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Type: BOOK - Published: 2018 - Publisher: Chelsea Green Publishing
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Language: en
Pages: 209
Pages: 209
Type: BOOK - Published: 2018-11-06 - Publisher: UNC Press Books
In May 1967, internationally renowned activist Fannie Lou Hamer purchased forty acres of land in the Mississippi Delta, launching the Freedom Farms Cooperative
Language: en
Pages: 212
Pages: 212
Type: BOOK - Published: 2016-01-05 - Publisher: New Press, The
Real stories of hard-fought battles for social change, told by those on the front lines—with clear lessons and tips for activists on gaining power from the gr
Language: en
Pages: 242
Pages: 242
Type: BOOK - Published: 2015-05-01 - Publisher: New Society Publisher
“Anyone who eats should read this book: You will come to the table with new appreciation for the intersections between race and food . . . powerful.”—Anna
Language: en
Pages: 352
Pages: 352
Type: BOOK - Published: 2013-03-29 - Publisher: UNC Press Books
Between 1940 and 1974, the number of African American farmers fell from 681,790 to just 45,594--a drop of 93 percent. In his hard-hitting book, historian Pete D