A Few Days Full of Trouble: Revelations on the Journey to Justice for My Cousin and Best Friend, Emmett Till
By: Wheeler Parker Jr.
4.14
Format: 416 pages, Hardcover
The last surviving witness to the lynching of Emmett Till tells his story, with moving recollection…
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1. Simeon's Story: An Eyewitness Account of the Kidnapping of Emmett Till
By: Herb Boyd , Simeon Wright
4.28
Format: 160 pages, Hardcover
No modern tragedy has had a greater impact on race relations in America than the kidnapping and mur… read more
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- american history
- history
- memoir
- true crime
- historical
- nonfiction
- crime
"In conclusion, here's my advice to aspiring writers, journalists, and future lawyers - or anyone planning on working in the communications field: if you want an accurate account of any story, go to t…"-Herb Boyd, Simeon's Story: An Eyewitness Account of the Kidnapping of Emmett Till
2. Emmett Till: The Murder That Shocked the World and Propelled the Civil Rights Movement (Race, Rhetoric, and Media Series)
By: Julian Bond , Devery S. Anderson
3.83
Format: None pages,
A gripping reexamination of the abduction and murder that galvanized the civil rights movement. "Em… read more
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- american history
- race
- history
- true crime
- historical
- nonfiction
3. Rest in Power: The Enduring Life of Trayvon Martin
By: Sybrina Fulton , Tracy Martin
3.79
Format: 704 pages, Hardcover
Trayvon Martin s parents take readers beyond the news cycle with an account only they could give: t… read more
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5. Death of Innocence: The Story of the Hate Crime That Changed America
By: Mamie Till-Mobley , Christopher Benson
3.93
Format: 592 pages, Paperback
There are many heroes of the civil rights movement--men and women we can look to for inspiration. E… read more
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6. The Tale of the Dueling Neurosurgeons: The History of the Human Brain as Revealed by True Stories of Trauma, Madness, and Recovery
By: Sam Kean
4.09
Format: 315 pages, Hardcover
From the author of the bestseller The Disappearing Spoon, tales of the brain and the history of neu… read more
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7. The Blood of Emmett Till
By: Timothy B. Tyson
4.07
Format: 112 pages, Hardcover
Longlisted for the National Book Award for Nonfiction This extraordinary New York Timesbestseller r… read more
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8. First Women: The Grace and Power of America's Modern First Ladies
By: Kate Andersen Brower
3.92
Format: None pages, Hardcover
From the #1 New York Times bestselling author of the groundbreaking backstairs look at the White Ho… read more
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9. If You Can't Take the Heat: Tales of Food, Feminism, and Fury
By: Geraldine DeRuiter
4.15
Format: 336 pages, Hardcover
From the James Beard Award–winning blogger behind The Everywhereist come hilarious, searing essays … read more
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- nonfiction
- biography
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- audiobook
10. Legacy: A Black Physician Reckons with Racism in Medicine
By: Uché Blackstock
4.46
Format: 304 pages, Kindle Edition
“Legacy is an illuminating and stirring journey of a book.” —Ibram X. Kendi, #1 New York Times- bes… read more
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- race
- biography
- history
- memoir
- nonfiction
- audiobook
11. Buses Are a Comin': Memoir of a Freedom Rider
By: Charles Person
4.50
Format: 304 pages, Hardcover
A firsthand exploration of the cost of boarding the bus of change to move America forward--written … read more
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- memoir
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12. Master Slave Husband Wife: An Epic Journey from Slavery to Freedom
By: Ilyon Woo
3.99
Format: 416 pages, Hardcover
New York Times Bestseller | New York Times 10 Best Books of 2023 The remarkable true story of El… read more
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- american history
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- biography
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- historical
- nonfiction
- audiobook
13. When the Moon Turns Blue
By: Pamela Terry
4.08
Format: 304 pages, Hardcover
One woman fights to hold on to her friends, her family, and all that she holds dear as the battle o… read more
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14. Rust in the Root
By: Justina Ireland
4.09
Format: 448 pages, Hardcover
The author of the visionary New York Times bestseller Dread Nation returns with another spellbindin… read more
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- historical
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15. The Good Girls: An Ordinary Killing
By: Sonia Faleiro
3.77
Format: 314 pages, Hardcover
By the award-winning writer of Beautiful Thing, a masterly inquest into how the mysterious deaths … read more
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- history
- true crime
- nonfiction
- crime
- audiobook
"It’s not that people are not compassionate. But that compassion has to be aroused. Emotion is a critical factor in helping us understand an event, and it is a motivator that impels action as opposed …"-Sonia Faleiro, The Good Girls: An Ordinary Killing
16. Decent People
By: De'Shawn Charles Winslow
3.59
Format: 272 pages, Hardcover
From Center for Fiction First Novel Prize winning author De'Shawn Charles Winslow, a sweeping and u… read more
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- race
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17. A Few Days Full of Trouble: Revelations on the Journey to Justice for My Cousin and Best Friend, Emmett Till
By: Wheeler Parker Jr.
4.14
Format: 416 pages, Hardcover
The last surviving witness to the lynching of Emmett Till tells his story, with moving recollection… read more
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- american history
- race
- biography
- history
- memoir
- true crime
- historical
- nonfiction
- crime
- audiobook
18. The Love You Save: A Memoir
By: Goldie Taylor
4.14
Format: 288 pages, Hardcover
I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings meets Educated in this harrowing, deeply hopeful memoir of family, … read more
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- audiobook
19. Saying It Loud: 1966―The Year Black Power Challenged the Civil Rights Movement
By: Mark Whitaker
4.33
Format: 400 pages, Hardcover
Mark Whitaker “writes with the eye of a journalist and ear of a poet” ( The Boston Globe ) to tell … read more
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- race
- history
- nonfiction
- audiobook
20. The Call to Serve: The Life of an American President, George Herbert Walker Bush: A Visual Biography
By: Jon Meacham
4.36
Format: 384 pages, Hardcover
In honor of the 100th anniversary of George H. W. Bush’s birth, this visually stunning chronicle fe… read more
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- american history
- biography
- history
- nonfiction
- audiobook
21. Black Country Music: Listening for Revolutions (American Music Series)
By: Francesca T. Royster
4.19
Format: 248 pages, Hardcover
After a century of racist whitewashing, country music is finally reckoning with its relationship to… read more
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- history
- audiobook
