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This is the first book-length study of Delta Cooperative Farm
(1936-42) and its descendant, Providence Farm (1938-56). The two
intentional communities drew on internationalist practices of
cooperative communalism and pragmatically challenged Jim Crow
segregation and plantation labor. In the winter of 1936, two dozen
black and white ex-sharecropping families settled on some two
thousand acres in the rural Mississippi Delta, one of the most
insular and oppressive regions in the nation. Thus began a
twenty-year experiment - across two communities - in
interracialism, Christian socialism, cooperative farming, and civil
and economic activism. Robert Hunt Ferguson recalls the genesis of
Delta and Providence: how they were modeled after cooperative farms
in Japan and Soviet Russia and how they rose in reaction to the
exploitation of small- scale, dispossessed farmers. Although the
staff, volunteers, and residents were very much everyday people - a
mix of Christian socialists, political leftists, union organizers,
and sharecroppers - the farms had the backing of such leading
figures as philanthropist Sherwood Eddy, who purchased the land,
and educator Charles Spurgeon Johnson and theologian Reinhold
Niebuhr, who served as trustees. On these farms, residents
developed a cooperative economy, operated a desegregated health
clinic, held interracial church services and labor union meetings,
and managed a credit union. Ferguson tells how a variety of factors
related to World War II forced the closing of Delta, while
Providence finally succumbed to economic boycotts and outside
threats from white racists. Remaking the Rural South shows how a
small group of committed people challenged hegemonic social and
economic structures by going about their daily routines. Far from
living in a closed society, activists at Delta and Providence
engaged in a local movement with national and international roots
and consequences.
Why did it take so long to end slavery in the United States, and
what did it mean that the nation existed eighty-eight years as a
"house divided against itself," as Abraham Lincoln put it? The
decline of slavery throughout the Atlantic world was a protracted
affair, says Patrick Rael, but no other nation endured anything
like the United States. Here the process took from 1777, when
Vermont wrote slavery out of its state constitution, to 1865, when
the Thirteenth Amendment abolished slavery nationwide. Rael
immerses readers in the mix of social, geographic, economic, and
political factors that shaped this unique American experience. He
not only takes a far longer view of slavery's demise than do those
who date it to the rise of abolitionism in 1831, he also places it
in a broader Atlantic context. We see how slavery ended variously
by consent or force across time and place and how views on slavery
evolved differently between the centers of European power and their
colonial peripheries-some of which would become power centers
themselves. Rael shows how African Americans played the central
role in ending slavery in the United States. Fuelled by new
Revolutionary ideals of self-rule and universal equality-and on
their own or alongside abolitionists-both slaves and free blacks
slowly turned American opinion against the slave interests in the
South. Secession followed, and then began the national bloodbath
that would demand slavery's complete destruction.
A theoretical examination of the concepts of the citizen,
citizenship, and leadership, A Crisis of Leadership and the Role of
Citizens in Black America: Leaders of the New School proposes to
develop a prototype or model of effective Black leadership.
Furthermore, it examines "citizenship habits" of the Black
community based on their economic standing, educational attainment,
participation in the criminal justice system, and health and family
structure. It tracks data in these four categories from 1970 to
today, measuring effective leadership by the improvement or decline
in the majority of African Americans standing in these four
categories. This book concludes that African Americans have
negative perceptions of themselves as U.S. citizens, which thus
produce "bad citizenship habits." Additionally, ineffective Black
leaders since the Civil Rights era have been unwilling to
demonstrate the purpose and significance of service, particularly
to the poor and disadvantaged members of the Black community.
Contemporary Black leaders (post-Civil Rights Era) have focused
primarily on self-promotion, careerism, and middle-class interests.
A new type of leader is needed, one that stresses unity and
reinforces commitment to the group as a whole by establishing new
institutions that introduce community-building.
This book analyses and compares how the USA's liberal allies
responded to the use of torture against their citizens after 9/11.
Did they resist, tolerate or support the Bush Administration's
policies concerning the mistreatment of detainees when their own
citizens were implicated and what were the reasons for their
actions? Australia, the UK and Canada are liberal democracies
sharing similar political cultures, values and alliances with
America; yet they behaved differently when their citizens, caught
up in the War on Terror, were tortured. How states responded to
citizens' human rights claims and predicaments was shaped, in part,
by demands for accountability placed on the executive government by
domestic actors. This book argues that civil society actors, in
particular, were influenced by nuanced differences in their
national political and legal contexts that enabled or constrained
human rights activism. It maps the conditions under which
individuals and groups were more or less likely to become engaged
when fellow citizens were tortured, focusing on national rights
culture, the domestic legal and political human rights framework,
and political opportunities.
