U.S. History
105 titles
Music CDs
N’golá (São Tomé) - Our Ancestors Swam to Shore CD
N’golá (São Tomé)This CD showcases the rarely heard music of Angolar Creole (N’golá) speakers from the African islands of São Tomé and Príncipe, many of whom are descendants of escaped Angolan slaves who swam to shore after a shipwreck.
$14.95
Music CDs
Ancestor Sounds - Africatown CD
Ancestor SoundsAn album of landmark recordings featuring residents of the Africatown community, including descendants from the last slave ship brought to America.
$14.95
Books
Wielding Words like Weapons: Selected Essays in Indigenism, 1995-2005 —Hardcover
Ward Churchill
Wielding Words like Weapons is a collection of acclaimed American Indian Movement activist-intellectual Ward Churchill’s essays in indigenism, selected from material written during the decade 1995–2005.
Wielding Words like Weapons is a collection of acclaimed American Indian Movement activist-intellectual Ward Churchill’s essays in indigenism, selected from material written during the decade 1995–2005.
$59.95
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Black and White: Images from the Archives of Liberation News Service Photographer Howard Epstein, 1968-1974
Photographer: Howard Epstein • Introduction: Ken Light • Editor: Grendl Löfkvist
Black and White is a book of 32 evocative images of political conflict and confrontations in the streets taken by Howard Epstein when he was a photo
Black and White is a book of 32 evocative images of political conflict and confrontations in the streets taken by Howard Epstein when he was a photo
$20.00
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Visions of Peace & Justice Volume 2: 2008-2015, Political Posters from the Archives of Inkworks Press
Nobuo Nishi
Visions of Peace and Justice, Volume 2 contains the images of posters printed at Inkworks Press from 2008 to its closing in December 2015.
Visions of Peace and Justice, Volume 2 contains the images of posters printed at Inkworks Press from 2008 to its closing in December 2015.
$20.00
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Spoken Word/Music CDs
Crisis and Hope: Theirs and Ours CD
Noam Chomsky
An audio CD of Noam Chomsky's historic address in June 2009 at Riverside Church in New York including an introduction by Amy Goodman.
An audio CD of Noam Chomsky's historic address in June 2009 at Riverside Church in New York including an introduction by Amy Goodman.
$14.95
Books
Fire on the Mountain
Terry Bisson
Presenting an alternative version of African American history, this novel explores what might have happened if John Brown's 1859 raid on Harper's Ferry had been successful.
Presenting an alternative version of African American history, this novel explores what might have happened if John Brown's 1859 raid on Harper's Ferry had been successful.
$18.95
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Courage or Complicity? How Veterans Are Responding to the Assault on Democracy
Steve Early and Suzanne Gordon
For generations, America has thanked its veterans for their service but then forgotten promises made to them.
For generations, America has thanked its veterans for their service but then forgotten promises made to them.
$24.95
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Don't Breed on Me: A Short History of Abortion
Madeline Waugh Quasebarth
This is not just a book about abortion—it's a call to remember, reclaim, and reframe. It's both an accessible introduction and a vital tool in the fight for reproductive justice.
This is not just a book about abortion—it's a call to remember, reclaim, and reframe. It's both an accessible introduction and a vital tool in the fight for reproductive justice.
$17.95
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Days of Dissent: Revolts, Strikes, and Rebel Histories
Gabriel San Román
Days of Dissent brims with defiance in recounting the rebellious history that has reshaped the United States and the world.
Days of Dissent brims with defiance in recounting the rebellious history that has reshaped the United States and the world.
$24.95
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Out of the Lab, Into the Streets: An Oral History of the 2022 UAW Strike at the University of California
Aleida García Aguirre, with Molly Vine and Patrick Dexter
The story of how academic workers built the largest strike in the history of American higher education and set a new standard of militancy.
The story of how academic workers built the largest strike in the history of American higher education and set a new standard of militancy.
$25.95
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Mutiny in the Mountains: West Virginia Public Workers 1969–2019
Gordon Simmons
Mutiny in the Mountains uses labor history to show the way forward for millions of workers struggling in an age of uncertainty.
