When you are a Black family in 1961 Los Angeles, how do you protect your white neighbors from a real-life bogeyman living in their midst?The Coles are a Black family from a small southern town who are trying to reap the golden harvest of jobs and a better lifestyle that Los Angeles, California proclaims during the era of President Kennedy's "New Frontier". When these pioneers move to an all-white neighborhood, they discover that their kind is not welcome. Poignant ...

The remarkable true-life story of one of the greatest pioneers - and women - in American history. Known as Stagecoach Mary, Mary Fields was born into slavery in the late 1800s in Tennessee. A tall, sturdy girl by the age of 14, Mary was ordered to work in the cotton fields performing heavy labor with boys and men. After the 13th amendment was proclaimed, ending slavery, Mary worked a variety of jobs including chambermaid on a steamboat and as a helping hand at a convent in Ohio and later a...

Perfect narrative non-fiction for young learners! Peaceful Protests: Voices for Peace highlights some of the greatest peace protests in history including nonviolent antiwar demonstrations such as marches, rallies, vigils, and boycotts. Features some of the brave individuals and groups who have opposed war at the risk of ridicule, imprisonment, and even death such as Jane Addams--founder of the Women's Peace Party, Bertrand Russell, Muhammad Ali and Leymah Gbowee, and features hist...

Perfect narrative non-fiction for young learners! Peaceful Protests: Voices for Civil Rights celebrates individuals and organizations all over the world in the civil rights movement who achieved their greatest victories through peaceful protests. Young readers will learn about peaceful protest methods such as marches, rallies, sit-ins, vigils, boycotts, and marching with picket signs. They will also learn about influential individuals such as Gandhi, Medgar Evers, Rosa Parks, Mart...

A new and exciting story entwined with magical realism and fantasy about a divine African American healer born in Los Angeles depicting the miracle of love. Ever since Olisa was a child, her father has feared that the world might one day find out that his daughter is blessed with very special gifts. On a fateful 4th of July, the renowned Venice Beach Boardwalk becomes the scene of a violent conflagration between Latino and Black gangs. People flee in all directions except for one black wom...

A new and exciting story entwined with magical realism and fantasy about a divine African American healer born in Los Angeles depicting the miracle of love.Ever since Olisa was a child, her father has feared that the world might one day find out that his daughter is blessed with very special gifts.On a fateful 4th of July, the renowned Venice Beach Boardwalk becomes the scene of a violent conflagration between Latino and Black gangs. People flee in all directions except for...

This audiobook is narrated by a digital voice.In this book, you will learn lessons in self-discipline from the masters of self-discipline.the spartans and the special operations community is the heart and soul of discipline.The spartans dont exist anymore but they left a legacy that still lives on today. The warrior tradition of the spartans is built on a foundation of immense self-discipline.The modern special operations units carry on similar trad...

Verdun-L. SAULNIER, Préface; Gérard DEFAUX, Rabelais et les cloches de Notre-Dame; Margaret SPANOS, The Function of the Prologues in the Works of Rabelais; Marie HOLBAN, Autour de Jean Thenaud et de Frère Jean des Entonneurs (Sur les traces de Frère Jean; Extrait de la version française de l'Eloge de la Folie d'Erasme due à J. Thenaud); Wayne A. REBHORN, The Burdens and Joys of Freedom: An Interpretation of the Five Books of Rabelais; Olivier NAUDEAU, Autour de l'anagramme "Nature Quite"; ...

The COVID-19 pandemic has undoubtedly had a seismic and lasting impact on how the business of law is conducted. Whilst 2020 certainly expedited changes that were already trending – flexible work schedules, fully-remote offices, revised resource allocations, new client expectations – it also forced firms to adopt practices, methodologies, and strategies that pre-COVID they insisted they could not. These changes are not only here to stay but have become the expectation. Law firm attorneys, s...

Chartered in 1869, Southern Illinois University has been a stalwart presence on the southern Illinois landscape for a century and a half. This book celebrates the 150th anniversary of the university’s founding by exploring in depth its history since 1969, when the last book to celebrate a major anniversary was published.Chapters reflect on SIU’s successful athletics program, the various colleges and departments within the university, the diverse holdings and collections of the libr...

Analyzes the social, political, and institutional context of The Flip Wilson Show, which ran on NBC between 1970 and 1974.When The Flip Wilson Show debuted on NBC in 1970, the major legislative victories of the civil rights movement had been won, but the broadcast airwaves were far from integrated. A handful of shows featured black leading characters, but none had quite reached the top spot of the Nielsen ratings. By 1971, however, Wilson's "old-fashioned" comedy-v...

In this book, you will learn lessons in self-discipline from the masters of self-discipline.the spartans and the special operations community is the heart and soul of discipline. The spartans dont exist anymore but they left a legacy that still lives on today. The warrior tradition of the spartans is built on a foundation of immense self-discipline.The modern special operations units carry on similar traditions of extreme self-discipline. Today you can use ...