On The Laps Of Gods
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Author |
: Robert Whitaker |
Publisher |
: Crown |
Total Pages |
: 418 |
Release |
: 2009-06-23 |
ISBN-10 |
: 9780307339836 |
ISBN-13 |
: 0307339831 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (36 Downloads) |
Synopsis On the Laps of Gods by : Robert Whitaker
They Shot Them Down Like Rabbits . . . September 30, 1919. The United States teetered on the edge of a racial civil war. During the previous three months, racial fighting had erupted in twenty-five cities. And deep in the Arkansas Delta, black sharecroppers were meeting in a humble wooden church, forming a union and making plans to sue their white landowners. A car pulled up outside the church . . . What happened next has long been shrouded in controversy. In this heartbreaking but ultimately triumphant story of courage and will, journalist Robert Whitaker carefully documents–and exposes–one of the worst racial massacres in American history. On the Laps of Gods is the story of the 1919 Elaine massacre in Hoop Spur, Arkansas, during which white mobs and federal troops killed more than one hundred black men, women, and children; of the twelve black men subsequently condemned to die; of Scipio Africanus Jones, a former slave and tenacious black attorney; and of Moore v. Dempsey, the case Jones brought to the Supreme Court, which set the legal stage for the civil rights movement half a century later.
Author |
: Sandra Neil Wallace |
Publisher |
: Astra Publishing House |
Total Pages |
: 146 |
Release |
: 2021-01-05 |
ISBN-10 |
: 9781635923735 |
ISBN-13 |
: 1635923735 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (35 Downloads) |
Synopsis Race Against Time by : Sandra Neil Wallace
In this key civil rights and social justice book for young readers, Scipio Africanus Jones—a self-taught attorney who was born enslaved—leads a momentous series of court cases to save twelve Black men who'd been unjustly sentenced to death. In October 1919, a group of Black sharecroppers met at a church in an Arkansas village to organize a union. Bullets rained down on the meeting from outside. Many were killed by a white mob, and others were rounded up and arrested. Twelve of the sharecroppers were hastily tried and sentenced to death. Up stepped Scipio Africanus Jones, a self-taught lawyer who'd been born enslaved. Could he save the men's lives and set them free? Through their in-depth research and consultation with legal experts, award-winning nonfiction authors Sandra and Rich Wallace examine the complex proceedings and an unsung African American early civil rights hero.
Author |
: Joe Coomer |
Publisher |
: Simon and Schuster |
Total Pages |
: 260 |
Release |
: 1997-05-07 |
ISBN-10 |
: 9780684824406 |
ISBN-13 |
: 068482440X |
Rating |
: 4/5 (06 Downloads) |
Synopsis Beachcombing for a Shipwrecked God by : Joe Coomer
Nine weeks after losing her husband, Charlotte escapes to a wooden motor yacht in New Hampshire, where her shipmates are an aging blue-haired widow, an emotional seventeen-year-old, and the ugliest dog in literature. A genuine bond develops among the three women, as their distinct personalities and paths cross and converge against the backdrop of emotional secrets, abuse, and the wages of old age. Off the boat, Charlotte, an archaeologist, joins a local excavation to uncover an ancient graveyard. Here she can indulge her passion for reconstructing the past, even as she tries to bury her own recent history. She comes to realize, however, that the currents of time are as fluid and persistent as the water that drifts beneath her comforting new home.
Author |
: Robert Whitaker |
Publisher |
: Crown |
Total Pages |
: 418 |
Release |
: 2010-04-13 |
ISBN-10 |
: 9780307452436 |
ISBN-13 |
: 0307452433 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (36 Downloads) |
Synopsis Anatomy of an Epidemic by : Robert Whitaker
Updated with bonus material, including a new foreword and afterword with new research, this New York Times bestseller is essential reading for a time when mental health is constantly in the news. In this astonishing and startling book, award-winning science and history writer Robert Whitaker investigates a medical mystery: Why has the number of disabled mentally ill in the United States tripled over the past two decades? Interwoven with Whitaker’s groundbreaking analysis of the merits of psychiatric medications are the personal stories of children and adults swept up in this epidemic. As Anatomy of an Epidemic reveals, other societies have begun to alter their use of psychiatric medications and are now reporting much improved outcomes . . . so why can’t such change happen here in the United States? Why have the results from these long-term studies—all of which point to the same startling conclusion—been kept from the public? Our nation has been hit by an epidemic of disabling mental illness, and yet, as Anatomy of an Epidemic reveals, the medical blueprints for curbing that epidemic have already been drawn up. Praise for Anatomy of an Epidemic “The timing of Robert Whitaker’s Anatomy of an Epidemic, a comprehensive and highly readable history of psychiatry in the United States, couldn’t be better.”—Salon “Anatomy of an Epidemic offers some answers, charting controversial ground with mystery-novel pacing.”—TIME “Lucid, pointed and important, Anatomy of an Epidemic should be required reading for anyone considering extended use of psychiatric medicine. Whitaker is at the height of his powers.” —Greg Critser, author of Generation Rx
Author |
: John Burke |
Publisher |
: Zondervan |
Total Pages |
: 290 |
Release |
: 2008-10-21 |
ISBN-10 |
: 9780310309123 |
ISBN-13 |
: 0310309123 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (23 Downloads) |
Synopsis Soul Revolution by : John Burke
You've heard it all before. The promises for a better life get tiresome after awhile, because you know they don't deliver. However, they do touch on a profound and inescapable truth. You were created to live your life out of a rewarding, richly textured relationship with God and others--and deep down, you long to experience that kind of life. But how? Are you willing to devote sixty days to finding out? Soul Revolution may be one of the most important books you'll ever read. In it, author and pastor John Burke guides you on a journey of experiential discovery. Called the "60-60 Experiment," it has already made a profound impact on thousands who have discovered what it means to actually "do life" with God.
