uscpress.com - New & Noteworthy https://uscpress.com/ Enduring Shame https://uscpress.com/book-post/3063676/Enduring-Shame
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, 20 Dec 2024 06:02:03 -0800 Kugels and Collards https://uscpress.com/book-post/3063701/Kugels-and-Collards
Bitter Southerner 2024 Summer Reading pick • Garden & Gun fall cookbooks pick • The Nosher Best Jewish Cookbooks of 2023 • The Local Palate Best Cookbooks of 2023 • Food Network 35 Best Jewish…]]> Fri, 20 Dec 2024 06:02:03 -0800 Schooling the Movement https://uscpress.com/book-post/3063703/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, 20 Dec 2024 06:02:03 -0800 Charleston Horse Power https://uscpress.com/book-post/3063721/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, 20 Dec 2024 06:02:03 -0800 Finding Francis https://uscpress.com/book-post/3063734/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, 20 Dec 2024 06:02:03 -0800 Another Sojourner Looking for Truth https://uscpress.com/book-post/3063741/Another-Sojourner-Looking-for-Truth
"Vivid testimony from an energetic activist."—Kirkus Reviews

Memories and insights of a lifetime fighting for Black freedom and social justice

Millicent E. Brown's family home a…]]> Fri, 20 Dec 2024 06:02:03 -0800 Injustice in Focus https://uscpress.com/book-post/3063745/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, 20 Dec 2024 06:02:03 -0800 A Gamecock Odyssey https://uscpress.com/book-post/3063756/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, 20 Dec 2024 06:02:03 -0800 What the Eyes Can't See https://uscpress.com/book-post/3063766/What-the-Eyes-Cant-See
Winner of the 2023 Virginia Literary Award in Nonfiction, awarded by the Library of Virginia

The transformation of Governor Ralph Northam

Virginia Governor Ralph Northam's "black…]]> Fri, 20 Dec 2024 06:02:03 -0800 A Deeper South https://uscpress.com/book-post/3063769/A-Deeper-South
The author's road trips through the American South lead to a personal confrontation with history

In A Deeper South: The Beauty, Mystery, and Sorrow of the Southern Road, Pete Candler o…]]> Fri, 20 Dec 2024 06:02:03 -0800