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Known as The Mayor of Castro Street even before he was elected to the San Francisco Board of Supervisors, Harvey Milk's personal life, public career, and final assassination reflect the dramatic emergence of the gay community as a political power in America. It is a story full of personal tragedies and political intrigues, assassinations at City Hall, massive riots in the streets, the miscarriage of justice, and the consolidation of gay power and gay hope.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Excellent historical perspective of an activist.
- De Chris en 04-14-15
De: Randy Shilts
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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
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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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Freedom Summer
- The Savage Season That Made Mississippi Burn and Made America a Democracy
- De: Bruce Watson
- Narrado por: David Drummond
- Duración: 14 h y 37 m
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In the summer of 1964, with the civil rights movement stalled, seven hundred college students descended on Mississippi to register black voters, teach in Freedom Schools, and live in sharecroppers' shacks. But by the time their first night in the state had ended, three volunteers were dead, black churches had burned, and America had a new definition of freedom.
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5 out of 5 stars
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The Long Hot Summer
- De Roy en 08-01-10
De: Bruce Watson
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The Path to Power
- The Years of Lyndon Johnson
- De: Robert A. Caro
- Narrado por: Grover Gardner
- Duración: 40 h y 29 m
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This is the story of the rise to national power of a desperately poor young man from the Texas Hill Country. The Path to Power reveals in extraordinary detail the genesis of the almost superhuman drive, energy, and ambition that set LBJ apart. It follows him from the Hill Country to New Deal Washington, from his boyhood through the years of the Depression to his debut as Congressman, his heartbreaking defeat in his first race for the Senate, and his attainment, nonetheless, at age 31, of the national power for which he hungered.
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5 out of 5 stars
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The Best of all Biographies
- De David C. Daggett en 12-14-13
De: Robert A. Caro
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Levittown
- Two Families, One Tycoon, and the Fight for Civil Rights in America's Legendary Suburb
- De: David Kushner
- Narrado por: Tavia Gilbert
- Duración: 7 h y 57 m
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In the decade after World War II , one entrepreneurial family helped thousands of people buy into the American dream of owning a home. The Levitts, William, Alfred, and their father, Abe, pooled their talents to create storybook towns with affordable little houses. They laid out the welcome mat - but not to everyone. Levittown had a Whites-only policy.
De: David Kushner
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The Blood of Emmett Till
- De: Timothy B. Tyson
- Narrado por: Rhett Samuel Price
- Duración: 8 h y 35 m
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Mississippi, 1955: 14-year-old Emmett Till was murdered by a white mob after making flirtatious remarks to a white woman, Carolyn Bryant. Till's attackers were never convicted, but his lynching became one of the most notorious hate crimes in American history. It launched protests across the country, helped the NAACP gain thousands of members, and inspired famous activists like Rosa Parks to stand up and fight for equal rights for the first time.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Tough read. Rest in Peace Emmit. We are so sorry!
- De Melanie B en 09-16-18
De: Timothy B. Tyson
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November 22, 1963
- Reflections on the Life, Assassination, and Legacy of John F. Kennedy
- De: Dean R. Owen, Helen Thomas - foreword
- Narrado por: Arnell Powell, Kimberly Farr, Arthur Morey, y otros
- Duración: 10 h y 2 m
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As the fiftieth anniversary of President Kennedy's assassination draws near, the events of that fateful day will undoubtedly be on the minds of many throughout the world. Here Dean Owen curates a fascinating collection of interviews and thought-provoking commentaries from notable men and women connected to that notorious Friday afternoon. Those who worked closely with the president, civil rights leaders, celebrities, prominent journalists, and political allies are among the nearly one hundred voices asked to share their reflections on the significance of that day and the legacy left behind by John F. Kennedy.
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2 out of 5 stars
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Disappointed in the content
- De ScoobyDo en 03-04-21
De: Dean R. Owen, 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
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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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The Other Side of the River
- A Story of Two Towns, a Death, and America's Dilemma
- De: Alex Kotlowitz
- Narrado por: Stanley Tucci
- Duración: 5 h y 37 m
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General4 out of 5 stars 89
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Historia4 out of 5 stars 68
In The Other Side of the River, his eagerly awaited new book, Kotlowitz takes us to southern Michigan. Here, separated by the St. Joseph River, are two towns, St. Joseph and Benton Harbor. Geographically close, they are worlds apart, a living metaphor for America's racial divisions: St. Joseph is a prosperous lakeshore community and 95 percent white, while Benton Harbor is impoverished and 92 percent black. When the body of a black teenaged boy from Benton Harbor is found in the river, unhealed wounds and suspicions between the two towns' populations surface as well.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Thought Provoking Book
- De Patrick en 02-03-18
De: Alex Kotlowitz
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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
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General5 out of 5 stars 238
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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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Claudette Colvin
- Twice Toward Justice
- De: Phillip Hoose
- Narrado por: Channie Waites
- Duración: 3 h y 38 m
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On March 2, 1955, a slim, bespectacled teenager refused to give up her seat to a white woman on a segregated bus in Mont-gomery, Alabama. Shouting "It's my constitutional right!" as police dragged her off to jail, Claudette Colvin decided she'd had enough of the Jim Crow segregation laws that had angered and puzzled her since she was a young child.
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4 out of 5 stars
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The funny yet touching story of women leders!
