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Through the lives of Diane Nash, Bob Moses, John Lewis, and their contemporaries, this book provides a carefully woven group biography of the activists who - under the banner of the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee - challenged the way Americans think about civil rights, politics, and moral obligation in an unjust democracy.

Mexico's struggle for independence was as much a series of civil wars and failed social revolutions as it was a war to separate Mexico from Spain. This book presents an account of the era, and shows why the revolution failed to bring about meaningful and sorely needed reform.

Ordinary people do not experience history as it is taught by historians. The same people who lived through the Civil War and the eradication of slavery also dealt with the hardships of Reconstruction, so why do we almost always treat them separately? This title challenges this convention to tell the story of generations of African Americans.

A radical reinterpretation of early American history from a native point of view.

Offers a guide to the fundamental questions about our existence. In this title, we come across the disciplines of logic, perception, and epistemology. It also features light-hearted conversations that will put readers at ease.