Search Results for 'Barbara A. Purdy'

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From Death Row to Freedom: The Struggle for Racial Justice in the Pitts-Lee Case

This book is an insider’s account of the case of Freddie Lee Pitts and Wilbert Lee, two Black men who were wrongfully charged and convicted of murder and sentenced to death during the civil rights era of the 1960s.

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Contrary Destinies: A Century of America's Occupation, Deoccupation, and Reoccupation of Haiti

<em>Contrary Destinies</em>&nbsp;presents the story of the one hundred year relationship between the U.S. and Haiti.

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Case Studies in Suburban Sustainability

The first volume to focus on suburbs and sustainability in the United States, this collection approaches the topic through regionally diverse case studies, showing that activism and leadership are currently advancing a strong sustainability agenda in regions many would have believed unlikely.

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Gathering at Silver Glen: Community and History in Late Archaic Florida

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Slavery and Freedom in the Shenandoah Valley during the Civil War Era

This book examines the complexities of life for African Americans in Virginia&rsquo;s Shenandoah Valley from the antebellum period through Reconstruction, showing how enslaved and free African Americans resisted slavery and supported the Union war effort in a borderland that changed hands frequently during the Civil War.

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The Archaeology of Forts and Battlefields

This book discusses some of the most dynamic archaeological projects that have been conducted at many of the most exciting forts and battlefields throughout the United States.

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Confederate Symbols in the Contemporary South

A timely collection of essays examining the controversy surrounding the use &amp; display of Confederate symbols in the modern South. Scholars from many disciplines explore the battle between traditionalists who favor use of confederate symbols and reconstru