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Blacks Caribbean Area Politics and government Cultural pluralism Internationalists United States History Latin America Relations United States Rodriguez, Luis J 1954- United States United States Ethnic relations United States Race relations United States Relations Latin America Working class United States HistorySummary: "In Tales of Two Americas, some of the literary world's most exciting writers look beyond numbers and wages to convey what it feels like to live in this divided nation. Their extraordinarily powerful stories, essays, and poems demonstrate how boundaries break down when experiences are shared, and that in sharing our stories we can help to alleviate a suffering that touches so many...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Penguin Books 2017
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 818 TALHerzog, Brad
Summary: "Following the alphabet this book uses poetry and expository text to celebrate America's diverse population and showcase the remarkable achievements and contributions that have come from the many people who have chosen to make our country their home. Topics include well-known landmarks and famous citizens"--Provided by the publisher.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Sleeping Bear Press 2018
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 305.8 HEROrtiz, Paul
Summary: "Spanning more than two hundred years, An African American and Latinx History of the United States is a revolutionary, politically charged narrative history, arguing that the "Global South" was crucial to the development of America as we know it. Scholar and activist Paul Ortiz challenges the notion of westward progress as exalted by widely taught formulations such as "manifest destiny" and...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Beacon Press 2018
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 305.9 ORTFoner, Nancy
Summary: "An in-depth look at the many ways immigration has redefined modern America. The impact of immigrants over the past half century has become so much a part of everyday life in the United States that we sometimes fail to see it. This deeply researched bookby one of America's leading immigration scholars tells the story of how immigrants are fundamentally changing this country.An astonishing...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Princeton University Press 2022
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 305.8 FONSowell, Thomas
Summary: This book challenges many assumptions about blacks, Jews, Germans, slavery, and education. Plainly written and backed with documented facts, it takes on not only the trendy intellectuals of our times but also such historic interpreters of American life as Alexis de Tocqueville and Frederick Law Olmsted. In a series of long essays, Sowell presents an in-depth look at key beliefs behind many...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Encounter Books 2005
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 305.8 SOWStefoff, Rebecca
Summary: Offers a survey of the country's history from colonization to the present that focuses on the plights and achievements of the minority groups who make up its multicultural population.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Seven Stories Press 2012
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1 available in Young Adult Non-fiction, Call number: YA 305.8 STECopies Available at Woodmere
1 available in Young Adult Non-fiction, Call number: YA 305.8 STERodriguez, Luis J.
Summary: "Luis J. Rodriguez writes about race, culture, identity, and belonging and what these all mean and should mean (but often fail to) in the volatile climate of our nation. Rodriguez has a distinctly inspiring passion and wisdom in his approach. Ultimately, the book carries the message that we must come together if we are to move forward. As he reminds us in the first essay, "The End of...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Seven Stories Press 2020
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 921 RODRIGUEZ, LUIS J. RODTakaki, Ronald T.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Little, Brown & Co. 1993