Knowledge of these institutional issues has increased with the emergence of the Black Lives Matter movement and other social justice movements. This Oscar-nominated documentary narrated by Samuel L. Jackson, explores the continued peril America faces from institutionalized racism. It is based on an unfinished book by James Baldwin that featured a revolutionary, personal account of the lives and successive assassinations of three of his close friends—Medgar Evers, Malcolm X and Martin Luther King, Jr.
This book explores inequality within the United States justice system. The argument central to the book details the discrimination faced by those who spend time in jail or prison. Those convicted of a felony are often subject to old forms of discrimination including employment discrimination, housing discrimination, denial of the right to vote, denial of educational opportunity, denial of food stamps and many other public benefits.
Today, 1 in 3 black men spend time in the United States justice system. This best-selling book was one of our most popular reads in Wilkerson explores an immersive, deeply-researched narrative about real people and how America throughout its history has been shaped by a hidden caste system.
Using riveting stories about people—including Martin Luther King, Jr. Skip Navigation. My Account. Day Bookflix is a family-friendly digital literacy resource that pairs an animated story with a best-selling nonfiction eBook on a similar subject. Travis Wren has an unusual talent for locating missing people. Hired by families as a last resort, he requires only a single object to find the person who has vanished.
When he takes on the case of Maggie St. James—a well-known author of dark, macabre children's books—he's led to a place many believed to be only a legend. Called Pastoral, this reclusive community was founded in the s by like-minded people searching for a simpler way of life. By all accounts, the commune shouldn't exist anymore and soon after Travis stumbles upon it Just like Maggie St. Years later, Theo, a lifelong member of Pastoral, discovers Travis's abandoned truck beyond the border of the community.
No one is allowed in or out, not when there's a risk of bringing a disease— rot —into Pastoral. Unraveling the mystery of what happened reveals secrets that Theo, his wife, Calla, and her sister, Bee, keep from one another. Secrets that prove their perfect, isolated world isn't as safe as they believed—and that darkness takes many forms.
Hauntingly beautiful, hypnotic, and bewitching, A History of Wild Places is a story about fairy tales, our fear of the dark, and losing yourself within the wilderness of your mind. Languages English. Shea Ernshaw - Author. Why is availability limited? Kanopy - streaming videos Limit is 4 items per month. Hoopla Basics. Using Libby. Need help downloading eBooks to your tablet or phone? Email our Librarians. We will help you download the app if necessary and show you how to select, check out, and download an eBook.
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