Roots 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 1,591 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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    • 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 331 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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    • 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 19 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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    • 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 544 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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    • By: Ahmir Khalib Thompson, Questlove
    • Narrated by: Questlove
    • Length: 11 hrs
    • Release date: 10-19-21
    • Language: English
    • 4.5 out of 5 stars 244 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 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 12 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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    • 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 426 ratings
    • WASPs finally get their due in this stimulating history by one of the world's leading geneticists....

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    • Exposing the Nazi Roots of the American Left
    • By: Dinesh D'Souza
    • Narrated by: David Cochran Heath
    • Length: 9 hrs and 31 mins
    • Release date: 07-31-17
    • Language: English
    • 5 out of 5 stars 3,689 ratings
    • What is "the big lie" of the Democratic Party? That conservatives - and President Donald Trump in particular - are fascists. Nazis, even....

    Regular price: $17.16

    • ZE Series, Book 6
    • By: Joe Boyd
    • Narrated by: Joe Boyd
    • Length: 40 hrs and 26 mins
    • Release date: 01-06-25
    • Language: English
    • 5 out of 5 stars 5 ratings
    • From the legendary producer of Nick Drake, R.E.M., Toots and the Maytals, and Pink Floyd and author of White Bicycles: Making Music in the 1960s comes a riveting, world-spanning tour de force illuminating the artists, histories, controversies, and collaborations that shaped global music.

    Regular price: $29.95

    • 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 87 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 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 22 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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    • Connect to the Ancient Spirit of Africa and Explore the Timeline, Culture, Roots, Spells, & More from the World’s Richest Continent: 2 Books in 1
    • By: History Brought Alive
    • Narrated by: Brian Jeffords, Theodore Rose
    • Length: 6 hrs and 18 mins
    • Release date: 06-21-23
    • Language: English
    • 3.5 out of 5 stars 3 ratings
    • Step into the heart of Africa and uncover the true story of one of the world’s richest and most resilient continents—its people, civilizations, legends, and spiritual traditions.

    Regular price: $19.95

    • 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 87 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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    • 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 327 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 Great Revolt and the Roots of the Middle East Conflict
    • By: Oren Kessler
    • Narrated by: Shawn K. Jain
    • Length: 9 hrs and 12 mins
    • Release date: 02-06-24
    • Language: English
    • 4.5 out of 5 stars 75 ratings
    • Palestine 1936 is the origin story of the world's most intractable conflict, but it is also more than that. It reveals world-changing events through extraordinary individuals on all sides....

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    • The Mysterious Roots of Modern Music
    • By: Christopher Knowles
    • Narrated by: Bill Andrew Quinn
    • Length: 7 hrs and 21 mins
    • Release date: 01-12-12
    • Language: English
    • 4 out of 5 stars 22 ratings
    • Sex. Drugs. Loud music. Wild costumes. Dazzling light shows. These words can all describe a great rock concert or a hot dance club....

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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 4 mins
    • Release date: 05-06-24
    • Language: English
    • 4.5 out of 5 stars 7 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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    • A Juneteenth Holiday Inspired Novella
    • By: Marlee Rae
    • Narrated by: Virtual Voice
    • Length: 4 hrs
    • Release date: 06-24-25
    • Language: English
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    • Rooting… when familiar souls meet in soil and grow. For years, Dana Parks and Reed Day circled one another as family friends and quiet witnesses ...

    Regular price: $4.99