Examines the 2002 season of the Expos and the Blue Jays, setting events against the backdrop of a long-nurtured urban... Læs mere
This establishes a new philosophy of class, drawing on disciplines as diverse as sociology, cognitive science, anthropology... Læs mere
"For each date, a diverse dozen speakers were chosen based on prominence; the quality of the quotation; the... Læs mere
This work examines the presence of black jockeys in the Kentucky Derby, from the first instance of slaves working as stable hands and tending their masters'... Læs mere
This is a collection of papers presented at the David K. Shipler Colloquium on the book ""A Country of Strangers"", held in 2001. They explore such topics as blacks and whites in the performing arts; racial profiling; race, work and wholeness; and racism in American baseball.
An anthology of 10 African American sportswriters who covered baseball's Negro Leagues in the first part of the 20th century. Writing for black weekly newspapers, they faced the same conditions as the leagues' players, from discrimination to endless travel.
Focusing on the years of the Reconstruction, this volume examines the actions of the Ku Klux Klan between the years of 1865 and 1899. It... Læs mere
Discusses various challenges that confront Black politics. This book presents a study of Black politics in the post - civil rights era that focuses particularly on the political environment of Sacramento, California, from 1970 to 2000.
Known for his prophetic and imaginative works of poetry, painting, and printmaking, the Romantic artist William Blake was also a prolific reader... Læs mere
Recounts the practice of grave robbing for the medical education of American medical students and physicians during the late 1700s and 1800s in the US, why body snatching came about and how disinterment was done.
"This oral history documents the Asian immigrant experience as never before. Here are the stories of desperate individuals who swam to... Læs mere