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History and Current Events November 2026 |
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| How Bright the Path Grows: The Untold Story of the Women Who Made the March on... by Marcia ChatelainIn this thought-provoking and well-researched corrective, Pulitzer Prize-winning author Marcia Chatelain (Franchise: The Golden Arches in Black America) spotlights the crucial but little-known contributions Black women activists made to the 1963 March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom. Further reading: Lighting the Fires of Freedom: African
American Women in the Civil Rights Movement by Janet Dewart Bell. |
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| Man in the Mirror: Hope, Struggle, and Belonging in an American City by Anand GiridharadasOn May 1, 2023, Jordan Neely, a Black unhoused man experiencing a psychotic episode on the New York City subway, was placed in a chokehold by a fellow passenger, white former Marine Daniel Penny, until he died. Investigative journalist Anand Giridharadas’ nuanced account looks beyond the headlines to reveal the complexity of the tragedy, exploring themes of race and privilege, homelessness, mental health care, and America’s criminal justice system. Further reading: In the Shadow of Freedom: The Enduring Call for Racial Justice by Alessandra Harris. |
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| End Times Fascism: And the Fight for the Living World by Naomi Klein and Astra TaylorAuthors and activists Naomi Klein and Astra Taylor’s incisive collaboration examines how ethno-nationalists, technocrats, and religious fundamentalists sow societal chaos by espousing apocalyptic worldviews. Try this next: The Beginning Comes After the End: Notes on a World of Change by Rebecca Solnit. |
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| The Rush: California Gold, the Civil War, and the Making of the Modern World by Nathaniel PhilbrickHistorian and Pulitzer Prize finalist Nathaniel Philbrick’s sweeping latest explores the wide-ranging impact of the California Gold Rush, detailing how it spurred America toward civil war and led to technological advancements including the transatlantic railroad and the motion picture industry. Featuring profiles of figures from the era, this propulsive chronicle also utilizes more than 80 maps and illustrations. For fans of: Deadwood: Gold, Guns, and Greed in the American West by Peter Cozzens. |
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Focus on: Native American Heritage Month
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Native Nations: A Millennium in North America
by Kathleen Duval
In this important addition to the growing tradition of North American history centered on Indigenous nations, Kathleen DuVal shows how the definitions of power and means of exerting it shifted over time, but the sovereignty and influence of Native peoples remained a constant--and will continue far into the future.
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| We Survived the Night by Julian Brave NoiseCatBlending elements of memoir and reportage with oral storytelling traditions, Tsq̓éscen̓ First Nation filmmaker and activist Julian Brave NoiseCat spotlights contemporary Indigenous life in North America, highlighting the triumphs and travails of misrepresented communities. Try this next: Sugarcane, NoiseCat's documentary for which he became the first Indigenous American filmmaker nominated for an Academy Award; Rez Rules: My Indictment of Canada's and America's Systemic Racism Against Indigenous Peoples by Chief Clarence Louie. |
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| The Free and the Dead: The Untold Story of the Black Seminole Chief, the Indigenous Rebel... by Jamie HolmesJournalist and historian Jamie Holmes’ fast-paced account of the Seminole Wars (1817-1858), America’s longest military engagement until the Vietnam War, reveals little-known aspects of the conflict and spotlights the diversity of the Seminole Nation, which included formerly enslaved Africans. Further reading: Osceola and the Great Seminole War: A Struggle for Justice and Freedom by Thom Hatch. |
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The Heartbeat of Wounded Knee: Native America from 1890 to the Present
by David Treuer
Ojibwe novelist and historian David Treuer's vivid 125-year history of Native America details the ways that tribes have survived -- and thrived -- in the face of adversity. Read-alike: The Rediscovery of America: Native Peoples and the Unmaking of U.S. History by Ned Blackhawk.
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Contact your librarian for more great books!
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Carrollton Public Library 1700 Keller Springs Road, Carrollton Texas 75006 4220 North Josey Lane, Carrollton Texas 75010 |
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