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This work by James Williams is one of very few autobiographical texts by Caribbean slaves or former slaves. It became one of the most powerful abolitionist tools for ending the system of apprenticeship which had replaced slavery. Williams argues that apprenticeship worsened the conditions of Jamaican ex-slaves as former owners used the legal system against them.

This book explores the hidden world of pharmaceutical testing on healthy volunteers. Drawing on two years of fieldwork in clinics across the country and 268 interviews with participants and staff, it illustrates how decisions to take part in such studies are often influenced by poverty and lack of employment opportunities. It shows that healthy participants are typically recruited from African American and Latino/a communities, and that they are often serial participants, who obtain a significant portion of their income from these trials. 

An account of the Tulsa race riot of 1921 in which White people attacked and murdered Black residents in the Greenwood neighborhood burning and looting. Includes a collection of shorter witness testimonials and a partial list of property and financial losses of its victims.

You may have felt that your world ended after your traumatic event or major life change. If you don’t know how to get back on your feet or where to turn for help, Rita Sampaio is here to guide you on a journey of self-discovery and self-mastery. Reinventing Yourself: The Guide to Navigate Life Transition and Resilience After a Traumatic Event will help you understand the connection between body/mind and conscious/unconscious mind, and how the behaviors adopted after a traumatic event can be self-destructive and keep you stuck in a life that just isn’t the same anymore.