Author: Benjamin R Justesen Publisher: SIU Press ISBN: 9780809328437 Category : History Languages : en Pages : 284
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Broken Brotherhood: The Rise and Fall of the National Afro-American Council gives a comprehensive account of the National Afro-American Council, the first truly nationwide U.S. civil rights organization, which existed from 1898 to 1908. Based on exhaustive research, the volume chronicles the Council’s achievements and its annual meetings and provides portraits of its key leaders. Led by four of the most notable African American leaders of the time—journalist T. Thomas Fortune, Bishop Alexander Walters, educator Booker T. Washington, and Congressman George Henry White—the Council persevered for a decade despite structural flaws and external pressures that eventually led to its demise in 1908. Author Benjamin R. Justesen provides historical context for the Council’s development during an era of unprecedented growth in African American organizations. Justesen establishes the National Afro-American Council as the earliest national arena for discussions of critical social and political issues affecting African Americans and the single most important united voice lobbying for protection of the nation’s largest minority. In a period marked by racial segregation, widespread disfranchisement, and lynching violence, the nonpartisan council helped establish two more enduring successor organizations, providing core leadership for both the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People and the National Urban League. Broken Brotherhood traces the history of the Council and the complicated relationships among key leaders from its creation in Rochester in 1898 to its last gathering in Baltimore in 1907, drawing on both private correspondence and contemporary journalism to create a balanced historical portrait. Enhanced by thirteen illustrations, the volume also provides intriguing details about the ten national gatherings, describes the Council’s unsuccessful attempt to challenge disfranchisement before the U.S. Supreme Court, and sheds light on the gradual breakdown of Republican solidarity among African American leaders in the first decade of the twentieth century.
Author: Andi Rhodes Publisher: ISBN: 9781955103022 Category : Languages : en Pages :
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Griffin...I loved her for years but she never loved me back. When she was taken, I snapped. Now she's back and not herself. She's an empty shell of the woman I knew. But I still love her. Her demons are many, and I want to slay every one. Problem is, she thinks she's too broken. Brie...He never knew I loved him. I made sure of that. Then I was taken and made unloveable. My past hadn't prepared me for the hell I was put through. I'd wanted to die, but he wouldn't let me. No matter what I did, he made sure to save me. He says he loves me and that he always will. Problem is, I'm too broken to love him back.
Author: P.L. Stuart Publisher: FriesenPress ISBN: 1525589334 Category : Fiction Languages : en Pages : 438
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Once Second Prince of the mightiest kingdom in the known world, Othrun now leads the last survivors of his exiled people into an uncertain future far across the Shimmering Sea from their ancestral home, now lost beneath the waves. With his Single God binding his knights to chivalric oaths, intent on wiping out idolatry and pagan worship, they will have to carve out a new kingdom on this mysterious continent―a continent that has for centuries been ravaged by warlords competing for supremacy and mages channeling the mystic powers of the elements―and unite the continent under godly rule. With a troubled past, a cursed sword, and a mysterious spirit guiding him, Othrun means to be that ruler, and conquer all. But with kingdoms fated on the edge of spears, alliances and pagan magic, betrayal, doubt, and dangers await him at every turn. Othrun will be forced to confront the truths of all he believes in on his journey to become a king, and a legend. When one kingdom drowns, a new one must rise in its place. So begins the saga of that kingdom, and the man who would rule it all.
Author: Amaya Black Publisher: ISBN: Category : Languages : en Pages : 108
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I stole from the wrong mob boss...I had no idea whose house it was that I was breaking into. I wasn't given a choice on who my marks were.Liam Safaryan is a cold blooded monster. The idea of him makes me want hide under the cover and never come out. And yet, when he touches me...my flesh yearns for every single sensation he offers. After one crazy chance encounter, my world changes. Its turned completely on its axis as Liam becomes obsessed with me. See Liam has never met a woman like me. I play by my own rules. He wants to do everything in his power to break me, to make me submit. But not if I break him first.
