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The Armed Forces and American Social Change

An Unwritten Truce

By: Troy Mosley

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The Armed Forces and American Social Change

An Unwritten Truce

By: Troy Mosley

UnwrittenTruce is a powerful depiction of Black Americans’ struggle for equality told through the lens of uniformed military service. Mosley uses superb story-telling, personal vignettes, and historical examples to show how millions of Americans have lifted themselves from oppression through opportunities gleaned from military service. Collectively these efforts exerted positive outward pressure on American society and by in large has resisted all forms of social change. One of the unique aspects of combat is that rarely are Americans more equal than when thrust into harms way. It has been said there are no atheists in combat; similarly, racism, sexism, and homophobia quickly go by the wayside when under enemy fire.Yet in the 19th century and well into the 21st century, America’s military policies regarding the use of manpower could best be described as an awkward attempt to balance the requirement to win the nation’s wars while supporting a socio-political caste system. President Harry Truman signed Executive Order 9981 on July 26, 1948 in response to police violence perpetrated against Black veterans. His actions broke this trend and set the military on the path to true meritocracy. Today, retired general Lloyd Austin is the first black American Secretary of Defense in part due to the barriers broken down by men and women who served before him. The armed services fiercely resisted integration, gender equality, and LGBTQ equality but over time have grown to value America’s well spring of diversity as a strategic and operational advantage. Under the Trump administration many of the military’s policies supporting transgender inclusion were reversed, making the U.S. military one of many institutions caught in the ideological tug of war regarding social change, which is at the heart of the present day American polarization. For as far as America has come, we still have work to do for Truman’s vision of equality of opportunity to become a reality for all Americans. Join this thought-provoking narrative that celebrates the brave American military pioneers and challenges us all to continue the push for a better expression of America.

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Rowman & Littlefield

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0761872523

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9780761872528

Prince of the Plains

By: Troy Boucher

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Prince of the Plains

By: Troy Boucher

Of all the men who rode with Billy the Kid, one of the least well-know is Henry Newton Brown. Brown broke with Billy the Kid and for a time served as an assistant marshal of Tascaso, Texas. Restless and looking for a better life, Brown ended up in Caldwell, Kansas in where he became an assistant marshal and eventually, after Bat Carr was fired, he became the marshal, of the cowtown known as the Border Queen.Sure that his past had been safely left in New Mexico, he began to settle-in as a respected citizen of Caldwell. He was honored with the gift of an engraved Winchester as a token of the town?s appreciation. A short time later, he married a local school teacher, purchased a house, and then his past caught up with him and he discovered that life is full of choices, and always with a ?passel of consequences.?

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Virtualbookworm Publishing

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1589391934

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9781589391932

What Jefferson Read, Ike Watched, and Obama Tweeted

200 Years of Popular Culture in the White House

By: Tevi Troy

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What Jefferson Read, Ike Watched, and Obama Tweeted

200 Years of Popular Culture in the White House

By: Tevi Troy

Explores how U.S. presidents' cultural pursuits shaped their leadership while examining how the reading habits of early presidents have been sidelined by such technological advances as the radio, the television, and the Internet.

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Regnery Publishing

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1621570398

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9781621570394

Shaolin Brew

Race, Comics, and the Evolution of the Superhero

By: Troy D. Smith

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Shaolin Brew

Race, Comics, and the Evolution of the Superhero

By: Troy D. Smith

Shaolin Brew: Race, Comics, and the Evolution of the Superhero looks at how the comic book industry developed from a white perspective and how minority characters were and are viewed through a stereotypical white gaze. Further, the book explores how voices of color have launched a shift in the industry, taking nonwhite characters who were originally viewed through a white lens and situating them outside the framework of whiteness. The financial success of Blaxploitation and Kung Fu films in the early 1970s led to major comics publishers creating, for the first time, Black and Asian superhero characters who headlined their own comics. The introduction of Black and Asian main characters, who previously only served as guest stars or sidekicks, launched a new kind of engagement between comics companies and minority characters and readers. However, scripted as they were by white writers, these characters were mired in stereotypes. Author Troy D. Smith focuses on Asian, Black, and Latinx representation in the comic industry and how it has evolved over the years. Smith explores topics that include Orientalism, whitewashing, Black respectability politics, the model minority myth, and political controversies facing fandoms. In particular, Smith examines how fans take the superheroes they grew up with—such as Luke Cage, Black Lightning, and Shang Chi—and turn them into the characters they wished they had as children. Shaolin Brew delves into the efforts of fans of color who urged creators to make these characters more realistic. This refining process increased as more writers and artists of color broke into the industry, bringing their own perspectives to the characters. As many of these characters transitioned from page to screen, a new generation of writers, artists, and readers have cooperated to evolve one-dimensional stereotypes into multifaceted, dynamic heroes.

