Roots History

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    • The Genetic Roots of Britain and Ireland
    • By: Bryan Sykes
    • Narrated by: Dick Hill
    • Length: 10 hrs and 9 mins
    • Release date: 03-07-11
    • Language: English
    • 4 out of 5 stars 413 ratings
    • WASPs finally get their due in this stimulating history by one of the world's leading geneticists....

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    • The Mississippi Delta and the Roots of Regional Identity
    • By: James C. Cobb
    • Narrated by: David Stifel
    • Length: 20 hrs and 54 mins
    • Release date: 09-28-21
    • Language: English
    • 4.5 out of 5 stars 11 ratings
    • This crescent of bottomlands between Memphis and Vicksburg, lined by the Yazoo and Mississippi rivers, remains in some ways what it was in 1860: a land of rich soil, wealthy planters, and desperate poverty - the blackest and poorest counties in all the South....

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    • By: Questlove, Ben Greenman - contributor
    • Narrated by: Questlove
    • Length: 11 hrs and 20 mins
    • Release date: 06-11-24
    • Language: English
    • 4.5 out of 5 stars 56 ratings
    • Recorded at the legendary Electric Lady Studios in New York City, the audiobook features narration and storytelling by Questlove, who expertly weaves together a rich sonic tapestry of hip-hop tales large and small, well-known and obscure.

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    • The Saga of an American Family
    • By: Alex Haley
    • Narrated by: Prentice Onayemi
    • Length: 27 hrs and 36 mins
    • Release date: 02-09-23
    • Language: English
    • 5 out of 5 stars 261 ratings
    • Roots is a groundbreaking story of history and family that spanned continents and touched generations. One of the most important books and television series ever to appear, Roots galvanized the US and created an extraordinary political, racial, social and cultural dialogue....

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    • By: Ahmir Khalib Thompson, Questlove
    • Narrated by: Questlove
    • Length: 11 hrs
    • Release date: 10-19-21
    • Language: English
    • 4.5 out of 5 stars 226 ratings
    • Best-selling author and Sundance award-winning director Questlove offers a thrilling, music-driven ride through the last 50 years of American history....

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    • The Roots of Today's Revolution
    • By: Susan Stryker
    • Narrated by: Emily Cauldwell
    • Length: 7 hrs and 49 mins
    • Release date: 12-14-17
    • Language: English
    • 5 out of 5 stars 536 ratings
    • Covering American transgender history from the mid-20th century to today, Transgender History takes a chronological approach to the subject of transgender history....

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    • An American Coup and the Roots of Middle East Terror
    • By: Stephen Kinzer
    • Narrated by: Michael Prichard, Jonathan Yen
    • Length: 11 hrs and 7 mins
    • Release date: 02-26-04
    • Language: English
    • 4.5 out of 5 stars 1,548 ratings
    • Half a century ago, the United States overthrew the democratically elected prime minister of Iran, Mohammad Mossadegh, whose "crime" was nationalizing the country's oil industry....

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    • By: James Mallinson, Mark Singleton
    • Narrated by: Julian Elfer
    • Length: 16 hrs and 42 mins
    • Release date: 01-26-21
    • Language: English
    • 3.5 out of 5 stars 7 ratings
    • The first single, reliable collection of primary material from the source traditions of yoga....

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    • Roots, Rights, and the Struggle for Peace
    • By: David Brog
    • Narrated by: Paul Heitsch
    • Length: 9 hrs and 28 mins
    • Release date: 03-20-17
    • Language: English
    • 4.5 out of 5 stars 276 ratings
    • The myth of the perfect Israel has been supplanted by a far more deleterious myth: the myth of the evil Israel....

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    • Roots of Central America
    • By: Sean Rust
    • Narrated by: Rick Nolting
    • Length: 2 hrs and 59 mins
    • Release date: 11-06-24
    • Language: English
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    • "The Roots of El Salvador: Tracing the History of a Nation" is a comprehensive historical account of El Salvador's past, beginning with the indigenous peoples and spanning to modern times.

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    • Most Effective Magic Spells in Rootwork and Conjuring with Herbs, Roots, Candles, and Oils
    • By: Layla Moon
    • Narrated by: Virtual Voice
    • Length: 3 hrs and 46 mins
    • Release date: 05-11-24
    • Language: English
    • 5 out of 5 stars 7 ratings
    • 100 Years’ Worth of Magic – At Your Fingertips. The Complete Guide to Casting Spells and Charms for Financial, Emotional, and Spiritual ...

