Lawrence Hill Books imprint: 31 books
Radical Disciple
Father Pfleger, St. Sabina Church, and the Fight for Social Justice
Language: English
Release Date: October 1, 2010
Revealing the story of a white Catholic priest serving a black Chicago parish who has been criticized as a trouble-making maverick, a renegade cleric, and a publicity hound, this book is a fascinating look at the inner workings of the Catholic Church, the traditions of the black pulpit, and what it...
Against the Wall
The Art of Resistance in Palestine
Language: English
Release Date: April 1, 2011
Featuring the work of acclaimed artists such as Banksy, Ron English, and Blu, as well as Palestinian artists and activists, the photographs in this collection express outrage, compassion, and touching humor while illustrating the lives and livelihoods of the tens of thousands of people affected by...
The Almighty Black P Stone Nation
The Rise, Fall, and Resurgence of an American Gang
Language: English
Release Date: January 6, 2011
This exposé investigates the evolution of the Almighty Black P Stone Nation, a motley group of poverty-stricken teens transformed into a dominant gang accused of terroristic intentions. Interwoven into the narrative is the dynamic influence of leader Jeff Fort, who—despite his flamboyance and high...
Curveball
The Remarkable Story of Toni Stone the First Woman to Play Professional Baseball in the Negro League
Language: English
Release Date: June 1, 2010
Documenting multiple challenges at every turn—as a target for racism from society at large and sexism both inside and outside of the Negro League—this is the unique story of the first woman to play professional baseball on a men's team, breaking barriers in sports while believing, "There's...
Killing the Poormaster
A Saga of Poverty, Corruption, and Murder in the Great Depression
Language: English
Release Date: October 1, 2012
Reflecting on a sensational murder trial from the late 1930s, this chronicle focuses upon the death of Harry Barck, a poormaster who was granted the authority to decide who would and would not receive public aid in Hoboken, New Jersey. Unemployed mason Joe Scutellaro was said to have stabbed Barck...
My Midnight Years
Surviving Jon Burge's Police Torture Ring and Death Row
Language: English
Release Date: August 1, 2018
Ronald Kitchen was 21, on his way to buy milk for his four-year-old, when he was picked up by the Chicago police, brutally tortured, and coerced to confess to five counts of heinous murder. He spent 22 years in prison, 13 of those on death row, labeled as a monster. Kitchen was only one of the many...
This Fragile Life
A Mother's Story of a Bipolar Son
Language: English
Release Date: June 1, 2012
Told in a mother’s own words, this is a moving story of a loving African American family that faces the daily crisis of an unpredictable mental disorder. Charlotte Pierce-Baker and her husband did everything right when raising their son Mark: providing emotional support, the best education possible,...
by Phyllis Chesler
Language: English
Release Date: May 1, 2009
Language: English
Release Date: May 1, 2009
Drawing on the most important studies in psychology, human aggression, anthropology, and primatology, and on hundreds of original interviews conducted over a period of more than 20 years, this groundbreaking treatise urges women to look within and to consider other women realistically, ethically,...
Light Shines in Harlem
New York's First Charter School and the Movement It Led
Language: English
Release Date: September 1, 2014
A Light Shines in Harlem tells the fascinating history of New York's first charter school, the Sisulu-Walker Charter School of Harlem, and the early days of the state's charter school movement. Told through the experiences of those on the inside—including a hero of the civil rights movement; a Wall...
American Slave Coast
A History of the Slave-Breeding Industry
Language: English
Release Date: October 1, 2015
A wide-ranging, powerful, alternative vision of the history of the United States and how the slave-breeding industry shaped it The American Slave Coast tells the horrific story of how the slavery business in the United States made the reproductive labor of "breeding women" essential to...
Fire of Origins
A Novel
Language: English
Release Date: April 1, 2016
The whole of African history unfolds in this brilliant novel from one of the continent’s major writers. The story is unified by the actions of one man, Mankunku, a “destroyer,” who is born in mysterious circumstances in a banana plantation and whose identity is as variable as that of his land....
by Phyllis Chesler
Language: English
Release Date: September 4, 2018
Language: English
Release Date: September 4, 2018
Feminist icon Phyllis Chesler's pioneering work, Women and Madness, remains startlingly relevant today, nearly fifty years since its first publication in 1972. With over 2.5 million copies sold, this landmark book is unanimously regarded as the definitive work on the subject of women's psychology....
by Phyllis Chesler
Language: English
Release Date: September 4, 2018
Language: English
Release Date: September 4, 2018
LETTERS TO A YOUNG FEMINIST is a visionary message from a leading feminist to the next generation of feminists. Phyllis Chesler discusses basic aspects of feminism, explains feminism's relevance in a world that has taken it for granted and derided it, and helps the next generation reclaim feminism...
Ballots and Bullets
Black Power Politics and Urban Guerrilla Warfare in 1968 Cleveland
Language: English
Release Date: July 1, 2018
On July 23, 1968, police in Cleveland battled with black nationalists in a night of terror that saw 6 people killed and at least 15 wounded. The gun battle touched off days of heavy rioting. The question was whether the shootings were the result of a planned attack on white police, or a matter of...