"From esteemed journalist and scholar Joshua Leifer, a definitive look at the history and future of American Jewish identity and community from the tipping point we are living in"-- Provided by publisher.

Profiles the four Black players who broke the color barrier in professional football when they were signed on to play for the Los Angeles Rams and the Cleveland Browns. Also discusses how other barriers were broken in the sport, including the quarterback position, coaching positions, referee positions, and positions for Black females at various levels. Includes a glossary and reflection questions.

"John Edgar Wideman's "slaveroad" is a palimpsest of physical, social, and psychological terrain, the great expanse to which he writes in this groundbreaking work that unsettles the boundaries of memoir, history, and fiction. The slaveroad begins with the Atlantic Ocean, across which enslaved Africans were carried, but the term comes to encompass the journeys and experiences of Black Americans since then and the many insidious ways that slavery separates,...

Provides a history of Asian immigration to the United States, explores Asian Americans' contributions to society in a variety of fields, and explains how they've made the United States a strong economic force in the world. Includes infographics, statistics, quotes, sidebars, and sources for further information.

Shares a variety of poems celebrating diverse populations in America, famous landmarks, and individuals who helped change the face of the nation. Includes factual and biographical information for each individual, location, and thing presented. Arrange in alphabetical order.

Provides a history of Latin immigration to the United States, and explores the contributions of Latin American immigrants to society in a variety of fields. Includes color photographs, infographics, statistics, quotes, sidebars, and sources for further information.

"What to do when you're the perpetual new kid, only child, military brat hustling school-to-school each year and everyone's looking to you for answers? Make some shit up, of course! And a young Jay Ellis does just that, with help from every child's favorite co-conspirator--their imaginary best friend. Born in the perfect storm of especially ferocious rain and a sugar-fueled imagination, Mikey, his imaginary best friend, steps in to figuratively hold...

An acclaimed historian captures the true nature of imperialism in early America, demonstrating how the frontier shaped the nation. We are divided over the history of the United States, and one of the central dividing lines is the frontier. Was it a site of heroism? Or was it where the full force of an all-powerful empire was brought to bear on Native peoples? In this startingly original work, historian Robert Parkinson presents a new account of ever-shifting...

Adapted from "the first full biography in decades, 'King' mixes ... research with brisk and accessible storytelling to forge the definitive life for our times"-- Provided by publisher.

"In this highly anticipated follow-up to Eyes on the Prize, bestselling author Juan Williams turns his attention to the rise of a new 21st-century civil rights movement. More than a century of civil rights activism reached a mountaintop with the arrival of a Black man in the Oval Office. But hopes for a unified, post-racial America were deflated when Barack Obama's presidency met with furious opposition. A white, right-wing backlash was brewing, and...