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"This is a little history with a big heart, meant to be savored
more than studied, read out loud like poetry, or perhaps sung like
a hymn."-Joseph J. Ellis, author of Founding Brothers "Davidson has
written a work that should lead readers to reflect anew on
America's past and present. . . . We can all use not just a good
refresher course on American history, but also some good historical
thinking on how we might better realize freedom, equality, and E
pluribus unum."-The Daily Beast A fast-paced, character-filled
history that brings the unique American saga to life for readers of
all ages How did a land and people of such immense diversity come
together under a banner of freedom and equality to form one of the
most remarkable nations in the world? Everyone from young adults to
grandparents will be fascinated by the answers uncovered in James
West Davidson's vividly told A Little History of the United States.
In 300 fast-moving pages, Davidson guides his readers through 500
years, from the first contact between the two halves of the world
to the rise of America as a superpower in an era of atomic perils
and diminishing resources. In short, vivid chapters the book brings
to life hundreds of individuals whose stories are part of the
larger American story. Pilgrim William Bradford stumbles into an
Indian deer trap on his first day in America; Harriet Tubman lets
loose a pair of chickens to divert attention from escaping slaves;
the toddler Andrew Carnegie, later an ambitious industrial magnate,
gobbles his oatmeal with a spoon in each hand. Such stories are
riveting in themselves, but they also spark larger questions to
ponder about freedom, equality, and unity in the context of a
nation that is, and always has been, remarkably divided and
diverse.
Buildings once symbolized Chicago's place as the business capital
of Black America and a thriving hub for Black media. In this
groundbreaking work, E. James West examines the city's Black press
through its relationship with the built environment. As a house for
the struggle, the buildings of publications like Ebony and the
Chicago Defender embodied narratives of racial uplift and community
resistance. As political hubs, gallery spaces, and public squares,
they served as key sites in the ongoing Black quest for
self-respect, independence, and civic identity. At the same time,
factors ranging from discriminatory business practices to editorial
and corporate ideology prescribed their location, use, and
appearance, positioning Black press buildings as sites of both
Black possibility and racial constraint. Engaging and innovative, A
House for the Struggle reconsiders the Black press's place at the
crossroads where aspiration collided with life in one of America's
most segregated cities.
From its launch in 1945, Ebony magazine was politically and
socially influential. However, the magazine also played an
important role in educating millions of African Americans about
their past. Guided by the pen of Lerone Bennett Jr., the magazine's
senior editor and in-house historian, Ebony became a key voice in
the popular black history revival that flourished after World War
II. Its content helped push representations of the African American
past from the margins to the center of the nation's cultural and
political imagination.E. James West's fresh and fascinating
exploration of Ebony's political, social, and historical content
illuminates the intellectual role of the iconic magazine and its
contribution to African American scholarship. He also uncovers a
paradox. Though Ebony provided Bennett with space to promote a
militant reading of black history and protest, the magazine's
status as a consumer publication helped to mediate its
representation of African American identity in both past and
present. Mixing biography, cultural history, and popular memory,
West restores Ebony and Bennett to their rightful place in African
American intellectual, commercial, and political history.
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Dream Time (Paperback)
James West; Illustrated by Anne Wertheim
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Dream Time (Hardcover)
James West; Illustrated by Anne Wertheim
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A book of poetry, destine to move the mind, and create pictures of
dream
Journalist, activist, popular historian, and public intellectual,
Lerone Bennett Jr. left an indelible mark on twentieth-century
American history and culture. Rooted in his role as senior editor
of Ebony magazine, but stretching far beyond the
boundaries of the Johnson Publishing headquarters in Chicago,
Bennett's work and activism positioned him as a prominent advocate
for Black America and a scholar whose writing reached an
unparalleled number of African American readers.This critical
biography—the first in-depth study of Bennett's life—travels
with him from his childhood experiences in Jim Crow Mississippi and
his time at Morehouse College in Atlanta to his later participation
in a dizzying range of Black intellectual and activist endeavors.
Drawing extensively on Bennett's previously inaccessible archival
collections at Emory University and Chicago State, as well as
interviews with close relatives, colleagues, and
confidantes, Our Kind of Historian celebrates his
enormous influence within and unique connection to African American
communities across more than half a century of struggle.
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The Effigy (Paperback)
James West
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Koro (Hardcover)
James West Stack
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Phase (Paperback)
James West
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THE WIND WHISPERERS is a collection of poetry set to take, whoever
reads it, on an unforgettable journey of the heart.
This second instalment of poetry by James West is beautifully
written in an electric mixture of words in verse that captures the
many trials and tribulations of life's unpredictable journey. Many
of the poems pursue some of the subjects we, as human beings,
struggle to understand. Filled with some wonderful imagery, evoking
many emotions of both the light and dark sides of life extremely
well. This is a colourful anthology of poetry that that flows like
the title of the book, will no doubt strike a chord of emotion from
a diverse range of backgrounds.
Life is made up of a series of choices. Every day from the time we
get up to the time we rest, we are making choices. Do I take this
job? Do I attend this college? Do I marry this person? Do I buy
those drugs? Do I have just one more drink? Do I finally stand up
to my boss? Do I attend this church? Every choice you make in life
has consequences. Some minor, some major, but each one moves you
through life, creating footprints on your own individual roadmap.
There is one choice out of all these choices in life that will be
the most important choice you ever make. This ONE choice has been
made by every single person who has ever lived or ever will live.
Unfortunately, many people take this choice in life very lightly.
They give it the same mental effort as when they decide on what to
eat from the menu at their favorite fast food place. So go ahead,
put this book back on the shelf, and head to the fast food joint.
Or you can make a smart decision and take about an hour of your
time to read this book. It will be time well spent. It will change
your life. It will change your destiny. However, like everything
you do today, the "choice" is yours. James West is a successful
businessman who has traveled extensively throughout the United
States and enjoys riding his Harley and hiking, especially in the
remote canyons and mountains out West. The creator and author of
the website dadssundaysermon.org, he has lived and worked most of
his life in Pennsylvania but now spends much of his time with his
wife, Janice, in their home in Florida. They are blessed with four
children and five grandchildren.
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