Author: George M Johnson Publisher: Hachette UK ISBN: 0759554617 Category : Young Adult Nonfiction Languages : en Pages : 153
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New memoir from George M. Johnson, the New York Times bestselling author of All Boys Aren't Blue—a "deeply impactful" (Nic Stone), "striking and joyful" (Laurie Halse Anderson), and "stunning read" (Publishers Weekly, starred) that celebrates Black boyhood and brotherhood in all its glory! This is the vibrant story of George, Garrett, Rall, and Rasul -- four children raised by Nanny, their fiercely devoted grandmother. The boys hold each other close through early brushes with racism, memorable experiences at the family barbershop, and first loves and losses. And with Nanny at their center, they are never broken. George M. Johnson captures the unique experience of growing up as a Black boy in America through rich family stories that explore themes of vulnerability, sacrifice, and culture. Complete with touching letters from the grandchildren to their beloved matriarch and a full color photo insert, this heartwarming and heartbreaking memoir is destined to become a modern classic of emerging adulthood.
Author: Adrian Stirling Publisher: Penguin Group Australia ISBN: 1742281788 Category : Juvenile Fiction Languages : en Pages : 175
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There was an air of suspended violence around him, like an open fox trap or a black cloud. With Nile, danger and ecstasy were the same beautiful thing... Danny Clarke's best friend, Nile, is back in town. Having him around was a wild ride - the one thing worth living for in their vindictive, small-minded town. But after what Nile did, nothing can be the same... Now that everyone in town wants Nile to disppear, Danny will need to choose sides. But which side is worse? And when he's pushed to the edge, what is Danny capable of? What are any of us capable of? A stunning, frighteningly real debut novel from a talented new voice. Visit betweenthelines.com.au - the destination for Young Adult books.
Author: Gareth Hanrahan Publisher: Hachette UK ISBN: 0316705659 Category : Fiction Languages : en Pages : 557
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Dark gods and dangerous magic clash in this third book of Gareth Hanrahan's acclaimed epic fantasy series, The Black Iron Legacy. "This is genre-defying fantasy at its very best . . . Insanely inventive and deeply twisted" (Michael R. Fletcher). Enter a city of dragons and darkness . . . The Godswar has come to Guerdon, dividing the city between three occupying powers. A fragile armistice holds back the gods, but other dangerous forces seek to exert their influence. Spar Idgeson, once heir to the brotherhood of thieves has been transformed into the living stone of the new city. But his powers are failing and the criminal dragons of the Ghierdana are circling. Meanwhile, far across the sea, Carillon Thay—once a thief, a saint, a god killer; now alone and powerless—seeks the mysterious land of Khebesh, desperate to find a cure for Spar. But what hope does she have when even the gods seek vengeance against her? "A groundbreaking and extraordinary novel . . . Hanrahan has an astonishing imagination" (Peter McLean). Also by Gareth Hanrahan: The Black Iron LegacyThe Gutter PrayerThe Shadow SaintThe Broken God
Author: Gareth Hanrahan Publisher: Orbit ISBN: 0356514358 Category : Fiction Languages : en Pages : 541
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ENTER A CITY OF DRAGONS AND DARKNESS The Godswar has come to Guerdon, dividing the city between three occupying powers. A fragile armistice holds back the gods, but other dangerous forces seek to exert their influence. Spar Idgeson, once heir to the brotherhood of thieves has been transformed into the living stone of the new city. But his powers are failing and the criminal dragons of the Ghierdana are circling. Meanwhile, far across the sea, Carillon Thay - once a thief, a saint, a god killer; now alone and powerless - seeks the mysterious land of Khebesh, desperate to find a cure for Spar. But what hope does she have when even the gods seek vengeance against her? Praise for the Black Iron Legacy: 'Hanrahan is now one of my favourite authors. I flat out adore this series'Booknest 'I will buy any novel that Gareth Hanrahan ever writes . . .I want [this series] to go on forever'The Fantasy Inn 'Hanrahan has an astonishing imagination'Peter McLean, author of Priest of Bones 'Mind-blowingly stellar in every respect . . . Fantasy readers, be wise and buy this book, because there's simply nothing like it' Novel Notions on The Gutter Prayer The Black Iron Legacy The Gutter Prayer The Shadow Saint The Broken God
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