- De Talia en 02-06-12
De: Phillip Hoose
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Dallas 1963
- De: Bill Minutaglio, Steven L. Davis
- Narrado por: Bill Minutaglio, Tony Messano, Steven L. Davis
- Duración: 12 h y 2 m
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In the months and weeks before the fateful November 22nd, 1963, Dallas was brewing with political passions, a city crammed with larger-than-life characters dead-set against the Kennedy presidency. These included rabid warriors like defrocked military general Edwin A. Walker; the world's richest oil baron, H. L. Hunt; the leader of the largest Baptist congregation in the world, W.A. Criswell; and the media mogul Ted Dealey, who raucously confronted JFK and whose family name adorns the plaza where the president was murdered.
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4 out of 5 stars
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American lunacy, listenable as it gets
- De Philo en 10-14-17
De: Bill Minutaglio, y otros
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Hellhound on His Trail
- The Stalking of Martin Luther King, Jr. and the International Hunt for His Assassin
- De: Hampton Sides
- Narrado por: Hampton Sides
- Duración: 15 h y 9 m
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On April 23, 1967, Prisoner #416J, an inmate at the notorious Missouri State Penitentiary, escaped in a breadbox. Fashioning himself Eric Galt, this nondescript thief and con man - whose real name was James Earl Ray -drifted through the South, into Mexico, and then Los Angeles, where he was galvanized by George Wallace's racist presidential campaign. With relentless storytelling drive, Sides follows Galt and King as they crisscross the country, one stalking the other, until the crushing moment at the Lorraine Motel.
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5 out of 5 stars
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History Comes Alive
- De L. Lyter en 06-29-10
De: Hampton Sides
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Truman
- De: David McCullough
- Narrado por: Nelson Runger
- Duración: 54 h y 11 m
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Hailed by critics as an American masterpiece, David McCullough's sweeping biography of Harry S. Truman captured the heart of the nation. The life and times of the 33rd president of the United States, Truman provides a deeply moving look at an extraordinary, singular American.
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5 out of 5 stars
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That Mousy Little Man From Missouri Revisited
- De Sara en 07-23-15
De: David McCullough
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Get Capone
- The Secret Plot That Captured America's Most Wanted Gangster
- De: Jonathan Eig
- Narrado por: Dick Hill
- Duración: 17 h y 17 m
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Historia4 out of 5 stars 84
Acclaimed journalist and bestselling author Jonathan Eig blows the lid off the Al Capone story. Based on never-before-seen government documents and newly discovered letters written by Al Capone himself, Get Capone presents America's greatest gangster as you’ve never seen him before.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Get this book
- De Jonathan en 05-13-10
De: Jonathan Eig
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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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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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The Partly Cloudy Patriot
- De: Sarah Vowell
- Narrado por: Sarah Vowell, Conan O'Brien, Seth Green, y otros
- Duración: 5 h y 16 m
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General4 out of 5 stars 2,453
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Historia4 out of 5 stars 1,168
Sarah Vowell travels through the American past and investigates the dusty, bumpy roads of her own life. Her essays confront a wide range of subjects, icons, and historical moments: Ike, Teddy Roosevelt, and Bill Clinton; Canadian Mounties and German Filmmakers; Tom Cruise and Buffy the Vampire Slayer; twins and nerds; the Gettysburg Address, the State of the Union, and George W. Bush's inauguration. The result is an engrossing audiobook, capturing Vowell's memorable wit and her keen social commentary.
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5 out of 5 stars
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One of the best surprises on AUDIBLE.COM!!
- De Doggy Bird en 04-14-04
De: Sarah Vowell
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Sound and Fury
- Two Powerful Lives, One Fateful Friendship
- De: Dave Kindred
- Narrado por: Dick Hill
- Duración: 14 h y 20 m
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Muhammed Ali and Howard Cosell, a legendary athlete and a television icon, were individually interesting, but together they were mesmerizing. They were profoundly different, young and old, black and white, a Muslim and a Jew, Ali barely literate, Cosell an editor of his university's law review. Yet they had in common forces that made them unforgettable: both were unprecedented performers who covered enormous insecurities by demanding, loudly and often, public acclaim.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Great insight into Ali & Cosell
- De Steve en 05-04-06
De: Dave Kindred
Lo que los oyentes dicen sobre The Last Sheriff in Texas
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- J. Evans
- 07-12-23
A Great History for a Beevillian from 1971 to 1981
I remember hearing about Vail Ennis in 1974. The other names were great to hear after 42 years away….Dougherty, Tarlton, Hunt, Sugarek, Hall…I went to school with most of their children. Uncle Sam brought us to Beevile to a place that’s now a prison. Most of My Family and my Father-in-law are buried in the same cemetery as Robert Vail Ennis…Thanks for a great trip down memory lane…
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- Amazon Customer
- 04-28-23
Heard Stories All My Life
Loved The Book, I grew up in Lagarto not far from Beeville, Texas. I had heard stories all my life about Veil. My former employer grew up in Pettus and told me about the shooting when he was a kid.
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- Kyle Martin Schernik
- 09-17-21
going to buy the book
story is good, the narrators fake texas accent is terrible. can't listen to it anymore.
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- Amazon Customer
- 03-05-24
Storytelling and history
I liked the book. A bit slow but given the nature it makes sense. Very descriptive accounts of a change on an era and times gone by.
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