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Sweet Justice
- Georgia Gilmore and the Montgomery Bus Boycott
- Narrado por: Rosa Howard
- Duración: 17 m
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An inspiring biography about the woman whose cooking helped feed and fund the Montgomery bus boycott of 1956.
Georgia Gilmore was cooking when she heard the news Mrs. Rosa Parks had been arrested - pulled off a city bus and thrown in jail all because she wouldn't let a White man take her seat. To protest, the radio urged everyone to stay off city buses for one day: December 5, 1955. Throughout the boycott - at Holt Street Baptist Church meetings led by a young minister named Martin Luther King Jr. - and throughout the struggle for justice, Georgia served up her mouth-watering fried chicken, her spicy collard greens, and her sweet potato pie, eventually selling them to raise money to help the cause.
Here is the vibrant true story of a hidden figure of the civil rights movement, told in flavorful language by a picture-book master.
Reseñas de la Crítica
A ROBERT F. SIBERT HONOR BOOK
"Compelling… both narratively and artistically."—The New York Times Book Review
"Offering an outstanding take on the Montgomery Bus Boycott from a fresh perspective, this is an essential purchase."—School Library Journal, starred review
"Christie’s richly colorful, expressive gouache paintings bring the bus boycott into focus while depicting Gilmore as the text portrays her: a down-to-earth hero who used her considerable talent, energy, and courage to work for justice."—Booklist, starred review
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John Perkins, founder of Voice of Calvary ministries, was born in New Hebron, Mississippi, in 1930. His family was made up of sharecroppers, and he grew up in grinding poverty, part of a system that preserved prejudice and racism. After his brother was killed, Perkins left Mississippi for California, where he found job opportunities, racism of another kind, and faith in Jesus Christ. He returned to Mississippi to share the gospel and help his own people find equality, justice, and economic independence.
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4 out of 5 stars
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Struggle against Racism and Oppression
- De Jean en 02-21-17
De: John M. Perkins, y otros
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A Mighty Long Way
- My Journey to Justice at Little Rock Central High School
- De: Carlotta Walls LaNier, Lisa Frazier Page, Bill Clinton - foreword
- Narrado por: Carlotta Walls LaNier
- Duración: 12 h y 11 m
- Versión completa
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 43
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 36
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 37
When 14-year-old Carlotta Walls walked up the stairs of Little Rock Central High School on September 25, 1957, she and eight other Black students only wanted to make it to class. But the journey of the “Little Rock Nine”, as they came to be known, would lead the nation on an even longer and much more turbulent path, one that would challenge prevailing attitudes, break down barriers, and forever change the landscape of America.
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2 out of 5 stars
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Disappointing
- De Jennifer A Sturtz en 04-27-24
De: Carlotta Walls LaNier, y otros
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30 Days a Black Man
- The Forgotten Story That Exposed the Jim Crow South
- De: Bill Steigerwald, Juan Williams - foreword
- Narrado por: Grover Gardner
- Duración: 12 h y 29 m
- Versión completa
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 201
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 173
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 171
In 1948 most White people in the North had no idea how unjust and unequal daily life was for the 10 million African Americans living in the South. But that suddenly changed after Ray Sprigle, a famous White journalist from Pittsburgh, went undercover and lived as a Black man in the Jim Crow South. Escorted through the South's parallel Black society by John Wesley Dobbs, a historic Black civil rights pioneer from Atlanta, Sprigle met with sharecroppers, local Black leaders, and families of lynching victims.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Review review
- De bill steigerwald en 12-13-20
De: Bill Steigerwald, y otros
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The Potlikker Papers
- A Food History of the Modern South
- De: John T. Edge
- Narrado por: John T. Edge
- Duración: 10 h y 7 m
- Versión completa
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 219
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 189
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 189
The Potlikker Papers tells the story of food and politics in the South over the last half century. Beginning with the pivotal role of cooks in the civil rights movement, noted authority John T. Edge narrates the South's journey from racist backwater to a hotbed of American immigration. In so doing, he traces how the food of the poorest Southerners has become the signature trend of modern American haute cuisine. This is a people's history of the modern South told through the lens of food.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Best book of the year!
- De PD en 06-12-17
De: John T. Edge
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Blood Done Sign My Name
- A True Story
- De: Timothy B. Tyson
- Narrado por: Robertson Dean
- Duración: 11 h y 54 m
- Versión completa
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 192
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 139
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 141
On May 11, 1970, Henry Marrow, a 23-year-old Black veteran, walked into a crossroads store owned by Robert Teel and came out running. Teel and two of his sons chased and beat Marrow, then killed him in public as he pleaded for his life. Like many small Southern towns, Oxford had barely been touched by the civil rights movement. But in the wake of the killing, young African Americans took to the streets. While lawyers battled in the courthouse, the Klan raged in the shadows and Black Vietnam veterans torched the town’s tobacco warehouses.
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5 out of 5 stars
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This Is A Very Good Book
- De Caleb en 03-22-05
De: Timothy B. Tyson
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You Can't Be Neutral on a Moving Train
- A Personal History of Our Times
- De: Howard Zinn
- Narrado por: David Strathairn
- Duración: 8 h
- Versión completa
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General5 out of 5 stars 238
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Narración:5 out of 5 stars 217
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Historia5 out of 5 stars 216
Howard Zinn, author of A People's History of the United States, tells his personal stories about more than 30 years of fighting for social change, from teaching at Spelman College to recent protests against war. A former bombardier in World War II, Zinn emerged in the civil rights movement as a powerful voice for justice. Although he's a fierce critic, he gives us reason to hope that by learning from history and engaging politically, we can make a difference in the world.