Author |
: Cameron McWhirter |
Publisher |
: Henry Holt and Company |
Total Pages |
: 366 |
Release |
: 2011-07-19 |
ISBN-10 |
: 9781429972932 |
ISBN-13 |
: 1429972939 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (32 Downloads) |
Synopsis Red Summer by : Cameron McWhirter
A narrative history of America's deadliest episode of race riots and lynchings After World War I, black Americans fervently hoped for a new epoch of peace, prosperity, and equality. Black soldiers believed their participation in the fight to make the world safe for democracy finally earned them rights they had been promised since the close of the Civil War. Instead, an unprecedented wave of anti-black riots and lynchings swept the country for eight months. From April to November of 1919, the racial unrest rolled across the South into the North and the Midwest, even to the nation's capital. Millions of lives were disrupted, and hundreds of lives were lost. Blacks responded by fighting back with an intensity and determination never seen before. Red Summer is the first narrative history written about this epic encounter. Focusing on the worst riots and lynchings—including those in Chicago, Washington, D.C., Charleston, Omaha and Knoxville—Cameron McWhirter chronicles the mayhem, while also exploring the first stirrings of a civil rights movement that would transform American society forty years later.
Author |
: Sheldon Ekland-Olson |
Publisher |
: Routledge |
Total Pages |
: 404 |
Release |
: 2017-10-20 |
ISBN-10 |
: 9781351585156 |
ISBN-13 |
: 1351585150 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (56 Downloads) |
Synopsis Who Lives, Who Dies, Who Decides? by : Sheldon Ekland-Olson
Who Lives, Who Dies, Who Decides? looks at several of the most contentious issues in many societies. The book asks, whose rights are protected? How do these rights and protections change over time, and who makes those decisions? This book explores the fundamentally sociological processes which underlie the quest for morality and justice in human societies. The author sheds light on the social movements and social processes at the root of these seemingly personal moral questions. The third edition contains a new chapter on torture entitled, "Taking Life and Inflicting Suffering."
Author |
: Silver L. Wolf |
Publisher |
: Lulu.com |
Total Pages |
: 110 |
Release |
: 2019-08-19 |
ISBN-10 |
: 9780244208714 |
ISBN-13 |
: 0244208719 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (14 Downloads) |
Synopsis In the Lap of the Gods by : Silver L. Wolf
'In the Lap of the Gods' is the true story of Silver; a normal English girl whose world was suddenly turned upside down by the arrival of the dead, and all that came with them. Denial no longer being an option, she walks forward with her eyes open, astounded at every new turn. The myths had suddenly come to life.
Author |
: Sheldon Ekland-Olson |
Publisher |
: Routledge |
Total Pages |
: 204 |
Release |
: 2014-11-12 |
ISBN-10 |
: 9781317611981 |
ISBN-13 |
: 1317611985 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (81 Downloads) |
Synopsis Life and Death Decisions by : Sheldon Ekland-Olson
Issues of Life and Death such as abortion, assisted suicide, capital punishment and others are among the most contentious in many societies. Whose rights are protected? How do these rights and protections change over time and who makes those decisions? Based on the author’s award-winning and hugely popular undergraduate course at the University of Texas, this book explores these questions and the fundamentally sociological processes which underlie the quest for morality and justice in human societies. The Author’s goal is not to advocate any particular moral "high ground" but to shed light on the social movements and social processes which are at the root of these seemingly personal moral questions. Under 200 printed pages, this slim paperback is priced and sized to be easily assigned in a variety of undergraduate courses that touch on the social bases underlying these contested and contentious issues.
Author |
: Steve Reynolds |
Publisher |
: ReadHowYouWant.com |
Total Pages |
: 370 |
Release |
: 2010-10 |
ISBN-10 |
: 9781459606494 |
ISBN-13 |
: 1459606493 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (94 Downloads) |
Synopsis Bod 4 God by : Steve Reynolds
The media labeled Steve Reynolds ?The Anti-Fat Pastor after he lost more than 100 pounds and launched a stunningly successful weight-loss program in his church and community. In Bod 4 God, Pastor Steve reveals the four keys that have unlocked the door to health and fitness for him and for countless others who have dedicated their bodies to God! Steve had been overweight all of his life? he weighed over 100 pounds in the first grade! After playing football during high school and college, he vowed never to exercise or run laps again. That was one promise he kept, ballooning to 340 pounds and staying there for years. Now, in Bod 4 God, he shares the simple lifestyle changes? both inside and out? that led to his incredible weight loss, and he invites readers to change their lives forever by committing their bodies to Gods glory! In addition, Steve shows local churches how to impact the health of their entire community, by hosting? Losing to Live?? Events, such as weight-loss competitions and team-driven fitness campaigns.