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Schron, Bob

Summary: "A decade-by-decade account of African-American athlete activism told through the stories of prominent athletes who fought for racial or gender equality, often at the expense of their reputation or their ability to practice their sport. From Jesse Owens's performance in the 1936 Olympics to Colin Kaepernick's controversial kneel during the national anthem, this book show that the actions of...

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Imagine 2020

Copies Available at Peninsula

1 available in Adult, Call number: 796.08996 SCH

Healy, Thomas

Summary: "A history of Floyd McKissick's 1969 plan to build a Black city in North Carolina, examining the story of the idealists who settled there, the obstacles that derailed the project, and what Soul City's saga says about Black opportunity, capitalism, and power then and now"--

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Metropolitan Books, Henry Holt and Company 2021

Copies Available at Woodmere

1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 975.6 HEA

Summary: The desperadoes: Steve Upton is the sheriff of a Utah community in 1860. Upton's best friend, Cheyenne Rogers, was once an outlaw, but under Steve's guidance, has gone straight and tries to earn an honest living. But when a bank is robbed, Cheyenne is the prime suspect and will need Upton's help to save him from a lynching.

Format: moving image

Publisher / Publication Date: 2021

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Geary, Rick

Summary: "An authentic narrative of the final days in Billy the Kid's brief and turbulent life." --Back cover.

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: NBM Publishing 2018

Copies Available at Woodmere

1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 364.1552 GEA

Gendry-Kim, Keum Suk

Summary: "Keum Suk Gendry-Kim was an adult when her mother revealed a family secret: she was separated from her sister during the Korean War. It's not an uncommon story--the peninsula was split down the 38th parallel, dividing one country into two. As many fled violence in the north, not everyone was able to make it south. Her mother's story inspired Gendry-Kim to begin interviewing her and other...

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Drawn & Quarterly 2021

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Lekas, Gerry

Summary: "This isn't your average travel book--and these aren't your average tourist destinations! Take a wild ride through hidden Windy City history--often dark, sometimes inexplicable, and occasionally glamorous. Meet the gangsters, ghosts, serial killers and celebrities that only Chicago could produce. This journey into eclectic Chicago lore includes: 19 spine-tingling creepy sites (Resurrection...

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Black Lyon Publishing, LLC 2020

Copies Available at Woodmere

1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 977.311 LEK

Brook, Henry.

Summary: Traces the history of fighter planes from the dogfights of World War I to the missions flown by modern stealth fighters.

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Usborne 2012

Copies Available at Woodmere

1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 623 BRO

Summary: In 1946, Isaac Woodard, a Black army sergeant on his way home to South Carolina after serving in WWII, was pulled from a bus for arguing with the driver. The local chief of police savagely beat him, leaving him unconscious and permanently blind. The shocking incident made national headlines and, when the police chief was acquitted by an all-white jury, the blatant injustice would change the...

Format: moving image

Publisher / Publication Date: 2021

Copies Available at Woodmere

1 available in E-TV DVDs, Call number: DVD E-TV BLI

Summary: In August 1969, nearly half a million people gathered at a farm in upstate New York to hear music. What happened over the next three days, however, was far more than a concert. It would become a legendary event, one that would define a generation and mark the end of one of the most turbulent decades in modern history. Occurring just weeks after an American set foot on the moon, the Woodstock...

Format: moving image

Publisher / Publication Date: 2019

Copies Available at Woodmere

1 available in Music DVDs, Call number: DVD MUSIC WOO
1 available in TC Film Fest DVDs, Call number: DVD TCFF WOO

Boyd, Herb

Summary: "Award-winning journalist Herb Boyd chronicles the fascinating history of Detroit through the lens of the African American experience. Offering an expansive discussion of this iconic city, Black Detroit ranges in subject from Antoine de Lamothe Cadillac's initial vision of what would become a thriving metropolis to the city's glory days as the center of American commerce; from the waves of...

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Amistad, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers 2017

Copies Available at East Bay

1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 977.434 BOY

Summary: This videodisc presents the rarely dramatized, tumultuous early years of King Henry VIII's nearly 40 year, omnipotent reign (1509-1547). In addition to his famous female consorts and 20+ year marriage to Catherine of Aragon and to the infamous dalliance with Anne Boleyn, the series delves in to Henry's most notable political relationship and the deconstruction of the Roman Catholic Church in...

Format: moving image

Publisher / Publication Date: Showtime Entertainment 2010

Copies Available at Fife Lake

1 available in Television Series DVDs, Call number: DVD TUD

Copies Available at Interlochen

1 available in Television Series DVDs, Call number: DVD TV Tudors

Summary: In the year 44 B.C., Julius Caesar has been assassinated and civil war threatens to destroy the Republic. In the void left by Caesar's demise, egos clash and numerous players jockey for position. The brutally ambitious Mark Antony attempts to solidify his power, aligning himself with Atia, but coming to blows with her cunning son Octavian, who has been anointed in Caesar's will as his only son...

