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History and Current Events October 2022
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And we rise : the Civil Rights Movement in poems
by Erica Martin
What it's about: This debut poetry collection walks readers through the Civil Rights Movement, introducing lesser-known figures and moments just as crucial to the Movement and our nations centuries-long fight for justice and equality.
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The betrayal of Anne Frank : a cold case investigation
by Rosemary Sullivan
What it's about: Using a new technology, recently discovered documents and sophisticated investigative techniques, a retired FBI agent and a Cold Case Team painstakingly pieced together the months leading to the infamous arrest of Anne Frank and her family—and came to a shocking conclusion.
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The Sewing Girl's Tale: A Story of Crime and Consequences in Revolutionary America
by John Wood Sweet
What it's about: the first known recorded rape trial in American history.
What happened: In 1793 New York City, well-to-do Harry Bedlow raped 17-year-old seamstress Lanah Sawyer. Though Sawyer took Bedlow to court for his crimes, an all-male jury acquitted him.
Why it matters: The trial and subsequent aftermath sparked conversations about class privilege, sexual politics, and the limitations of the criminal justice system that endure to this day.
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Sonny : the last of the old-time mafia bosses, John "Sonny" Franzese
by S. J. Peddie
What it's about: Based on exclusive interviews before his death in 2020 at age 103, this first and only authorized biography of the legendary mob boss, who refused to break the Mafias code of silence, even during 30 years in prison, presents a rare look inside a criminal mind that has become stuff of legend.
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American baby : a mother, a child, and the shadow history of adoption
by Gabrielle Glaser
What it's about: "The shocking truth about postwar adoption in America, told through the bittersweet story of one teenager, the son she was forced to relinquish, and their search to find each other-- As Baby Boomers became teenagers in 1960s America, women were encouraged to stay home and raise large families, but sex and childbirth were taboo subjects. Premarital sex was common, but birth control was hard to get and abortion was illegal. In 1961, sixteen-year-old Margaret Erle fell in love and became pregnant. Her enraged family sent her to a maternity home, and after she gave birth, she wasn't even allowed her to hold her own son. Social workers threatened her with jail until she signed away her parental rights. Her son vanished, his whereabouts and new identity known only to an adoption agency that would never share the slightest detail about his fate. Claiming to be acting in the best interests of all, the adoption business was founded on secrecy and lies. American Baby lays out how a lucrative and exploitative industry removed children from their birth mothers and placed them with hopeful families, fabricating stories about infants' origins and destinations, then closing the door firmly between the parties forever. Adoption agencies and other organizations that purported to help pregnant women struck unethical deals with doctors and researchers for pseudoscientific "assessments," and shamed millions of young women into surrendering their children. Gabrielle Glaser dramatically demonstrates the power of the expectations and institutions that Margaret faced. Margaret went on to marry and raise a large family with David's father, but she never stopped longing for and worrying about her firstborn. She didn't know he spent the first years of his life living just a few blocks away from her; as he grew, he wondered about where he came from and why he was given up. Their tale--one they share with millions of Americans--is one of loss, love, and the search for identity. Adoption's closed records are being legally challenged in states nationwide. Open adoption is the rule today, but the identities of many who were adopted or who surrendered a child in the postwar decades are locked in sealed files. American Baby illuminates a dark time in our history and shows a path to reunion that can help heal the wounds inflicted by years of shame and secrecy"
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Contact your librarian for more great books!
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Central Mississippi Regional Library System
100 Tamberline Street
Brandon, Mississippi 39042
601-825-0100
http://www.cmrls.lib.ms.us
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