In this powerful memoir, Charles Dew, one of America's most
respected historians of the South--and particularly its history of
slavery--turns the focus on his own life, which began not in the
halls of enlightenment but in a society unequivocally committed to
segregation. Dew re-creates the midcentury American South of his
childhood--in many respects a boy's paradise, but one stained by
Lost Cause revisionism and, worse, by the full brunt of Jim Crow.
Through entertainments and ""educational"" books that belittled
African Americans, as well as the living examples of his own
family, Dew was indoctrinated in a white supremacy that, at best,
was condescendingly paternalistic and, at worst, brutally
intolerant. The fear that southern culture, and the ""hallowed
white male brotherhood,"" could come undone through the slightest
flexibility in the color line gave the Jim Crow mindset its
distinctly unyielding quality. Dew recalls his father, in most
regards a decent man, becoming livid over a black tradesman daring
to use the front, and not the back, door. The second half of the
book shows how this former Confederate youth and descendant of
Thomas Roderick Dew, one of slavery's most passionate apologists,
went on to reject his racist upbringing and become a scholar of the
South and its deeply conflicted history. The centerpiece of Dew's
story is his sobering discovery of a price circular from 1860--an
itemized list of humans up for sale. Contemplating this document
becomes Dew's first step in an exploration of antebellum Richmond's
slave trade that investigates the terrible--but, to its white
participants, unremarkable--inhumanity inherent in the institution.
Dew's wish with this book is to show how the South of his childhood
came into being, poisoning the minds even of honorable people, and
to answer the question put to him by Illinois Browning Culver, the
African American woman who devoted decades of her life to serving
his family: ""Charles, why do the grown-ups put so much hate in the
children?
'There are few historical developments more significant than the
realisation that those in power should not be free to torture and
abuse those who are not.' - Amal Clooney On 10 December 1948, in
Paris, the United Nations General Assembly adopted an
extraordinarily ground-breaking and important proclamation: The
Universal Declaration of Human Rights. This milestone document,
made up of thirty Articles, sets out, for the first time, the
fundamental human rights that must be protected by all nations. The
full text of the document is reproduced in this book following a
foreword by human rights lawyer Amal Clooney and a general
introduction which explores its origins in the 'Four Freedoms'
described by U.S. President Franklin D. Roosevelt, the role his
wife Eleanor Roosevelt took on as chair of the Human Rights
Commission and of the drafting committee, and the parts played by
other key international members of the Commission. It was a
pioneering achievement in the wake of the Second World War and
continues to provide a basis for international human rights law,
making this document's aims 'as relevant today as when they were
first adopted a lifetime ago.'
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Learn what it means to be president of the United States. This
nonfiction book uses pictures and words to show students the many
roles the president plays. Perfect for young readers, this book
includes a fiction piece related to the topic, relevant images, an
additional project, and other exciting features. This 20-page
full-color book explores the various responsibilities of the
president, from signing bills into laws to helping those in need.
It also covers important topics like leadership and democracy, and
includes an extension activity for kindergarten. Perfect for the
classroom, at-home learning, or homeschool to learn about national
government, the executive branch, and presidential duties.
In 1822, thirty-four slaves and their leader, a free black man
named Denmark Vesey, were tried and executed for their alleged plot
to murder the white citizens of Charleston, South Carolina.
Presenting a vast collection of contemporary documents that support
or contradict the "official" story, the editors of this volume
annotate the texts and interpret the evidence. This is the
definitive account of a landmark event that spurred the South to
secession and holds symbolic meaning today-as evidenced by the 2015
shooting that took place in Emanuel AME Church, a church Vesey had
attended. This volume argues that the Vesey plot was one of the
most sophisticated acts of collective slave resistance in the
history of the United States.
In order to gain access to the EU, nations must be seen to
implement formal instruments that protect the rights of minorities.
This book examines the ways in which these tools have worked in a
number of post-communist states, and explores the interaction of
domestic and international structures that determine the
application of these policies. Using empirical examples and
comparative cases, the text explores three levels of policy-making:
within sub-state and national politics, and within international
agreements, laws and policy blueprints. This enables the authors to
establish how domestic policymakers negotiate various structural
factors in order to interpret rights norms and implement them long
enough to gain EU accession. Showing that it is necessary to focus
upon the states of post-communist Europe as autonomous actors, and
not as mere recipients of directives and initiatives from 'the
West', the book shows how underlying structural conditions allow
domestic policy actors to talk the talk of rights protection
without walking the walk of implementing minority rights
legislation on their territories.
