Social Activists
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Words for My Comrades: A Political History of Tupac Shakur
$32.00 Add to cartFrom Pitchfork and Guardian contributor Dean Van Nguyen comes a revelatory history of Tupac beyond his musical legend, as a radical son of the Black Panther Party whose political legacy still resonate… [more below]
- Author: Van Nguyen, Dean
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 464
- Publish Date: May 06 2025
- ISBN10: 0385550022
- Language: English
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The Story of Fannie Lou Hamer: An Inspiring Biography for Young Readers
$7.99 Read moreDiscover the life of Fannie Lou Hamer–a story about using your voice for kids ages 6 to 9
Fannie Lou Hamer was a key figure in the fight for civil rights in the United States. Before she became an imp
- Series: The Story Of: Inspiring Biographies for Young Readers
- Author: Weston, Margeaux
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 64
- Publish Date: January 07 2025
- ISBN10: 9798886509373
- Language: English
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The Radical King
$19.00 Add to cartA revealing collection that restores Dr. King as being every bit as radical as Malcolm X
“The radical King was a democratic socialist who sided with poor and working people in the class struggle takin- Series: King Legacy #11
- Author: King, Martin Luther
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 320
- Publish Date: January 12 2016
- ISBN10: 0807034525
- Language: English
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You Can’t Please All: Memoirs 1980-2024
$44.95 Read moreA new memoir from renowned political activist and author of Street Fighting Years: An Autobiography of the Sixties
The revolutionary upsurge of 1968-1975 jump-hopped continents with ease but finally p- Author: Ali, Tariq
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 816
- Publish Date: November 05 2024
- ISBN10: 1804290904
- Language: English
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Marsha: The Joy and Defiance of Marsha P. Johnson
$30.00 Add to cartBlack transgender luminary Tourmaline brings to life the first definitive biography of the revolutionary activist Marsha P. Johnson, one of the most important and remarkable figures in LGBTQIA+ histor… [more below]
- Author: Tourmaline
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 320
- Publish Date: May 20 2025
- ISBN10: 593185668
- Language: English
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Malcolm Lives!: The Official Biography of Malcolm X for Young Readers
$19.99 Add to cartIn collaboration with the Malcolm X Estate, this powerful biography for young readers is a modern classic in the making, written by #1 New York Times-bestselling, National Book Award-winning author Ib
- Author: Kendi, Ibram X.
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 400
- Publish Date: May 13 2025
- ISBN10: 374311862
- Language: English
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We All Want to Change the World: My Journey Through Social Justice Movements from the 1960s to Today
$30.00 Add to cartA sweeping look back at the protest movements that changed America from activist and NBA legend Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, with personal and historical insights into lessons they can teach us today
For many- Author: Abdul-Jabbar, Kareem
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 320
- Publish Date: May 13 2025
- ISBN10: 593735102
- Language: English
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Cesar Chavez: Un Libro Ilustrado
$8.99 Read moreS? se puede! Learn all about the Mexican American activist who fought tirelessly to promote better conditions for workers in this engaging picture book biography, now available in Spanish.
This clear- Series: Picture Book Biography
- Author: Adler, David A.
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 32
- Publish Date: November 19 2024
- ISBN10: 0823458687
- Language: Spanish
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Qui n fue C sar Ch vez? (Who Was Cesar Chavez? Spanish Edition)
$6.99 Read moreYa disponible en espa?ol!
Conozca m?s sobre C?sar Ch?vez, el famoso activista mexicoamericano de los derechos civiles. Cuando era joven, C?sar y su familia mexicoamericana trabajaban en los campos c- Series: ?qui?n Fue?
- Author: Rau, Dana Meachen
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 112
- Publish Date: September 03 2024
- ISBN10: 0593754700
- Language: Spanish
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The Story of Fannie Lou Hamer: An Inspiring Biography for Young Readers
$15.99 Add to cartDiscover the life of Fannie Lou Hamer–a story about using your voice for kids ages 6 to 9
Fannie Lou Hamer was a key figure in the fight for civil rights in the United States. Before she became an imp
- Series: The Story Of: Inspiring Biographies for Young Readers
- Author: Weston, Margeaux
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 72
- Publish Date: January 07 2025
- ISBN10: 9798886509526
- Language: English
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A Protest History of the United States
$31.95 Add to cartExploring 400 years of protest and resistance in US history–and what the unsung heroes of social movements past can teach us about navigating our chaotic world
In this timely new book in Beacon’s suc- Series: Revisioning History
- Author: Browne-Marshall, Gloria J.
