021-04-20
Genre: Religion
ISBN: 1455595349

Communicate boldly and effectively like never before with the help and guidance of a #1 New York Times bestselling author and trusted Bishop. #1 New York Times bestselling author Bishop Jakes has been speaking in front of audiences large and small for decades, and over the years, he has learned a thing or two about communicating with audiences. Now, for the first time ever, Bishop Jakes shares his wisdom and skills he’s learned to help readers communicate better themselves. Whether you are preparing to speak on stage before thousands or present at the next budget meeting, preach a sermon or deliver a diagnosis, this book is full of practical advice and solutions to help you get your message across. Readers will learn: The process Bishop Jakes uses to create his sermons, which connect with hundreds of thousands each week How to tailor you message for your intended audience The importance of body language How to be ready to make every opportunity count When and how to use silence to speak for you Why how you present yourself matters Drawing lessons from Scripture and his own life, Jakes gives career advice for those who have or want to grow into a speaking career, but he also provides clear direction and insight for everyone who gives presentations, writes emails, or talks to other people in their job or home life. In this book, Bishop Jakes gives you tools and skills so that you can communicate better.

The People Talking in My Head

The People Talking in My Head
Author: Adriana Jai Wynn-Yeldell
Publisher: AuthorHouse
Total Pages: 602
Release: 2010-11
Genre: Family & Relationships
ISBN: 1452059489

Aira is at it again yall. The ex-school teacher is now happily married and a full-time mother. She and Adam has provided love and security for their family in the big house nestled between trees on the land he had always dreamed of owning. Is there a such thing as happily ever after? Or is it more realistic to take it day by day? They wanted it all and went after it, and Aira's journal became thick with her ideas, poems and stories of The Mayfield's and their big crazy family. Still grounded in traditions, her friendship with Mercedes and Debra, she describes in her special way the detail of their lives, and the bond that helps them all through the changes and adversity we all journey through each day. They are wild, loyal and generous just like the people you know.

Ain't I A Woman?

Ain't I A Woman?
Author: Sojourner Truth
Publisher: Penguin UK
Total Pages: 80
Release: 2020-09-24
Genre: Social Science
ISBN: 0241472377

'I am a woman's rights. I have plowed and reaped and husked and chopped and mowed, and can any man do more than that? I am as strong as any man that is now' A former slave and one of the most powerful orators of her time, Sojourner Truth fought for the equal rights of Black women throughout her life. This selection of her impassioned speeches is accompanied by the words of other inspiring African-American female campaigners from the nineteenth century. One of twenty new books in the bestselling Penguin Great Ideas series. This new selection showcases a diverse list of thinkers who have helped shape our world today, from anarchists to stoics, feminists to prophets, satirists to Zen Buddhists.

Mosquito

Mosquito
Author: Gayl Jones
Publisher: Beacon Press
Total Pages: 624
Release: 2016-06-28
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 0807095753

Bury those easy-to-read Black romance books. Mosquito is where African-American literature is heading as we approach the twenty-first century.--E. Ethelbert Miller, Emerge

This Ain't No Lie

This Ain't No Lie
Author: Jackie S. Fisher
Publisher: Dorrance Publishing
Total Pages: 109
Release: 2024-01-15
Genre: Biography & Autobiography
ISBN:

About the Book Jackie S. Fisher shares the story of her husband, Carrol Lee Fisher. During his lifetime, he endured many sorts of bad experiences and went through many sufferings. However, during life’s different hardships, Lee Fisher always kept his faith and was an inspiration to many others. His life story is sure to encourage and inspire others. About the Author Jackie S. Fisher is a former member of the Burlington Artists League and the BAL Gallery. She loves animals and owns many herself. During her spare time when she is not involved in the Seventh-Day Adventist Church, Fisher likes to read, sew, and drive her 1949 Hudson Super Six.

Speedy's Mare

Speedy's Mare
Author: Frederick Schiller Faust
Publisher: DigiCat
Total Pages: 81
Release: 2022-08-01
Genre: Fiction
ISBN:

DigiCat Publishing presents to you this special edition of "Speedy's Mare" by Frederick Schiller Faust. DigiCat Publishing considers every written word to be a legacy of humankind. Every DigiCat book has been carefully reproduced for republishing in a new modern format. The books are available in print, as well as ebooks. DigiCat hopes you will treat this work with the acknowledgment and passion it deserves as a classic of world literature.