Civil Mind

By the time his body hung from the gallows for his crimes at Harper’s Ferry, abolitionists had made John Brown a "holy martyr" in the fight against Southern slave owners. But Northern hatred for Southerners had been long in the making. Northern rage was born of the conviction that New England, whose spokesmen and militia had begun the American Revolution, should have been the leader of the new nation. Instead, they had been displaced by Southern "slavocrats" like Thomas Jefferson. And Northern envy only exacerbated the South’s greatest fear: race war.

Julian Voss was only seven when federal agents rescued him from Sand Mesa, a desert cult compound where obedience was holy. Twenty years later, Julian has rebuilt his life as a respected journalist. But when a mysterious AI buried in a federal black site begins speaking in riddles only Julian understands, he’s pulled into a chilling conspiracy that links his lost childhood to a totalitarian regime tightening its grip on America. Across the country, freedoms are vanishing. Dissenters are silenced. A charismatic president promises moral unity at any cost. And Julian realizes he isn’t just...

Free speech as we know it comes less from the First Amendment than from a most unexpected source: Supreme Court justice Oliver Wendell Holmes. A lifelong skeptic, he disdained all individual rights, including the right to express one's political views. But in 1919, it was Holmes who wrote a dissenting opinion that would become the canonical affirmation of free speech in the United States.

An intimate and searching account of the life and legacy of one of America’s towering educators, a woman who dared to center the progress of Black women and girls in the larger struggle for political and social liberation When Mary McLeod Bethune died, tributes in newspapers around the country...

You just got served. Now what? Whether it came from a stranger at your door or a surprise envelope in the mail, one thing is clear: you’re being sued—and you have no lawyer, no clue, and no time to waste. This real-world survival guide is for regular people facing a lawsuit without legal help, without extra cash, and without a panic button. Written in plain English by Paul Barbie—your favorite no-fluff guide through legal chaos—this book breaks down exactly what to do next so you can protect yourself, your money, and your sanity. Inside, you’ll learn: What a lawsuit actually means...

A Washington Post Notable Book of the Year A New York Times Book Review Editors’ Choice An award-winning constitutional law scholar at the University of Chicago (who clerked for Judge Merrick B. Garland, Justice Stephen Breyer, and Justice Sandra Day O’Connor) gives us an engaging and...

Gives voice to the Black women whose lives were devastated by the carceral system and sheds powerful light on its slavery-based roots to transform how we think about mass incarceration Historian Talitha L. LeFlouria centers Black women at the core of a fresh argument: that the system of mass...

An "admirable, courageous, and meticulously fair and honest book” (New York Times Book Review) in which “one of our most important and perceptive writers on race" (The Washington Post) takes on a highly complex issue in a way that no one has before. "This book should be a standard for all...

What's Prison For? examines the “incarceration” part of mass incarceration. Our prisons remain a shameful waste of lives and money, feeding a pathological cycle of poverty, community dysfunction, crime and hopelessness. What is the alternative? This book makes the case for better...

Thrilling true stories of brave women who freed slaves, helped the sick, and spoke up for the truth. These 19th century tales, from the American Civil War, are brought to life in this recording, by master storyteller Jim Weiss. Stories include, "Shouting Against the Wind: The Story of Sarah and Angelina Grimke", "Lifesaver: The Story of Sallie Tompkins", "They Called Her Moses: The Story of Harriet Tubman", and so many more!

Mary Church Terrell grew up after the Civil War with many opportunities. Although she received an excellent education and had a distinguished teaching career, Mary grew up African American in a segregated country. There were opportunities she did not have. Always determined, she joined the fight for equal rights. By lecturing, picketing, and writing she made her voice be heard and helped to end segregation.

In a series of fascinating interviews, today's best and brightest historians weigh in on the crucial moments in American history. American Heritage's Great Minds of American History takes you to critical moments in American history, imbuing the past with an immediacy that goes well beyond the...

Over the past decade, several American cities have been rocked by race riots. With each passing year, a new racial agenda emerges—from police defunding to education reform to reparations—inciting more and more division and radicalization along racial lines. What started all of this? The roots of this pathology run much deeper than the recent symptoms suggest.

INSTITUT OF ACTIVE CONSPIRACY By Toni Mederos What if the world you believe in is nothing more than a carefully crafted illusion? In Institut of Active Conspiracy, Toni Mederos invites readers to explore the dark undercurrents of power, manipulation, and resistance in the modern world. This provocative book is not just a catalog of conspiracy theories—it's a call to awaken your critical thinking, to question the official narratives, and to uncover the truths hidden behind history, media, pandemics, technology, and geopolitics. Across 20 chapters and a powerful prologue, Mederos blends ...