Elaine Weiss

1 month ago | tncpnews.com | Maren Longbella |Elaine Weiss |Rina Risper

"Spell Freedom," by Elaine Weiss. (One Signal/TNS)By Maren Longbella The Minnesota Star Tribune (TNS)If there were any doubts about the human capacity to marginalize and suppress, Elaine Weiss' "Spell Freedom" is an excellent reminder. From the lead-up to 1954 - when the U.S. Supreme Court handed down the Brown v.

1 month ago | startribune.com | Maren Longbella |Elaine Weiss

Nonfiction: “Spell Freedom” offers the untold stories of citizenship schools in the ‘50s and ’60s. February 28, 2025 at 5:00PMElaine Weiss (Nina Subin/Atria)If there were any doubts about the human capacity to marginalize and suppress, Elaine Weiss’ “Spell Freedom” is an excellent reminder. From the lead-up to 1954 — when the U.S. Supreme Court handed down the Brown v.

Jul 31, 2024 | hppr.org | Max McCoy |Ned Blackhawk |Kevin Young |Elaine Weiss

More of Seven Books Plus – A Reading List to Save Democracy – Part IIIby Kansas Reflector columnist Max McCoyhttps://kansasreflector.com/2024/07/07/seven-books-for-the-7th-of-july-a-reading-list-to-save-democracy/?emci=542b4462-e83b-ef11-86d2-6045bdd9e096&emdi=a4c99c4c-3f3c-ef11-86d2-6045bdd9e096&ceid=116925 (Edited and used with permission.)Democracy Awakening (2023) by Heather Cox RichardsonThe title comes from Walt Whitman, who wrote in 1871: “We have frequently printed the word Democracy.