Format: moving image

Publisher / Publication Date: HBO Home Video 2007

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1 available in Television Series DVDs, Call number: DVD TV ROM

Summary: By 1876, most of the nation's American Indians had been forcibly relocated to reservation land. In the Dakota Territory, Red Cloud had settled his people on the great Sioux Reservation, becoming wards of the government. Other Sioux leaders saw this as defeat and continued to live in the traditional way, with legendary resistance. Then an economic depression struck, and gold was discovered in...

Format: moving image

Publisher / Publication Date: HBO Home Entertainment 2011

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1 available in Digital Video Disc, Call number: DVD BUR

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3 available in Drama DVDs, Call number: DVD DRAMA BUR

Summary: Thrown into a political marriage of convenience by her ruthlessly power-hungry family, the beautiful Margot soon finds herself hopelessly drawn into their murderous affairs. It's then she realizes her only hope of escape lies somewhere between the heroic soldier who loves her and the enemy husband who could save her.

Format: moving image

Publisher / Publication Date: Miramax Home Entertainment 1995

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1 available in Foreign DVDs, Call number: DVD FOREIGN QUE

Gregory, Philippa

Summary: When Katherine of Aragon is brought to the Tudor court as a young bride, the oldest princess, Margaret takes her measure. With one look, each knows the other for a rival, an ally, a pawn, destined with Margaret's younger sister Mary to a sisterhood unique in the world. The three sisters will become the queens of England, Scotland, and France. United by family loyalties and affections, the three...

Format: sound recording-nonmusical

Publisher / Publication Date: 2016

Copies Available at Woodmere

1 available in Compact Disc Audio Book, Call number: CD FIC GRE

Copies Available at East Bay

1 available in Compact Disc Audio Book, Call number: CD FIC GRE

Junor, Penny

Summary: The esteemed royal biographer traces the unlikely and extraordinary story of the once-reviled wife of Britain's Prince Charles, detailing her roles in some of the darkest days of the modern monarchy and her role in helping restore its reputation.

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Harper, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers 2018

Copies Available at Peninsula

1 available in Adult, Call number: B CAMILLA JUN

Summary: Anne of the thousand days: Follow King Henry VIII and Anne Boleyn in one of history's most famous tragic love affairs in the Academy Award winning masterpiece starring Richard Burton and Genevieve Bujold.

Format: moving image

Publisher / Publication Date: 2007

Copies Available at Woodmere

1 available in Drama DVDs, Call number: DVD DRAMA ANN

Summary: A profile of former President George W. Bush as part of the landmark Presidents series.

Format: moving image

Publisher / Publication Date: 2020

Copies Available at Woodmere

1 available in E-TV DVDs, Call number: DVD E-TV GEO

Abdo, Kenny

Summary: This title focuses on the Los Angeles Rams and gives information related to the team's origin in the NFL, their journey through the decades, and highlighting their Hall of Fame players. This hi-lo title is complete with vibrant photographs, simple text, a glossary, and an index. Aligned to Common Core Standards and correlated to state standards.

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: 2022

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Abdo, Kenny

Summary: This title focuses on the History of Pirates! It takes a deep look into their origin, fighting tactics, and Golden Age of Piracy. This hi-lo title is complete with thrilling and colorful photographs, simple text, glossary, and an index.

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Fly! 2022

Copies Available at Fife Lake

1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 910.45 ABD

Summary: Join orphan Hetty as she escapes the Foundling Hospital and the harsh Matron Bottomly. Thrill as she discovers the traveling circus, quake as she braves Victorian London and cheer as she overcomes all in her search to find true family.

Format: moving image

Publisher / Publication Date: 2021

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Gates, Henry Louis

Summary: "A powerful new history of the Black church in America as the Black community's abiding rock and its fortress"--

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Penguin Press 2021

Copies Available at Woodmere

1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 277.3 GAT

Peden, Henry C.

Summary: This book is the winner of the 1993 Norris Harris Award. It was compiled for the purpose of serving as a "one volume research tool" for identifying the patriots, soldiers, seamen, and civil officers from Anne Arundel County, Maryland, who served in the Am

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Willow Bend Books 2000

Copies Available at Woodmere

1 available in Genealogy, Call number: R GEN 929.3752 PED

Cherry-Paul, Sonja

Summary: "Adapted from the groundbreaking bestseller Stamped: racism, antiracism and you, this audiobook takes you on a journey from present to past and back again. You'll find out where racist ideas came from, identify how they impact America today, and meet those who have fought racism with antiracism. Along the way, you'll see how you can identify and stamp out racist thoughts in your own life."--

Format: sound recording-nonmusical

Publisher / Publication Date: 2021

Copies Available at East Bay

1 available in Juvenile Audiobooks, Call number: J PA 305.8 CHE

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