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Dido Elizabeth Belle was born in 1761. It would be nearly 100 years
before slavery was abolished. The date would be of little
importance if not for one important factor: Belle's father was
white, but her mother was of African descent. It was an unthinkable
act for the time, and Belle's life was destined for only bad
things. But remarkably bad things did not happen. Belle was sent to
live with her uncle, the Earl of Mansfield; here she was raised as
a free woman and given the same privileged upbringing as her
cousins. This book tells the inspiring true story of Dido Elizabeth
Belle, and how the life of a woman most people have never heard
helped pave the way for future change.
On August 21, 1971, Black Panther leader, George Jackson, was shot
dead while trying to escape from California's San Quentin Prison.
Thousands of miles away, inmates of Attica Prison in New York hear
the news and believe the death was a racially charged murder. On
September 9, 1971, the unthinkable happens: prisoners riot and are
able to completely overtake the prison. This is the remarkably true
story-in gripping, page-turning detail
Sam Giancana is one of the most famous gangsters in U.S. history,
with rumored links to the CIA and President Kennedy. But was he
really involved in the assassination attempt on Fidel Castro and
the assassination of J.F.K.? This thrilling bio gives you all the
details on one of America's most fascinating underworld figures.
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