'Malala is an inspiration to girls and women all over the world.' -
J.K. Rowling I Am Malala tells the remarkable true story of a girl
who knew she wanted to change the world - and did. Raised in the
Swat Valley in Pakistan, Malala was taught to stand up for her
beliefs. When terrorists took control of her region and declared
girls were forbidden from going to school, Malala fought for her
right to an education. And, on 9 October 2012, she nearly paid the
ultimate price for her courage when she was shot on her way home
from school. No one expected her to survive. Now, she is an
international symbol of peaceful protest and the youngest person
ever to win a Nobel Peace Prize. A must-read for anyone who
believes in the power of change. * This teen edition is a
first-hand account told in Malala's own words for her generation.
The paperback includes extra material, a Q&A and updated
discussion notes. * This book inspired the film HE NAMED ME MALALA,
the winner of the BAFTA for Best Documentary.
Drawing on archival sources from Czechoslovakia, Poland, East
Germany, Romania and Bulgaria, Perceptions of Society in Communist
Europe considers whether and to what extent communist regimes cared
about popular opinion, how they obtained their information, and how
it helped them implement and maintain their rule. Contrary to
popular belief, communist regimes sought to legitimise their
domination with minimal resort to violence in order to maintain
their everyday power. This entailed a permanent negotiation process
between the rulers and the ruled, with public approval of
governmental policies becoming key to their success. By analysing
topics such as a Stalinist musical in Czechoslovakia, workers'
letters to the leadership in Romania, children's television in
Poland and the figure of the secret agent in contemporary culture,
as well as many more besides, Muriel Blaive and the contributors
demonstrate the potential of social history to deconstruct
parochial national perceptions of communism. This cutting-edge
volume is a vital resource for academics, postgraduates and
advanced undergraduates studying East-Central European history,
Stalinism and comparative communism.
Having articulated numerous human rights norms and standards in
international treaties, the pressing challenge today is their
realisation in States' parties around the world. Domestic
implementation has proven a difficult task for national authorities
as well as international supervisory bodies. This book examines the
traditional State-centric and legalistic approach to
implementation, critiquing its limited efficacy in practice and
failure to connect with local cultures. The book therefore explores
the permissibility of other measures of implementation, and
advocates more culturally sensitive approaches involving social
institutions. Through an interdisciplinary case study of Islam in
Indonesia, the book demonstrates the power of social institutions
like religion to promote rights compliant positions and behaviours.
Like the preamble of the 1948 Universal Declaration of Human
Rights, the book reiterates the role not just of the State but
indeed 'every organ of society' in realising rights.
"No state . . . shall deny to any person within its jurisdiction
the equal protection of the laws." So says the Equal Protection
Clause of the U.S. Constitution, a document held dear by Carl
Cohen, a professor of philosophy and longtime champion of civil
liberties who has devoted most of his adult life to the University
of Michigan. So when Cohen discovered, after encountering some
resistance, how his school, in its admirable wish to increase
minority enrollment, was actually practicing a form of racial
discrimination--calling it "affirmative action"--he found himself
at odds with his longtime allies and colleagues in an effort to
defend the equal treatment of the races at his university. In "A
Conflict of Principles" Cohen tells the story of what happened at
Michigan, how racial preferences were devised and implemented
there, and what was at stake in the heated and divisive controversy
that ensued. He gives voice to the judicious and seldom heard
liberal argument against affirmative action in college admission
policies.
In the early 1970s, as a member of the Board of Directors of the
American Civil Liberties Union, Cohen vigorously supported programs
devised to encourage the recruitment of minorities in colleges, and
in private employment. But some of these efforts gave deliberate
preference to blacks and Hispanics seeking university admission,
and this Cohen recognized as a form of racism, however
well-meaning. In his book he recounts the fortunes of contested
affirmative action programs as they made their way through the
legal system to the Supreme Court, beginning with "DeFunis v.
Odegaard" (1974) at the University of Washington Law School, then
"Bakke v. Regents of the University of California" (1978) at the
Medical School on the UC Davis campus, and culminating at the
University of Michigan in the landmark cases of "Grutter v.