Mutiny in the Mountains uses labor history to show the way forward for millions of workers struggling in an age of uncertainty.
$19.95
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Be Gay, Do Crime: Everyday Acts of Queer Resistance and Rebellion
Zane McNeill, Blu Buchanan and Riley Clare Valentine
Sometimes it pays to be gay and do crime.
Sometimes it pays to be gay and do crime.
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Anarchy in the Big Easy: A History of Revolt, Rebellion, and Resurgence
Max Cafard • Illustrated by Vulpes
An anarchist graphic history of the quest for freedom in radical and revolutionary New Orleans.
An anarchist graphic history of the quest for freedom in radical and revolutionary New Orleans.
$15.95
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Downtown Local
Aaron Cometbus
Tired of handwringing reports about “lost” and “disappearing” New York? These dispatches show a different side of the city—resilient and flourishing despite the naysayers and high rent.
Tired of handwringing reports about “lost” and “disappearing” New York? These dispatches show a different side of the city—resilient and flourishing despite the naysayers and high rent.
$12.95
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Black Coal and Red Bandanas: An Illustrated History of the West Virginia Mine Wars
Raymond Tyler • Summer McClinton
This graphic interpretation of people’s history features unforgettable main characters while also displaying the diverse rank-and-file workers who stood in solidarity during this struggle.
This graphic interpretation of people’s history features unforgettable main characters while also displaying the diverse rank-and-file workers who stood in solidarity during this struggle.
$19.95
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The Loneliness of the Electric Menorah
Aaron Cometbus
An argument between two stubborn men is the fuse that puts the sixties—and much of modern culture—into motion.
An argument between two stubborn men is the fuse that puts the sixties—and much of modern culture—into motion.
$12.95
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Revolution in 35mm: Political Violence and Resistance in Cinema from the Arthouse to the Grindhouse, 1960–1990
Andrew Nette and Samm Deighan
Revolution in 35mm examines how political violence and resistance was represented in arthouse and cult films from 1960 to 1990.
Revolution in 35mm examines how political violence and resistance was represented in arthouse and cult films from 1960 to 1990.
$29.95
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Abolishing Fossil Fuels: Lessons from Movements That Won
Kevin A. Young
Climate destruction is a problem of political power.
Climate destruction is a problem of political power.
$22.95
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Signal 09: A Journal of International Political Graphics and Culture
Editors: Josh MacPhee and Alec Dunn
Signal is an ongoing book series dedicated to documenting and sharing compelling graphics, art projects, and cultural movements of international resistance and liberation struggles.
Signal is an ongoing book series dedicated to documenting and sharing compelling graphics, art projects, and cultural movements of international resistance and liberation struggles.
$14.95
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Addicted to War: Why the U.S. Can’t Kick Militarism
Joel Andreas
Addicted to War takes on the most active, powerful, and destructive military in the world.
Addicted to War takes on the most active, powerful, and destructive military in the world.
$15.00
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SCRIP: How the Coal Companies Impoverished Harlan County
Charles Edward Thomas
Scrip was a system designed to pay miners in pinto beans and corn meal from the company store and make billions in profits for the coal companies.
Scrip was a system designed to pay miners in pinto beans and corn meal from the company store and make billions in profits for the coal companies.
$29.95
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It Did Happen Here: An Antifascist People’s History
Edited by Moe Bowstern, Mic Crenshaw, Alec Dunn, Celina Flores, Julie Perini, Erin Yanke
A captivating oral history from a diverse group of people who successfully organized against white nationalist violence and right-wing groups.
A captivating oral history from a diverse group of people who successfully organized against white nationalist violence and right-wing groups.
$21.95
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We Go Where They Go: The Story of Anti-Racist Action
Shannon Clay, Lady, Kristin Schwartz, and Michael Staudenmaier • Foreword by Gord Hill
We Go Where They Go tells ARA’s story from within, giving voice to those who risked their safety in their own defense and in solidarity with others.
