History

What exactly is democracy? Because it seems like each country that defines as such as a very different defintion and…

With distinct visual styling, Box Brown depicts the life Andy Kaufman chose to live as an accomplished performer in Is…

In this delightfuly illustrated graphic novel, follow the adventures and misadventures of Isadora Duncan, the "Mother…

In this short history, Karen Armstrong details the complexity of the world's fastest growing faith. Islam: A Short…

Today Portland, Oregon is often thought of as a haven for progressive thinking and antiracist and antifascist activism,…

This book dives into the response of three antifascist groups in Portland, Oregon after white nationalists murdered an…

Ever get a hankering for a little history lesson? With this book, It Happened in Oregon, you'll get some of Oregon's…

Many of the events that took place along the Oregon Trail are well known--the perils the Applegate family faced as they…

In 1913 thousands of Philadelphia longshoremen formed the nation's most progressive union. Local 8 welcomed African…

In the early 1700s, Queen Nanny and the Windward Maroons used guerrilla warfare to defeat the British from the mountains…

Jana Sanskriti (Bengali for “People’s Culture”) mixes Indian folk theater with the political action of Augusto…

This poster features "Jin, Jiyan, Azadi", literally "Women, Life, Freedom," the rallying cry of the The Yekîneyên…

Josh MacPhee's remarkable rendering of John Brown is here!  A Celebrate People's History classic, this poster features…

"Don't read my diary when I'm gone...Ok, I'm going to work now, when you wake up this morning, please read my diary.…

June Jordan, radical Black poet, activist, and teacher, made an enormous impact on the world of poetry and literature…

A graphic novel adaptation of the novel that shed light on the harsh working conditions among immigrants in Chicago's…

In this timely book from Innocence Project attorney M. Chris Fabricant, the reader gets an insider's view of America's…

The Rolling Stones hoped to end their 1969 American tour on a high note with the Altamont Festival, featuring 300,000…

A memoir of Don Cox's years in the Black Panther party. Cox joined a year after its founding and rose through the ranks…

As a young girl who came from humble beginnings, Beverly Clearly dreamed of writing children's books for kids like her.…

This brief but comprehensive biography of Franz Kafka and summary of many of his works, all illustrated by R. Crumb,…

In 1911, the Kalamazoo Corset Company was the largest manufacturer of women’s corsets in the world. In spring of 1912,…

In the late 1960s and early 70s, the Black Panther Party was a major political force. The party's Kansas City, Missouri…

Music has historically been an important part of the fights for civil rights. In Keep On Pushing, Denise Sullivan tells…

On May 4, 1970, the Ohio National Guard gunned down unarmed college students protesting the Vietnam War at Kent State…

Reaching the early 1900s, almost two million children were employed in the United States—sorting coal in Pennsylvania,…

True crime fans everywhere will get a kick out of this somewhat sinister volume. Author Paul Gambino has compiled a…