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   A Queer History Of The United States

   • Michael Bronski

   • 312 stránek
   • 11 hodin čtení

   4,0(174)Ohodnotit

   "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

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   A Disability History of the United States

   • Kim E. Nielsen

   • 272 stránek
   • 10 hodin čtení

   4,1(1141)Ohodnotit

   The first book to cover the entirety of disability history, from pre-1492 to the present Disability is not just the story of someone we love or the story of whom we may become; rather it is undoubtedly the story of our nation. Covering the entirety of US history from pre-1492 to the present, A Disability History of the United States is the first book to place the experiences of people with disabilities at the center of the American narrative. In many ways, it’s a familiar telling. In other ways, however, it is a radical repositioning of US history. By doing so, the book casts new light on familiar stories, such as slavery and immigration, while breaking ground about the ties between nativism and oralism in the late nineteenth century and the role of ableism in the development of democracy. A Disability History of the United States pulls from primary-source documents and social histories to retell American history through the eyes, words, and impressions of the people who lived it. As historian and disability scholar Nielsen argues, to understand disability history isn’t to narrowly focus on a series of individual triumphs but rather to examine mass movements and pivotal daily events through the lens of varied experiences. Throughout the book, Nielsen deftly illustrates how concepts of disability have deeply shaped the American experience—from deciding who was allowed to immigrate to establishing labor laws and justifying slavery and gender discrimination. Included are absorbing—at times horrific—narratives of blinded slaves being thrown overboard and women being involuntarily sterilized, as well as triumphant accounts of disabled miners organizing strikes and disability rights activists picketing Washington. Engrossing and profound, A Disability History of the United States fundamentally reinterprets how we view our nation’s past: from a stifling master narrative to a shared history that encompasses us all. From the Trade Paperback edition.

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   An Indigenous Peoples' History of the United States

   • Roxanne Dunbar-Ortiz

   • 312 stránek
   • 11 hodin čtení

   4,4(1084)Ohodnotit

   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

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   African American and Latinx History of the United States

   • Paul Ortiz

   • 296 stránek
   • 11 hodin čtení

   4,3(1919)Ohodnotit

   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

   • Daina Ramey Berry

   4,3(2492)Ohodnotit

   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.

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