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An African American and Latinx History of the United States
We are hosting a no-pressure online book club. Every two months a new book will be chosen and discussion questions will be added. Please answer the questions whenever works best for you! Books will be available for checkout on the Holds Shelf in the Patron Service Area.
To register: Email Hope at hstandifer@mapld.org to get the registration link. You also must have a Goodreads account to participate.
Spanning more than two hundred years, An African American and Latinx History of the United States is a revolutionary, politically charged narrative history arguing that the "Global South" was crucial to the development of America as we know it. Oritz challenges the notion of westward progress, as exalted by widely taught formulation such as "manifest destiny" and "Jacksonian democracy," and shows how placing African American, Latinx and Indigenous voices unapologetically front and center transforms American history into the story of the working class organizing against imperialism.
AGE GROUP: | Adults |
EVENT TYPE: | Learning | Hobbies & Crafts |
MAPLD is located on the corner of School Ave and 207th Street. Just a few blocks from both Cicero Ave and Lincoln Highway.