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Paired with dynamic paper-cut art by Miriam Klein Stahl, the entries by Kate Schatz explore several centuries of politics, culture, art, activism, and liberation, including radical librarians, Supreme Court cases, courageous youth, punk rocker grrrls, Southern quilts, and modern witches. In addition to the twenty-six core stories, short sidebars expand the discussion, and dictionary-style lists refer readers to additional key moments. So while F is for Federal Theater Project, a New Deal-era program that employed thousands of artists, F is also for Freedom Rides and First Amendment. E is for Earth First!, but also for Endangered Species Act and Equal Rights Amendment. There are tales of triumph, resilience, creation, and hope. Each engaging, fact-filled narrative illustrates an eye-opening moment that shows us how we got to now--and what we need to know about our histories to create a just and sustainable future. Advance praise for Rad American History A-Z “I wish I’d had Rad American History A–Z when I was growing up; it’s a book I hope to read to my children one day. In such chaotic political times, this is a critical tool for young people to know how change happens, and to know that they, too, can make change happen. This book belongs on all library shelves as a transformative approach to history as we know it.” –Alicia Garza, cofounder of Black Lives Matter Global Network","forthcoming":false,"isbn13":"9781984856838","publication_date":"20200303","publisher":"Clarkson Potter/Ten Speed","slug":"rad-american-history-a-z","subtitle":"Movements and Moments That Demonstrate the Power of the People","title":"Rad American History A-z"},"discovery":{"categories":{"all":[{"bisac_code":"YAN025170","confidence_band":"medium","label":"United States History for Teens","score":0.7982,"source":"bisac_hint_model"},{"bisac_code":"YAN051270","confidence_band":"medium","label":"Civil & Human Rights for Teens","score":0.789,"source":"bisac_hint_model"},{"bisac_code":"POL042040","confidence_band":"medium","label":"Radical Politics","score":0.7722,"source":"bisac_hint_model"}],"hint":[{"bisac_code":"YAN025170","confidence_band":"medium","label":"United States History for Teens","score":0.7982,"source":"bisac_hint_model"},{"bisac_code":"YAN051270","confidence_band":"medium","label":"Civil & Human Rights for Teens","score":0.789,"source":"bisac_hint_model"},{"bisac_code":"POL042040","confidence_band":"medium","label":"Radical Politics","score":0.7722,"source":"bisac_hint_model"}],"publisher":[{"bisac_code":"BIO032000","confidence_band":"high","label":"Activist Lives","score":1,"source":"onix_publisher_code"},{"bisac_code":"HIS036000","confidence_band":"high","label":"U.S. History","score":1,"source":"onix_publisher_code"},{"bisac_code":"YAN025170","confidence_band":"high","label":"United States History for Teens","score":1,"source":"onix_publisher_code"}]},"genres":[{"label":"United States History for Teens","score":0.7982,"slug":"united-states-history-for-teens"},{"label":"Civil & Human Rights for Teens","score":0.789,"slug":"civil-human-rights-for-teens"},{"label":"Radical Politics","score":0.7722,"slug":"radical-politics"}],"reader_fit":["Good for readers interested in progressive U.S. history and social movements.","Young people curious about how activism creates change."],"related_lists":[],"series":null,"similar_books":[{"authors":["Tad Stoermer"],"book_id":"9781586424367","cover_image_url":"https://img.bookfrontier.com/9781586424367.jpg?v=9e4e3743b6771796","score":0.7517,"title":"A Resistance History of the United States","url":"https://bookfrontier.com/books/9781586424367"},{"authors":["Ariel Aberg-Riger"],"book_id":"9780063057531","cover_image_url":"https://img.bookfrontier.com/9780063057531.jpg?v=c05bfa6062e1d7e7","score":0.7417,"title":"America Redux: Visual Stories From Our Dynamic History","url":"https://bookfrontier.com/books/9780063057531"},{"authors":["Rachel C. 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