Since Martin Luther King Jr.'s 'I Have a Dream' speech, some scholars have privately suspected that King's 'dream' was connected to Langston Hughes's poetry. Drawing on archival materials, including notes, correspondence, and marginalia, W. Jason Miller provides a completely ori…
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"For years, some scholars have privately suspected Martin Luther King Jr.'s "I Have a Dream" speech was connected to Langston Hughes's poetry, and the link between the two was purposefully veiled through careful allusions in King's orations. In Origins of the Dream, W. Jason Mil…
Since Martin Luther King Jr.'s 'I Have a Dream' speech, some scholars have privately suspected that King's 'dream' was connected to Langston Hughes's poetry. Drawing on archival materials, including notes, correspondence, and marginalia, W. Jason Miller provides a completely ori…
Is Obama working to fulfill the dreams of Frank Marshall Davis, a card-carrying member of the Communist Party USA? That question has been impossible to answer, since Davis's writings and relationship with Obama have either been deliberately obscured or dismissed as irrelevant. W…
Is Obama working to fulfill the dreams of Frank Marshall Davis, a card-carrying member of the Communist Party USA? That question has been impossible to answer, since Davis's writings and relationship with Obama have either been deliberately obscured or dismissed as irrelevant. W…
"In his memoir, Barack Obama omits the full name of his mentor, simply calling him "Frank." Now, the truth is out: Never has a figure as deeply troubling and controversial as Frank Marshall Davis had such an impact on the development of an American president. Although other radi…
Is Obama working to fulfill the dreams of Frank Marshall Davis, a card-carrying member of the Communist Party USA? That question has been impossible to answer, since Davis's writings and relationship with Obama have either been deliberately obscured or dismissed as irrelevant. W…
Throughout her life, activist and lawyer Pauli Murray systematically fought against all arbitrary distinctions in society. In this biography Rosenberg offers a portrait of a figure who played pivotal roles in both the modern civil rights and women's movements. A mixed-race orpha…
"Throughout her prodigious life, activist and lawyer Pauli Murray systematically fought against all arbitrary distinctions in society, channeling her outrage at the discrimination she faced to make America a more democratic country. In this definitive biography, Rosalind Rosenbe…
Euro-African-American activist Paulli Murray was a feminist lawyer, who played pivotal roles in both the modern civil rights and women's movements. Born in 1910 and identified as female, she believed from childhood she was male. Before there was a social movement to support tran…
"Throughout her prodigious life, activist and lawyer Pauli Murray systematically fought against all arbitrary distinctions in society, channeling her outrage at the discrimination she faced to make America a more democratic country. In this definitive biography, Rosalind Rosenbe…
Details the daily exchange and special bond between the author and Tupac Shakur, which commenced during his stay at Riker's Island, in this powerful collection of personal letters, original poems, and intimate conversations that provides rare insight into the thoughts and aspira…
Details the daily exchange and special bond between the author and Tupac Shakur, which commenced during his stay at Riker's Island, in this powerful collection of personal letters, original poems, and intimate conversations that provides rare insight into the thoughts and aspira…
Details the daily exchange and special bond between the author and Tupac Shakur, which commenced during his stay at Riker's Island, in this powerful collection of personal letters, original poems, and intimate conversations that provides rare insight into the thoughts and aspira…
"In 1995, legendary rapper and actor Tupac Shakur was briefly incarcerated in New York City's Rikers Island prison. During his stay, Angela Ardis acted on a bet with her friends, sent him a letter, photo, and phone number. . .and soon found herself answering a phone call from Tu…
Details the daily exchange and special bond between the author and Tupac Shakur, which commenced during his stay at Riker's Island, in this powerful collection of personal letters, original poems, and intimate conversations that provides rare insight into the thoughts and aspira…
I wonder as I wander: an autobiographical journey
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