Books like This nonviolent stuff'll get you killed by Cobb, Charles E. Jr

Learn how to express feelings and needs without hostility, fostering empathy and compassion in personal, professional, and political conversations.

Michel Foucault’s seminal work traces the evolution of punishment and surveillance, revealing how modern societies exercise power through disciplinary institutions such as prisons, schools, and hospitals.

A concise examination of political violence by Hannah Arendt, distinguishing it from power and exploring its extreme manifestations in the 20th century.

A biography of H. Rap Brown, leader of the SNCC and symbol of the Black Power movement, tracing his rise, activism, and later transformation into a Muslim leader.

My father was born in 1915 to a sharecropping family in the Bolivar County village of Alligator in the Mississippi Delta. Dad told me stories about Mississippi when I was growing up in Compton, California. These stories were full of examples of White terrorism and intimidation. One story I heard invoked mixed feelings of fear and pride. My father remembered seeing a Black man hanging from a Delta water tower, apparently after being lynched by White supremacists. Angered by this visible assault on Black humanity, my grandfather grabbed a rifle and intended to shoot the first White man he saw. My father, his siblings, and his stepmother tackled my grandfather and disarmed him. After hearing this story, I was proud that my grandfather wanted to fight back against the terrorists who lynched one of our people. On the other hand, I understood the fear in the hearts and minds of my father, uncles, and grandmother as they visualized the retaliation that would have been inflicted on the family if my grandfather had carried out his plans.

Profiles the 1960s endeavors of dedicated civil rights activist Hamer. Awards: Christopher.

A biography of Bayard Rustin, focusing on his work as a civil rights organizer and strategist, including his role in the Montgomery bus boycott and the Southern Christian Leadership Conference.

A scholarly look at how U.S. history, race relations, and constitutional law have shaped firearms policy and civil rights.

A revolutionary text by Frantz Fanon, providing insight into the fight for freedom and national culture in decolonization era.