{"product_id":"twenty-dollars-and-change-harriet-tubman-and-the-ongoing-fight-for-racial-justice-and-democracy-9780872868854","title":"Twenty Dollars and Change: Harriet Tubman and the Ongoing Fight for Racial Justice and Democracy","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eTwenty Dollars and Change\u003c\/em\u003e places Harriet Tubman's life and legacy in a long tradition of resistance, illuminating the ongoing struggle to realize a democracy in which her emancipatory vision prevails.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAmerica is in the throes of a historic reckoning with racism, with the battle for control over official narratives at ground zero. Across the country, politicians, city councils, and school boards are engaged in a highly polarized debate about whose accomplishments should be recognized, and whose point of view should be included in the telling of America's history.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn \u003cem\u003eTwenty Dollars and Change\u003c\/em\u003e, political scientist Clarence Lusane, author of the acclaimed \u003ci\u003eThe \u003c\/i\u003e\u003cem\u003eBlack History of the White House\u003c\/em\u003e, writes from a basic premise: Racist historical narratives and pervasive social inequities are inextricably linked--changing one can transform the other. Taking up the debate over the future of the twenty-dollar bill, Lusane uses the question of Harriet Tubman vs. Andrew Jackson as a lens through which to view the current state of our nation's ongoing reckoning with the legacies of slavery and foundational white supremacy. He places the struggle to confront unjust social conditions in direct connection with the push to transform our public symbols, making it plain that any choice of whose life deserves to be remembered and honored is a direct reflection of whose basic rights are deemed worthy of protection, and whose are not.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Engaging and insightful, \u003cem\u003eTwenty Dollars and Change\u003c\/em\u003e illuminates the grassroots effort to have our national currency reflect the diversity of America and all of its citizens--those ordinary and extraordinary people who have stood up and demanded freedom, equality and justice. A must read!\"--\u003cstrong\u003eKate Clifford Larson, \u003c\/strong\u003e \u003cb\u003eauthor of \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cb\u003eBound for the Promised Land: Harriet Tubman, Portrait of an American Hero \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eDr. Clarence Lusane \u003c\/b\u003eis an author, activist, scholar, and journalist. He is a Professor and former Chairman of Howard University's Department of Political Science. Lusane earned his B.A. in Communications from Wayne State University and both his Masters and Ph.D. from Howard University in Political Science. He's been a political consultant to the Congressional Black Caucus Foundation and a former Commissioner for the DC Commission on African American Affairs. He frequently appears on MSNBC and C-SPAN, and was invited by the Obamas to speak at the White House. Author of many books, including \u003cem\u003eThe Black History of the White House\u003c\/em\u003e, Lusane lives and works in the Washington, DC area.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eKali Holloway \u003c\/b\u003eis a monthly columnist for both \u003ci\u003eThe Nation\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eThe Daily Beast\u003c\/i\u003e. She is the former director of the \"Make it Right Project,\" a national initiative dedicated to taking down Confederate monuments and telling the truth about history. She is lead vocalist for the band \"Easy Lover\" and is currently working on her first book, \u003ci\u003e The Secret Racist History of Everything\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"City Lights Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50650432897298,"sku":"9780872868854","price":15.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_6605bf6d-9fec-4c40-adc8-8166c1605f33.jpg?v=1733288925","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/twenty-dollars-and-change-harriet-tubman-and-the-ongoing-fight-for-racial-justice-and-democracy-9780872868854","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}