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American Civil Rights Era

Chango's Beads and Two-Tone Shoes
By William Kennedy
three-and-half-stars
General Fiction, Historical Fiction

The Cross of Redemption: Uncollected Writings
By James Baldwin
three-and-half-stars
Essays, General Nonfiction

Hellhound on His Trail: The Stalking of Martin Luther King, Jr. and the International Hunt for His Assassin
By Hampton Sides
four-stars
History

Blood's a Rover
By James Ellroy
four-stars
General Fiction, Historical Fiction

The Help
By Kathryn Stockett
four-stars
General Fiction, Historical Fiction

Nixonland: The Rise of a President and the Fracturing of America
By Rick Perlstein
three-and-half-stars
History

Blonde Faith
By Walter Mosley
four-stars
Crime, Amateur and PIs

At Canaan’s Edge
By Taylor Branch
four-stars
Biography