From $24.95
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Music CDs
N’golá (São Tomé) - Our Ancestors Swam to Shore CD
N’golá (São Tomé)This CD showcases the rarely heard music of Angolar Creole (N’golá) speakers from the African islands of São Tomé and Príncipe, many of whom are descendants of escaped Angolan slaves who swam to shore after a shipwreck.
$14.95
Music CDs
Ancestor Sounds - Africatown CD
Ancestor SoundsAn album of landmark recordings featuring residents of the Africatown community, including descendants from the last slave ship brought to America.
$14.95
Books
Wielding Words like Weapons: Selected Essays in Indigenism, 1995-2005 —Hardcover
Ward Churchill
Wielding Words like Weapons is a collection of acclaimed American Indian Movement activist-intellectual Ward Churchill’s essays in indigenism, selected from material written during the decade 1995–2005.
Wielding Words like Weapons is a collection of acclaimed American Indian Movement activist-intellectual Ward Churchill’s essays in indigenism, selected from material written during the decade 1995–2005.
$59.95
Books
Black and White: Images from the Archives of Liberation News Service Photographer Howard Epstein, 1968-1974
Photographer: Howard Epstein • Introduction: Ken Light • Editor: Grendl Löfkvist
Black and White is a book of 32 evocative images of political conflict and confrontations in the streets taken by Howard Epstein when he was a photo
Black and White is a book of 32 evocative images of political conflict and confrontations in the streets taken by Howard Epstein when he was a photo
$20.00
Books
Visions of Peace & Justice Volume 2: 2008-2015, Political Posters from the Archives of Inkworks Press
Nobuo Nishi
Visions of Peace and Justice, Volume 2 contains the images of posters printed at Inkworks Press from 2008 to its closing in December 2015.
Visions of Peace and Justice, Volume 2 contains the images of posters printed at Inkworks Press from 2008 to its closing in December 2015.
$20.00
Sold Out
Spoken Word/Music CDs
Crisis and Hope: Theirs and Ours CD
Noam Chomsky
An audio CD of Noam Chomsky's historic address in June 2009 at Riverside Church in New York including an introduction by Amy Goodman.
An audio CD of Noam Chomsky's historic address in June 2009 at Riverside Church in New York including an introduction by Amy Goodman.
$14.95
Books
Fire on the Mountain
Terry Bisson
Presenting an alternative version of African American history, this novel explores what might have happened if John Brown's 1859 raid on Harper's Ferry had been successful.
Presenting an alternative version of African American history, this novel explores what might have happened if John Brown's 1859 raid on Harper's Ferry had been successful.
$18.95
Books
Courage or Complicity? How Veterans Are Responding to the Assault on Democracy
Steve Early and Suzanne Gordon
For generations, America has thanked its veterans for their service but then forgotten promises made to them.
For generations, America has thanked its veterans for their service but then forgotten promises made to them.
$24.95
Books
Don't Breed on Me: A Short History of Abortion
Madeline Waugh Quasebarth
This is not just a book about abortion—it's a call to remember, reclaim, and reframe. It's both an accessible introduction and a vital tool in the fight for reproductive justice.
This is not just a book about abortion—it's a call to remember, reclaim, and reframe. It's both an accessible introduction and a vital tool in the fight for reproductive justice.
$17.95
Books
Days of Dissent: Revolts, Strikes, and Rebel Histories
Gabriel San Román
Days of Dissent brims with defiance in recounting the rebellious history that has reshaped the United States and the world.
Days of Dissent brims with defiance in recounting the rebellious history that has reshaped the United States and the world.
$24.95
Books
Out of the Lab, Into the Streets: An Oral History of the 2022 UAW Strike at the University of California
Aleida García Aguirre, with Molly Vine and Patrick Dexter
The story of how academic workers built the largest strike in the history of American higher education and set a new standard of militancy.
The story of how academic workers built the largest strike in the history of American higher education and set a new standard of militancy.
$25.95
Books
Mutiny in the Mountains: West Virginia Public Workers 1969–2019
Gordon Simmons
Mutiny in the Mountains uses labor history to show the way forward for millions of workers struggling in an age of uncertainty.