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 360
- Publish Date: April 22 2025
- ISBN10: 0807010812
- Language: English
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Righting Wrongs: Three Decades on the Front Lines Battling Abusive Governments
$30.00 Add to cartFrom the long-time head of Human Rights Watch, the fascinating and inspiring story of taking on the biggest villains and toughest autocrats around the world
In three decades under the leadership of Ke- Author: Roth, Kenneth
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 448
- Publish Date: February 25 2025
- ISBN10: 0593801326
- Language: English
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Make Trouble: Standing Up, Speaking Out, and Finding the Courage to Lead
$19.00 Add to cartFrom Cecile Richards, the former president of Planned Parenthood for more than a decade, daughter of the late Ann Richards, featured speaker at the Women’s March on Washington, and “the heroine of the… [more below]
- Author: Richards, Cecile
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 320
- Publish Date: March 26 2019
- ISBN10: 1501187600
- Language: English
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Shades of Brown: The Official Biography of Jane Elliott and the Blue Eyes, Brown Eyes Exercise
$29.95 Add to cartWhat if, by eight years old, children could possess the mechanism to disrupt prejudicial tendencies? That is an argument posited by Jane Elliott for more than five decades. She initially made the clai
- Author: Mealy, Todd M.
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 388
- Publish Date: July 25 2023
- ISBN10: 9798888191125
- Language: English
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The Fifties: An Underground History
$17.99 Add to cartAn “exciting and enlightening revisionist history” (Walter Isaacson, #1 New York Times bestselling author) that upends the myth of the 1950s as a decade of conformity and celebrates a few solitary, br… [more below]
- Author: Gaines, James R.
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 288
- Publish Date: February 07 2023
- ISBN10: 1439101647
- Language: English
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Pauli Murray: The Life of a Pioneering Feminist and Civil Rights Activist
$18.99 Add to cartPauli Murray was a trailblazer who spent her life fighting for civil rights and women’s rights. Writer, lawyer, activist, priest, Pauli was a champion for justice. Her extraordinary life is immortaliz… [more below]
- Author: Jennings, Terry Catasús
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 288
- Publish Date: February 08 2022
- ISBN10: 1499812515
- Language: English
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Readme.Txt: A Memoir
$19.00 Add to cartAn intimate, revealing memoir from one of the most important activists of our time.
While working as an intelligence analyst in Iraq for the United States Army in 2010, Chelsea Manning disclosed more- Author: Manning, Chelsea
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 272
- Publish Date: June 06 2023
- ISBN10: 1250872448
- Language: English
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She Persisted: Pura Belpré
$6.99 Add to cartInspired by the #1 New York Times bestseller She Persisted by Chelsea Clinton and Alexandra Boiger, a chapter book series about women who spoke up and rose up against the odds–including Pura Belpr?! … [more below]
- Series: She Persisted
- Author: Medina, Meg
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 96
- Publish Date: September 05 2023
- ISBN10: 0593620615
- Language: English
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The Couscous Chronicles: Stories of Food, Love, and Donkeys from a Life Between Cultures
$19.00 Read moreAzzedine Downes moves between cultures, places, and time in this wryly comedic, at times mysterious, and always curious memoir of a lifelong nomad.
The best strategy was to drink tea, smile, and enjoy
- Author: Downes, Azzedine T.
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 330
- Publish Date: June 27 2023
- ISBN10: 1633310752
- Language: English
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Muzoon: A Syrian Refugee Speaks Out
$17.99 Read more“Muzoon takes readers on her perilous and ultimately hopeful journey from refugee child to advocate for others in need.”
When
–Malala Yousafzai, bestselling author and winner of the Nobel Peace Prize- Author: Almellehan, Muzoon
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 288
- Publish Date: May 23 2023
- ISBN10: 1984851985
- Language: English