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    • Revolution, Violence, and the Roots of Migration
    • By: Aviva Chomsky
    • Narrated by: Aida Reluzco
    • Length: 10 hrs and 41 mins
    • Release date: 04-20-21
    • Language: English
    • 4.5 out of 5 stars 79 ratings
    • At the center of the current immigration debate are migrants from Central America fleeing poverty, corruption, and violence in search of refuge in the United States....

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    • The Complete Guide to Powerful Hoodoo Spells, Rituals, and Practices with Conjure and Rootwork (2 Books in 1)
    • By: Layla Moon
    • Narrated by: Virtual Voice
    • Length: 7 hrs and 17 mins
    • Release date: 05-11-24
    • Language: English
    • 1 out of 5 stars 1 rating
    • Transform Your Life with the Ancient Wisdom of Hoodoo The Hoodoo Book of Magick is a set of two books that are designed to help you with every ...

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    • The Deep Roots of the Urban-Rural Political Divide
    • By: Jonathan A. Rodden
    • Narrated by: Mike Lenz
    • Length: 10 hrs and 13 mins
    • Release date: 07-07-20
    • Language: English
    • 4 out of 5 stars 20 ratings
    • Why is it so much easier for the Democratic Party to win the national popular vote than to build and maintain a majority in Congress? Why can Democrats sweep statewide offices in places like Pennsylvania and Michigan yet fail to take control of the same states' legislatures? Find out....

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    • The American Legacy of Land Theft and the Modern Movement for Black Land Ownership
    • By: Brea Baker
    • Narrated by: Brea Baker
    • Length: 8 hrs and 21 mins
    • Release date: 06-18-24
    • Language: English
    • 5 out of 5 stars 5 ratings
    • Why is less than 1% of rural land in the U.S. owned by Black people? An acclaimed writer and activist explores the impact of land theft and violent displacement on racial wealth gaps, arguing that justice stems from the literal roots of the earth....

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    • By: Bernardine Evaristo
    • Narrated by: Sandra James-Young
    • Length: 8 hrs and 5 mins
    • Release date: 01-28-20
    • Language: English
    • 4.5 out of 5 stars 21 ratings
    • What if the history of the transatlantic slave trade had been reversed and Africans had enslaved Europeans? We see this tragicomic world turned upside down through the eyes of Doris, an Englishwoman enslaved and taken to the New World....

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    • How DNA, Ancient Alphabets and Religion Explain the Origins of America's Largest Indian Nation
    • By: Donald N. Yates
    • Narrated by: Jack Chekijian
    • Length: 5 hrs and 37 mins
    • Release date: 10-29-13
    • Language: English
    • 4 out of 5 stars 50 ratings
    • Most histories of the Cherokee nation focus on its encounters with Europeans, its conflicts with the U.S. government, and its expulsion from its lands during the Trail of Tears....

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    • A Racial Cleansing in America
    • By: Patrick Phillips
    • Narrated by: Patrick Phillips
    • Length: 7 hrs and 9 mins
    • Release date: 09-20-16
    • Language: English
    • 5 out of 5 stars 325 ratings
    • Blood at the Root is a sweeping American tale that spans the Cherokee removals of the 1830s, the hope and promise of Reconstruction, and the crushing injustice of Forsyth's racial cleansing....

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    • The Roots of the Black Working Class
    • By: Blair L.M. Kelley
    • Narrated by: Anika Noni Rose
    • Length: 9 hrs and 2 mins
    • Release date: 09-19-23
    • Language: English
    • 5 out of 5 stars 16 ratings
    • In this brilliant corrective, Black Folk, acclaimed historian Blair LM Kelley restores the Black working class to the center of the American story....

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    • A Guide To The Spirituality, Roots, Revelations, and Global Influence Of Rastafari From Jamaica To The World
    • By: Norris Elliott
    • Narrated by: Virtual Voice
    • Length: 1 hr and 11 mins
    • Release date: 05-06-24
    • Language: English
    • 5 out of 5 stars 4 ratings
    • Embracing Rastafarianism: A Guide To The Spirituality, Roots, Revelations, and Global Influence Of Rastafari From Jamaica To The World Discover the...

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