Mutiny in the Mountains uses labor history to show the way forward for millions of workers struggling in an age of uncertainty.
$19.95
Books
Be Gay, Do Crime: Everyday Acts of Queer Resistance and Rebellion
Zane McNeill, Blu Buchanan and Riley Clare Valentine
Sometimes it pays to be gay and do crime.
Sometimes it pays to be gay and do crime.
From $24.95
Books
Anarchy in the Big Easy: A History of Revolt, Rebellion, and Resurgence
Max Cafard • Illustrated by Vulpes
An anarchist graphic history of the quest for freedom in radical and revolutionary New Orleans.
An anarchist graphic history of the quest for freedom in radical and revolutionary New Orleans.
$15.95
Books
Downtown Local
Aaron Cometbus
Tired of handwringing reports about “lost” and “disappearing” New York? These dispatches show a different side of the city—resilient and flourishing despite the naysayers and high rent.
Tired of handwringing reports about “lost” and “disappearing” New York? These dispatches show a different side of the city—resilient and flourishing despite the naysayers and high rent.
$12.95
Books
Black Coal and Red Bandanas: An Illustrated History of the West Virginia Mine Wars
Raymond Tyler • Summer McClinton
This graphic interpretation of people’s history features unforgettable main characters while also displaying the diverse rank-and-file workers who stood in solidarity during this struggle.
This graphic interpretation of people’s history features unforgettable main characters while also displaying the diverse rank-and-file workers who stood in solidarity during this struggle.
$19.95
Books
The Loneliness of the Electric Menorah
Aaron Cometbus
An argument between two stubborn men is the fuse that puts the sixties—and much of modern culture—into motion.
An argument between two stubborn men is the fuse that puts the sixties—and much of modern culture—into motion.
$12.95
Books
Revolution in 35mm: Political Violence and Resistance in Cinema from the Arthouse to the Grindhouse, 1960–1990
Andrew Nette and Samm Deighan
Revolution in 35mm examines how political violence and resistance was represented in arthouse and cult films from 1960 to 1990.
Revolution in 35mm examines how political violence and resistance was represented in arthouse and cult films from 1960 to 1990.
$29.95
Books
Abolishing Fossil Fuels: Lessons from Movements That Won
Kevin A. Young
Climate destruction is a problem of political power.
Climate destruction is a problem of political power.
$22.95
Books
Signal 09: A Journal of International Political Graphics and Culture
Editors: Josh MacPhee and Alec Dunn
Signal is an ongoing book series dedicated to documenting and sharing compelling graphics, art projects, and cultural movements of international resistance and liberation struggles.
Signal is an ongoing book series dedicated to documenting and sharing compelling graphics, art projects, and cultural movements of international resistance and liberation struggles.
$14.95
Books
Addicted to War: Why the U.S. Can’t Kick Militarism
Joel Andreas
Addicted to War takes on the most active, powerful, and destructive military in the world.
Addicted to War takes on the most active, powerful, and destructive military in the world.
$15.00
Books
SCRIP: How the Coal Companies Impoverished Harlan County
Charles Edward Thomas
Scrip was a system designed to pay miners in pinto beans and corn meal from the company store and make billions in profits for the coal companies.
Scrip was a system designed to pay miners in pinto beans and corn meal from the company store and make billions in profits for the coal companies.
$29.95
Books
It Did Happen Here: An Antifascist People’s History
Edited by Moe Bowstern, Mic Crenshaw, Alec Dunn, Celina Flores, Julie Perini, Erin Yanke
A captivating oral history from a diverse group of people who successfully organized against white nationalist violence and right-wing groups.
A captivating oral history from a diverse group of people who successfully organized against white nationalist violence and right-wing groups.
$21.95
Books
We Go Where They Go: The Story of Anti-Racist Action
Shannon Clay, Lady, Kristin Schwartz, and Michael Staudenmaier • Foreword by Gord Hill
We Go Where They Go tells ARA’s story from within, giving voice to those who risked their safety in their own defense and in solidarity with others.
From $24.95