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UNC Press Books specializes in Racial Justice, Economic Justice, Political Justice, Gender Equality, Education Equity, Criminal Justice Reform, Health Equity, Indigenous Rights, Immigrant Rights, and Environmental Justice, enriching our understanding through their unique perspectives and expertise

Books Contributed to by UNC Press Books

Image of the book Administering Freedom: The State of Emancipation after the Freedmen's Bureau
Administering Freedom: The State of Emancipation after the Freedmen's Bureau
Image of the book At the Threshold of Liberty: Women, Slavery, and Shifting Identities in Washington, D.C.
At the Threshold of Liberty: Women, Slavery, and Shifting Identities in Washington, D.C.
Image of the book Back Channel to Cuba: The Hidden History of Negotiations Between Washington and Havana
Back Channel to Cuba: The Hidden History of Negotiations Between Washington and Havana
Image of the book Benjamin Franklin Butler: A Noisy, Fearless Life
Benjamin Franklin Butler: A Noisy, Fearless Life
Image of the book Beyond Integration: The Black Freedom Struggle in Escambia County, Florida, 1960-1980
Beyond Integration: The Black Freedom Struggle in Escambia County, Florida, 1960-1980
Image of the book Black Food Geographies: Race, Self-Reliance, and Food Access in Washington, D.C.
Black Food Geographies: Race, Self-Reliance, and Food Access in Washington, D.C.
Image of the book Black in Place: The Spatial Aesthetics of Race in a Post-Chocolate City
Black in Place: The Spatial Aesthetics of Race in a Post-Chocolate City
Image of the book Capital's Terrorists: Klansmen, Lawmen, and Employers in the Long Nineteenth Century
Capital's Terrorists: Klansmen, Lawmen, and Employers in the Long Nineteenth Century
Image of the book Capitalism and Slavery
Capitalism and Slavery
Image of the book Chained in Silence: Black Women and Convict Labor in the New South
Chained in Silence: Black Women and Convict Labor in the New South
Image of the book Chocolate City: A History of Race and Democracy in the Nation's Capital
Chocolate City: A History of Race and Democracy in the Nation's Capital
Image of the book City of Inmates: Conquest, Rebellion, and the Rise of Human Caging in Los Angeles, 1771–1965
City of Inmates: Conquest, Rebellion, and the Rise of Human Caging in Los Angeles, 1771–1965
Image of the book Civil Rights, Culture Wars: The Fight over a Mississippi Textbook
Civil Rights, Culture Wars: The Fight over a Mississippi Textbook
Image of the book Confronting Jim Crow: Race, Memory, and the University of Georgia in the Twentieth Century
Confronting Jim Crow: Race, Memory, and the University of Georgia in the Twentieth Century
Image of the book Contagions of Empire: Scientific Racism, Sexuality, and Black Military Workers Abroad, 1898–1948
Contagions of Empire: Scientific Racism, Sexuality, and Black Military Workers Abroad, 1898–1948
Image of the book DARE to Say No: Policing and the War on Drugs in Schools
DARE to Say No: Policing and the War on Drugs in Schools
Image of the book Democracy’s Capital: Black Political Power in Washington, D.C., 1960s–1970s
Democracy’s Capital: Black Political Power in Washington, D.C., 1960s–1970s
Image of the book Embattled Freedom: Journeys through the Civil War’s Slave Refugee Camps
Embattled Freedom: Journeys through the Civil War’s Slave Refugee Camps
Image of the book Food Power Politics: The Food Story of the Mississippi Civil Rights Movement
Food Power Politics: The Food Story of the Mississippi Civil Rights Movement
Image of the book Freedom Was in Sight: A Graphic History of Reconstruction in the Washington, D.C., Region
Freedom Was in Sight: A Graphic History of Reconstruction in the Washington, D.C., Region
Image of the book Hammer and Hoe: Alabama Communists during the Great Depression
Hammer and Hoe: Alabama Communists during the Great Depression
Image of the book Ku-Klux: The Birth of the Klan during Reconstruction
Ku-Klux: The Birth of the Klan during Reconstruction
Image of the book Making Never-Never Land: Race and Law in the Creation of Puerto Rico
Making Never-Never Land: Race and Law in the Creation of Puerto Rico
Image of the book Many Minds, One Heart: SNCC's Dream for a New America
Many Minds, One Heart: SNCC's Dream for a New America
Image of the book No Mercy Here: Gender, Punishment, and the Making of Jim Crow Modernity
No Mercy Here: Gender, Punishment, and the Making of Jim Crow Modernity
Image of the book On the Freedom Side: How Five Decades of Youth Activists Have Remixed American History
On the Freedom Side: How Five Decades of Youth Activists Have Remixed American History
Image of the book Power to the Poor: Black-Brown Coalition and the Fight for Economic Justice, 1960-1974
Power to the Poor: Black-Brown Coalition and the Fight for Economic Justice, 1960-1974

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