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A study of the rhetorical power of shame and its effect on reproductive politics

Not long ago, unmarried pregnant women in the United States hid in maternity homes and relinquished thei…]]> Fri, 03 May 2024 05:38:51 -0700 https://uscpress.com/book-post/1579034/Kugels-and-Collards
Garden & Gun fall cookbooks pick. The Nosher Best Jewish Cookbooks of 2023. The Local Palate Best Cookbooks of 2023. Food Network 35 Best Jewish-Authored Cookbooks. A poignant—and delicious—co…]]> Fri, 03 May 2024 05:38:51 -0700 https://uscpress.com/book-post/1579036/Schooling-the-Movement
A fresh examination of teacher activism during the civil rights movement

Southern Black educators were central contributors and activists in the civil rights movement. They contributed…]]> Fri, 03 May 2024 05:38:51 -0700 https://uscpress.com/book-post/1579053/Charleston-Horse-Power
Discover the fascinating history and legacy of working equines in Charleston, South Carolina.

Featuring thorough research, absorbing storytelling, and captivating photographs, Charlesto…]]> Fri, 03 May 2024 05:38:51 -0700 https://uscpress.com/book-post/1579065/Finding-Francis
Winner of the 2023 College Language Association Book Award

Finding Francis, finding family, freeing history

Francis is found. Beyond Francis, a family is found—in archival materi…]]> Fri, 03 May 2024 05:38:51 -0700 https://uscpress.com/book-post/1579072/Another-Sojourner-Looking-for-Truth
Memories and insights of a lifetime fighting for Black freedom and social justice

Millicent E. Brown's family home at 270 Ashley Avenue in Charleston, South Carolina, was a center of c…]]> Fri, 03 May 2024 05:38:51 -0700 https://uscpress.com/book-post/1579076/Injustice-in-Focus
The powerful life story and photography of an esteemed Black photojournalist

Cecil Williams is one of the few Southern Black photojournalists of the civil rights movement. Born and rais…]]> Fri, 03 May 2024 05:38:51 -0700 https://uscpress.com/book-post/1579077/From-Barbycu-to-Barbecue
An award-winning barbecue cook boldly asserts that southern barbecuing is a unique American tradition that was not imported.

The origin story of barbecue is a popular topic with a raven…]]> Fri, 03 May 2024 05:38:51 -0700 https://uscpress.com/book-post/1579080/How-to-Become-an-American
An odyssey from pre-Civil War Charleston to post-World War II Minneapolis through Jewish immigrants' eyes

The histories of US immigrants do not always begin and end in Ellis Island and…]]> Fri, 03 May 2024 05:38:51 -0700 https://uscpress.com/book-post/1579086/A-Gamecock-Odyssey
Meet the coaches, athletes, and notable characters that laid the foundation for today's Gamecock Nation.

The summer of 1971 was especially hot in Columbia and not just because of the w…]]> Fri, 03 May 2024 05:38:51 -0700