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5 out of 5 stars
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mind blowing
- De WILLIAM en 11-27-19
De: Howard Zinn
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A Few Red Drops
- The Chicago Race Riot of 1919
- De: Claire Hartfield
- Narrado por: J. D. Jackson
- Duración: 3 h y 58 m
- Versión completa
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 31
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 27
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On a hot day in July 1919, five black youths went swimming in Lake Michigan, unintentionally floating close to the white beach. An angry white man began throwing stones at the boys, striking and killing one. Racial conflict on the beach erupted into days of urban violence that shook the city of Chicago to its foundations. This mesmerizing narrative draws on contemporary accounts as it traces the roots of the explosion that had been building for decades in race relations, politics, business, and clashes of culture.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Excellent book!
- De Eric Leafblad en 06-03-18
De: Claire Hartfield
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Chefs, Drugs and Rock & Roll
- How Food Lovers, Free Spirits, Misfits and Wanderers Created a New American Profession
- De: Andrew Friedman
- Narrado por: Roger Wayne
- Duración: 14 h y 34 m
- Versión completa
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 139
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Narración:4 out of 5 stars 128
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 126
Chefs, Drugs and Rock & Roll transports listeners back in time to witness the remarkable evolution of the American restaurant chef in the 1970s and 1980s. Andrew Friedman goes inside Chez Panisse and other Bay Area restaurants to show how the politically charged backdrop of Berkeley helped spark this new profession; into the historically underrated community of Los Angeles chefs, including a young Wolfgang Puck; and into the clash of cultures between established French chefs in New York City and the American game changers.
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3 out of 5 stars
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the reader makes the audiobook - unfortunately
- De Lawrie Thicke en 04-20-19
De: Andrew Friedman
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While the World Watched
- A Birmingham Bombing Survivor Comes of Age During the Civil Rights Movement
- De: Carolyn Maull McKinstry
- Narrado por: Felicia Bullock
- Duración: 7 h y 53 m
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General5 out of 5 stars 74
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 64
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Historia5 out of 5 stars 67
Fifteen-year-old Carolyn Maull McKinstry was just a few feet away when the Klan - planted bomb that killed four of her friends exploded in the Sixteenth Street Baptist Church in Birmingham, Alabama. It was one of the seminal moments in the Civil Rights movement, a sad day in American history…and the turning point in a young girl's life.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Outstanding!
- De juanita browder en 09-03-21
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Lady Bird Johnson
- An Oral History
- De: Michael L. Gillette
- Narrado por: Corinna May
- Duración: 17 h y 28 m
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 25
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 21
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 21
Over a span of 18 years, Lady Bird Johnson recorded 47 oral history interviews with Michael Gillette and his colleagues. These conversations, just released in 2011, form the heart of Lady Bird Johnson: An Oral History, an intimate story of a shy young country girl's transformation into one of America's most effective and admired First Ladies.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Fantastic
- De Syd Young en 06-01-19
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Defining Moments in Black History
- Reading Between the Lies
- De: Dick Gregory
- Narrado por: James Shippy
- Duración: 7 h y 37 m
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 3,937
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Narración:5 out of 5 stars 3,416
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 3,417
With his trademark acerbic wit, incisive humor, and infectious paranoia, one of our foremost comedians and most politically engaged civil rights activists looks back at 100 key events from the complicated history of Black America. Defining Moments in Black History is an essential, no-holds-bar history lesson that will provoke, enlighten, and entertain.
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3 out of 5 stars
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How we see the world matters to how we tell storie
- De Adam Shields en 10-03-18
De: Dick Gregory
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Once in a Great City
- A Detroit Story
- De: David Maraniss
- Narrado por: David Maraniss
- Duración: 13 h y 39 m
- Versión completa
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 186
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Narración:4 out of 5 stars 157
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 153
It's 1963, and Detroit is on top of the world. The city's leaders are among the most visionary in America. It was the American auto makers' best year; the revolution in music and politics was underway. Walter Reuther's UAW had helped lift the middle class. Once in a Great City shows that the shadows of collapse were evident even then. Yet so much of what Detroit gave America lasts.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Great read
- De Jordanel en 01-02-16
De: David Maraniss
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Created Equal
- Clarence Thomas in His Own Words
- De: Michael Pack, Mark Paoletta
- Narrado por: Charles Constant, Shamaan Casey, Pamela Klein
- Duración: 10 h y 15 m
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General5 out of 5 stars 225
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Narración:5 out of 5 stars 202
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Historia5 out of 5 stars 201
Born into dire poverty in the segregated South and abandoned by his father as a child, Justice Clarence Thomas triumphed over seemingly insurmountable odds to become one of the most influential justices on the Supreme Court. Yet after three decades of honorable service, few know him beyond his contentious confirmation and the surrounding media firestorm. Who is Justice Clarence Thomas, in his own words? Created Equal builds on dozens of hours of groundbreaking one-on-one interviews with Thomas to share a new, expanded account of his powerful story for the first time.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Justice Thomas, the epitome of a “Real American Man”!
- De the walton's en 06-23-22
De: Michael Pack, y otros
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Paris to the Moon
- De: Adam Gopnik
- Narrado por: Adam Gopnik
- Duración: 4 h y 44 m
- Versión resumida
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General4 out of 5 stars 148
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Narración:4 out of 5 stars 107
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Historia4 out of 5 stars 107
Paris. The name alone conjures images of chestnut-lined boulevards, sidewalk cafés, breathtaking façades around every corner: in short, an exquisite romanticism that has captured the American imagination for as long as there have been Americans.
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3 out of 5 stars
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Wish this wasn't abridged!!
- De Sarah D. en 03-25-17
De: Adam Gopnik