Raggin' On
The Art of Aminah Brenda Lynn Robinson's House and Journals
Edited by Carole M. Genshaft
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Foreword by Nannette V. Maciejunes
Through this catalog, readers will experience Aminah Robinson’s amazing house, her art, and her profuse journals. In them, as was so often the case, she succinctly defined the importance of art in general and of her relationship with the Columbus Museum of Art.
Art | Individual Artists | General · African American Studies · Art | American | African American
Ubuntu
George M. Houser and the Struggle for Peace and Freedom on Two Continents
By Sheila D. Collins
George M. Houser’s moral integrity and influential advocacy for nonviolent protest helped shape the American Civil Rights Movement, anticolonial independence victories across Africa, and the overthrow of the South African apartheid regime.
Biography, Activists · History | Modern | 20th Century · Political Science | Civil Rights · Colonialism and Decolonization · South Africa · Southern Africa · African Studies
How Fire Runs
A Novel
By Charles Dodd White
Set in rural Appalachia and told through the voices of three different present-day narrators, this harrowing novel about white supremacists attempting to take over a small town focuses an unflinching eye on America’s ongoing, fraught relationship with racial and political injustice.
Fiction | Thriller | Political · Appalachia · Fiction | Small Town & Rural · Fiction
The Many Lives of Eddie Rickenbacker
By Andrew Speno
Eddie Rickenbacker survived personal tragedies and dozens of close calls as a mechanic, a race car driver, a fighter pilot, and airline executive. This biography invites young readers to consider the difference between recklessness and courage, even if both present dangers, and the enduring value of hard work and personal responsibility.
Juvenile Nonfiction | Biography & Autobiography | Historical · Juvenile Nonfiction | History | Military & Wars · Juvenile Nonfiction | Transportation | Aviation · Ohio · Young Readers
Sports in Africa, Past and Present
Edited by Todd Cleveland, Tarminder Kaur, and Gerard Akindes
Through the prism of sports and from a range of scholarly perspectives, this anthology offers insight into the varied and shifting experiences of African athletes, fans, communities, and postcolonial states.
Sports & Recreation | Sociology of Sports · African History · Africa · African Studies · Cultural Anthropology
That’s it for October. If you’re curious about what’s coming out next month, you can get a sneak peek at November.
