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A Black Women's History of the United States
African American and Latinx History of the United States
An Indigenous Peoples' History of the United States
A Disability History of the United States
A Queer History Of The United States

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    A Queer History Of The United States

    • 312 Seiten
    • 11 Lesestunden
    4,0(174)Abgeben

    "A Queer History of the United States is groundbreaking and accessible. It looks at how American culture has shaped the LGBT, or queer, experience, while simultaneously arguing that LGBT people not only shaped but were pivotal in creating our country. Using numerous primary documents and literature, as well as social histories, Bronski's book takes the reader through the centuries--from Columbus' arrival and the brutal treatment the Native peoples received, through the American Revolution's radical challenging of sex and gender roles--to the violent, and liberating, 19th century--and the transformative social justice movements of the 20th. Bronski's book is filled with startling examples of often ignored or unknown aspects of American history: the ineffectiveness of sodomy laws in the colonies, the prevalence of cross-dressing women soldiers in the Civil War, the effect of new technologies on LGBT life in the 19th century, and how rock music and popular culture were, in large part, responsible for the great backlash against gay rights in the late 1970s. More than anything, A Queer History of the United States is not so much about queer history as it is about all American history--and why it should matter to both LGBT people and heterosexuals alike"-- Provided by publisher

    A Queer History Of The United States
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    A Disability History of the United States

    • 272 Seiten
    • 10 Lesestunden
    4,1(1141)Abgeben

    The first comprehensive exploration of disability history from pre-1492 to the present, this work centers the experiences of people with disabilities within the broader American narrative. It reexamines familiar historical events, such as slavery and immigration, while revealing connections between nativism and oralism in the late nineteenth century, as well as the impact of ableism on democracy's evolution. Utilizing primary-source documents and social histories, the book retells American history through the perspectives of those who lived it. Historian and disability scholar Nielsen emphasizes that understanding disability history involves looking beyond individual triumphs to consider mass movements and significant daily events shaped by diverse experiences. The narrative illustrates how concepts of disability have influenced key aspects of American life, from immigration policies to labor laws, and has justified slavery and gender discrimination. It includes harrowing accounts, such as the plight of blinded slaves and women subjected to involuntary sterilization, alongside inspiring stories of disabled miners and disability rights activists. This profound work reinterprets the nation's past, transforming it from a restrictive master narrative into a shared history that reflects the experiences of all.

    A Disability History of the United States
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    An Indigenous Peoples' History of the United States

    • 312 Seiten
    • 11 Lesestunden
    4,4(1084)Abgeben

    Today, over five hundred federally recognized Indigenous nations in the United States represent nearly three million people, descendants of the fifteen million Native individuals who once lived here. The long-standing genocidal actions of the US settler-colonial regime have largely been excluded from historical accounts. Acclaimed historian and activist Roxanne Dunbar-Ortiz presents a history of the United States from the Indigenous perspective, illustrating how Native Americans have resisted the expansion of the US empire for centuries. With increasing support for movements like replacing Columbus Day with Indigenous Peoples' Day and the Dakota Access Pipeline protests, this work serves as a vital resource for understanding contemporary issues. Dunbar-Ortiz challenges the foundational myths of the United States, revealing that policies against Indigenous peoples were colonialist, aimed at seizing their territories and displacing or eliminating them. These policies were often celebrated in popular culture by figures such as James Fenimore Cooper and Walt Whitman, and endorsed at the highest levels of government and military. The genocidal policy reached its peak under President Andrew Jackson, with US Army General Thomas S. Jesup infamously stating that the Seminoles could only be eradicated through extermination. Spanning over four centuries, this history reframes the narrative of the United States and addresses the silences

    An Indigenous Peoples' History of the United States
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    African American and Latinx History of the United States

    • 296 Seiten
    • 11 Lesestunden
    4,3(1919)Abgeben

    Spanning over two centuries, this revolutionary narrative history argues that the "Global South" was essential to America's development. Scholar and activist Paul Ortiz challenges the glorified notions of westward expansion, such as "manifest destiny" and "Jacksonian democracy," by placing African American, Latinx, and Indigenous voices at the forefront, transforming US history into one of working-class resistance against imperialism. Utilizing rich narratives and primary sources, Ortiz connects racial segregation in the Southwest and the rise of Mexican labor organizing in the twentieth century to the events of May 1, 2006, or International Workers' Day, when migrant laborers united in protest during the first "Day Without Immigrants." As African American civil rights activists battled Jim Crow laws and Mexican labor organizers resisted capitalism, various movements emerged, uniting people from the US, Central America, and the Caribbean. In contrast to the "America first" rhetoric, contemporary Black and Latinx intellectuals advocate for solidarity with nations across the Americas. This incisive, bottom-up history reveals how the diaspora has addressed ongoing issues in the US and offers a path forward in the struggle for universal civil rights.

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    A Black Women's History of the United States

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    A vibrant and empowering history that emphasizes the perspectives and stories of African American women to show how they are--and have always been--instrumental in shaping our countryIn centering Black women's stories, two award-winning historians seek both to empower African American women and to show their allies that Black women's unique ability to make their own communities while combatting centuries of oppression is an essential component in our continued resistance to systemic racism and sexism. Daina Ramey Berry and Kali Nicole Gross offer an examination and celebration of Black womanhood, beginning with the first African women who arrived in what became the United States to African American women of today.A Black Women's History of the United States reaches far beyond a single narrative to showcase Black women's lives in all their fraught complexities. Berry and Gross prioritize many voices: enslaved women, freedwomen, religious leaders, artists, queer women, activists, and women who lived outside the law. The result is a starting point for exploring Black women's history and a testament to the beauty, richness, rhythm, tragedy, heartbreak, rage, and enduring love that abounds in the spirit of Black women in communities throughout the nation.

    A Black Women's History of the United States