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"At the time of the Revolutionary War, a fifth of the Colonial population was African American. By 1779, 15 percent of the Continental Army were former slaves, while the Navy recruited both free men and slaves. More than 5000 black Americans...
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Black Lives Matter - An SFPL Reading Guide
"Want to understand more about what the Black Lives Matter movement is about? Here are some books on systemic racism, inequality, and the American justice system."
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Explores the history of three ancient trade routes (silk, scent and spice merchandise) and their impact on the development and spread of new ideas, technologies and religions across the world. The oldest route was the Incense Trail, which linked...
What was it really like to travel the iron rails of the Trans-Siberian Railway in its early years, the dusty, parched tracks of the Silk Road in its heyday, or the rugged, dangerous mountain passes into and out of the Indian subcontinent?...
"The majority of the Silk Road routes passed through the Eurasian Steppe, whose nomadic peoples were participants and mediators in its economic and cultural exchanges. Until now, the origins of these routes and relationships have not been...