Bollinger" and "Gratz v. Bollinger" (2003). He recounts his role in
the initiation of the Michigan cases, explaining the many arguments
against racial preferences in college admissions. He presents a
principled case for the resultant amendment to the Michigan
constitution, of which he was a prominent advocate, which
prohibited preference by race in public employment and public
contracting, as well as in public education.
An eminently readable personal, consistently fair-minded account
of the principles and politics that come into play in the struggles
over affirmative action, "A Conflict of Principles" is a deeply
thoughtful and thought-provoking contribution to our national
conversation about race.
Social rights are a pivotal concern for all of society, including
today's population of children. The study of the rights, or lack
thereof, that children have must be undertaken to ensure that
future generations are thriving members of their communities.
Global Ideologies Surrounding Children's Rights and Social Justice
highlights the trials and tribulations that children have often had
to overcome to be considered true citizens of their communities.
Featuring comprehensive coverage on a wide range of applicable
topics such as child abuse, socio-economic rights, social
injustice, and welfare issues, this is a critical reference source
for educators, academicians, students, and researchers interested
in studying new approaches for the social advancement of children.
This provocative volume explores how and why the word "patriot" has
been appropriated by those who fight against the U.S.
government-sometimes advocating violence in support of their goals.
Today, as in the past, some "patriot" groups in America long for a
return to traditional values and believe it is their duty to stop
an intrusive government from whittling away at the freedoms that
define the United States. This book looks at the origins and
current activities of such groups through an exploration of the
dual nature of the patriot in American mythos-the unquestioning
lover of the country and its policies versus the man or woman who
places the founding principle of limited government above all else.
Focusing on contemporary patriot groups and their impact on U.S.
society, the work offers insights into factors that have
contributed to the rise of such groups in the past that are again
manifesting themselves. It explores the groups' motivations and
justifications and shows how these groups use the emotionally
powerful sentiment of patriotism to agitate for change and promote
political violence. Perhaps most significant for readers is a
discussion of the beliefs that divide the American public today as
reflected in the ideologies of patriot groups-and what this means
for the future. Addresses the wide range of "patriot" groups
currently active in the United States, covering their origins and
current activities and what they reveal about America's political
state Profiles well-known patriot groups Discusses the political,
economic, and social dynamics that perpetuate the growth of these
movements Explores how and why such groups evolved from guardians
of the principles of restrained government to proponents of
radicalized violence against those they see as being in opposition
to their beliefs Overviews the congruence of patriotism and
political violence in U.S. history, such as how disillusionment in
the wake of the Civil War provided fodder for the forming of the
Klu Klux Klan
In the summer of 2006, the author received a message that read,
Love the Nazis, and KILL THE JEWS DEAD. And that was the trigger
that launched internationally known scholar Falk into work on this
book. Anti-Semitism has once again become a worldwide phenomenon,
growing largely during the last decade of the 20th century and the
early years of the 21st. Among the spurs for this are the migration
of Muslim populations and the ongoing Israeli-Arab wars. In this
far-reaching and comprehensive volume, Falk delves deeply into the
current events, history, and literature on anti-Semitism,
integrating insights from psychology, sociology, anthropology,
psychoanalysis, and political science. The result is an absorbing
exploration of one of the oldest scourges of humanity, spotlighting
the irrational and unconscious causes of anti-Semitism. In the
summer of 2006, the author received a message that read, Love the
Nazis, and KILL THE JEWS DEAD. And that was the trigger that
launched internationally known scholar Avner Falk into work on this
book. Anti-Semitism has once again become a worldwide phenomenon,
growing largely during the last decade of the twentieth century and
the early years of the twenty-first. Among the spurs for this are
migration of Muslim populations and the ongoing Israeli-Arab wars.
In this far-reaching and comprehensive volume, Falk delves deeply
into the current events, history and literature on anti-Semitism,
integrating insights from psychology, sociology, anthropology,
psychoanalysis, and political science. The result is an absorbing
exploration of one of the oldest scourges of humanity, spotlighting
the irrational and unconscious causes of anti-Semitism. This book
also features chapters on the psychodynamics of racism, fascism,
Nazism, and the dark, tragic, and unconscious processes, both
individual and collective, that led to the Shoah. Holocaust denial
and its psychological motives, as well as insights into the
physical and psychological survival strategies of Holocaust
survivors, are explored in depth. There are also chapters on
scientific anti-Semitism including eugenics.
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