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A defense lawyer once responded to Duncan's request for documents: \"You are not a person.\" \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eCriminal justice reform advocate Sophie Cull met Duncan after he was finally released from prison; he began to tell her his story. Together, they've written a bracing condemnation of the criminal legal system, and an intimate portrait of a heroic and brilliant man's resilience in the face of injustice.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eCalvin Duncan\u003c\/b\u003e is the founder and director of the Light of Justice program, which works to improve access to the courts for incarcerated individuals. A former jailhouse lawyer at Angola prison, his work has contributed to landmark US Supreme Court decisions, including \u003ci\u003eSmith v. Cain \u003c\/i\u003e(2012)and \u003ci\u003eRamos v. Louisiana \u003c\/i\u003e(2020). Duncan holds a JD from Lewis \u0026amp; Clark Law School and resides in New Orleans, where he continues his advocacy on behalfof those still behind bars. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eSophie Cull\u003c\/b\u003e is a criminal justice reform advocate who has published on the death penalty, life sentences, and prosecutorial misconduct. As a cofounder of The Visiting Room Project, she helped create the world's largest collection of filmed interviews with people serving life without parole. 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But in this myth-shattering book, award-winning and New York Times bestselling historian Jeanne Theoharis argues that King's time in Boston, New York, Los Angeles, and Chicago--outside Dixie--was at the heart of his campaign for racial justice. \u003cem\u003eKing of the North\u003c\/em\u003e follows King as he crisscrosses the country from the Northeast to the West Coast, challenging school segregation, police brutality, housing segregation, and job discrimination. 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Her young adult adaptation with Brandy Colbert, \u003cem\u003eThe Rebellious Life of Mrs. Rosa Parks for Young People\u003c\/em\u003e, was included in the Best Books of 2021 by the Chicago Public Library and \u003cem\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/em\u003e. Her book \u003cem\u003eA More Beautiful and Terrible History: The Uses and Misuses of Civil Rights History\u003c\/em\u003e won the 2018 Brooklyn Public Library Literary Prize in Nonfiction and was named one of the best Black history books of 2018 by \u003cem\u003eBlack Perspectives\u003c\/em\u003e. Theoharis's writing has appeared in the \u003cem\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/em\u003e, the \u003cem\u003eWashington Post\u003c\/em\u003e, MSNBC, \u003cem\u003eThe Nation\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eSlate\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eThe Atlantic\u003c\/em\u003e, and many more. She is also the author of \u003cem\u003eKing of the North\u003c\/em\u003e (The New Press) and lives in Brooklyn.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 400\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.18 x 9.06 x 6.14 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e March 25, 2025\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52204477743409,"sku":"9781620979310","price":37.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0958\/3486\/5969\/files\/hyGG8-AHLh9781620979310.webp?v=1765763861"},{"product_id":"nobody-can-give-you-freedom-the-political-life-of-malcolm-x-hardcover","title":"Nobody Can Give You Freedom: The Political Life of Malcolm X - Hardcover","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eKehinde Andrews\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA \"provocative, insightful, and urgent\" (Peniel E. Joseph) new examination of Malcolm X that shows how the iconic figure was always dedicated to a global movement for Black liberation \u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Malcolm X is one of the most iconic figures of the twentieth century. Across countless films, documentaries, and books, we have come to know him as a violent and tragic figure, who, when considered next to Martin Luther King Jr. and the civil rights movement, was ultimately and perhaps dangerously misguided. But in the wake of continued police brutality and the rise of white supremacy, it's time to revisit Malcolm X and ask: What do we really know about what he believed, and what can we do with that political philosophy today? \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e In \u003ci\u003eNobody Can Give You Freedom\u003c\/i\u003e, Kehinde Andrews draws on the speeches and writings of Malcolm X to upend the conventional understanding of Malcolm--from his alleged misogyny to his putative proclivity for violence. Instead, Andrews argues that Malcolm X embraced equality across genders and foresaw a more inclusive approach to Black liberation that relied on grassroots efforts and community building. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Far from a doomed ideologue, Malcolm X was in fact one of the most important, and misunderstood, intellectuals of the twentieth century, whose lessons on how to fight white supremacy are more important than ever.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eKehinde Andrews\u003c\/b\u003e is Professor of Black Studies at Birmingham City University, where he founded, and is director of, the Centre for Critical Social Research. Andrews regularly writes for \u003ci\u003eThe Guardian\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Independent\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eEbony Magazine\u003c\/i\u003e, and CNN. 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