"Drawing on a vast range of material, from critical theory to pop culture to the intimacies and plain exchanges of daily life, Maggie Nelson explores how we might think, experience, or talk about freedom in ways responsive to the conditions of our day"-- Provided by publisher.

Presents a brief history of the Statue of Liberty and describes how France gave the statue to New York City to commemorate the realtionship between the two countries, the creation and erection of the statue, and how its meaning has changed.

A guide to finding the God of love within Islam explains how everyone can develop moral courage for a life defined by purpose.

"The 1619 Project illuminated the ways in which every aspect of life in the United States was and is shaped by the existence of slavery. Black Ghost of Empire focuses on emancipation and how this opportunity to make right further codified the racial caste system-instead of obliterating it. To understand why the shadow of slavery still haunts society today, we must not only look at what slavery was, but also the unfinished way it ended. One may think...

When the British began stealing anything made of metal in order to melt it down into weapons in Pennsylvania in 1777, eleven-year-old John Jacob Mickley and his father had to use their courage and wit to get their beloved bell down from the tower and into a secret place in order to keep it safe from harm during the war.