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Debunking the lethal logic behind the pervasive myths that have framed the gun control debate
Paperback | By Dennis A. Henigan | From Beacon Press -
An intimate cross-country look at the new debate over religion in the public schools
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The story of one of the Boston area’s most famous attractions, the Mount Auburn Cemetery, and how its founders and “residents” have influenced American culture
Paperback | By Stephen Kendrick | From Beacon PressTagged as: History, History -
Blends memoir and legal cases to show how contracts can create family relationships
Paperback | By Martha M. Ertman | From Beacon Press -
The 2016-17 UUA Common ReadA modern-day civil rights champion tells the stirring story of how he helped start a movement to bridge America’s racial divide.
Paperback | By Jonathan Wilson-Hartgrove, William J. Barber II | From Beacon PressTagged as: Justice -
Unpacks the twenty-one most common myths and misconceptions about Native Americans
Paperback | By Dina Gilio-Whitaker, Roxanne Dunbar-Ortiz | From Beacon PressTagged as: America, Anti-Racism, Multiculturalism, Multiculturalism, Racial Justice, Social Justice -
A playbook for working with and training girls to be activists of their own social movements
Paperback | By Lyn Mikel Brown | For Youth | From Beacon PressTagged as: Activism -
A panoramic overview of biotechnologies that can endlessly boost human capabilities and the drastic changes these “superhuman” traits could trigger
Paperback | By Michael Bess | From Beacon Press -
First-person account and rarely heard life story of the man known as “Daddy King,” the Reverend Martin Luther King, Sr.
Paperback | By Martin Luther King | From Beacon PressTagged as: History, History -
A new edition of Alice Childress’s classic novel about African American domestic workers, featuring a foreword by Roxane Gay
Paperback | By Roxane Gay, Alice Childress | From Beacon Press
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