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Univ. Press of Mississippi

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1496851692

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By Philosophy and Empty Deceit

Colossians as Response to a Cynic Critique

By: Troy Martin

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By Philosophy and Empty Deceit

Colossians as Response to a Cynic Critique

By: Troy Martin

This book identifies Cynic philosophers as the opponents addressed by the epistle to the Colossians. This identification permits new solutions to old interpretative problems in Colossian studies. In particular, Martin offers a new translation and interpretation of Col. 2.16-23 as well as other problematic passages. Martin contends that the author of Colossians contrasts the hope of the gospel with his opposition's empty deceit and emphasizes important distinctions between Christian ethics and Cynic ethics. The study concludes that Christian ethics as articulated in Colossians transforms societal structures instead of simply rejecting them as Cynic ethics did.

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Bloomsbury Publishing

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1441158863

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9781441158864

Becoming King

Martin Luther King, Jr. and the Making of a National Leader

By: Troy Jackson

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Becoming King

Martin Luther King, Jr. and the Making of a National Leader

By: Troy Jackson

In Becoming King: Martin Luther King, Jr. and the Making of a National Leader, Troy Jackson chronicles King's emergence and effectiveness as a civil rights leader by examining his relationship with the people of Montgomery, Alabama. Using the sharp lens of Montgomery's struggle for racial equality to investigate King's burgeoning leadership. Drawing on countless interviews and archival sources and comparing King's sermons and religious writings before, during, and after the Montgomery bus boycott, Jackson demonstrates how King's voice and message evolved to reflect the shared struggles, challenges, experiences, and hopes of the people with whom he worked." --Book Jacket.

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University Press of Kentucky

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0813125200

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9780813125206

The Supreme Court and the Philosopher

How John Stuart Mill Shaped US Free Speech Protections

By: Eric T. Kasper,Troy A. Kozma

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The Supreme Court and the Philosopher

How John Stuart Mill Shaped US Free Speech Protections

By: Eric T. Kasper,Troy A. Kozma

The Supreme Court and the Philosopher illustrates how the modern US Supreme Court has increasingly adopted a view of the constitutional right to the freedom of expression that is classically liberal in nature, reflecting John Stuart Mill's reasoning in On Liberty. A landmark treatise outlining the merits of limiting governmental and social power over the individual, On Liberty advocates for a maximum protection of human freedom. Proceeding case by case and covering a wide array of issues, such as campaign finance, offensive speech, symbolic speech, commercial speech, online expression, and false statements, Eric T. Kasper and Troy A. Kozma show how the Supreme Court justices have struck down numerous laws for infringing on the freedom of expression. Kasper and Kozma demonstrate how the adoption of Mill's version of free speech began with Justice Oliver Wendell Holmes Jr. more than a century ago and expanded over time to become the prevailing position of the Court today. The authors argue that this embrace of Mill's rationale has led to an unmistakable reorientation in the Court's understanding of free expression jurisprudence. The Supreme Court and the Philosopher is the first book to comprehensively explore how the political philosophy of Mill has influenced the highest court in the land. In targeting the underlying philosophical reasons that explain why the modern Supreme Court renders its First Amendment decisions, this book is particularly timely, as the issues of censorship and freedom of expression are debated in the public square today.

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Cornell University Press

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1501774522

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Daddy-An Absolutely Authentic Fake Memoir

By: Andrea Troy

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Daddy-An Absolutely Authentic Fake Memoir

By: Andrea Troy

What do you get when a preeminent newpaper recruits an opportunistic rug saleman as its moral pundit? You get, Daddy-An Absolutely Authentic Fake Memoir, a sharp, witty, and charmingly crass fictional tell-all that reveals warts-like truths about contemporary life. Inspired by real scandals about unreal memoirs, the novel is narrated by Candor Schatz's daughter who portrays her father, writer of The Moralist column for The Worldly Times, as a man full of hypocrisy, hubris, and humbuggery. An adult daughter’s tell-all eyes and loose tongue inform this satiric novel. This light-hearted, zany romp debunks consumerism, commercialism, and other everyday mind-boggling trangressions, is a hoot to read! "Daddy is a credit to hypocrites everywhere!" E. Spitzer, The Albany Press "Unlike A Million Little Pieces, Daddy is the real thing! At last!" O. Winfree "This book not only is fabulous, it's fatuous! Discriminating readers, judge for yourself!" The Scallion, Stinker Book Review "I can't believe it!" Mommy "A. Troy sure knows how to tell a tale! Catch her in the wry!" J.D.S "Daddy is a whacko-just like the rest of the nation!" V. Navasky "Takes your mind off your nerves! Read it while you're waiting for your neck lift!" Nora E.

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iUniverse

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0595624642

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9780595624645

The Big Fraud

What Democrats Don’t Want You to Know about January 6, the 2020 Election, and a Whole Lot Else

By: Troy E. Nehls

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The Big Fraud

What Democrats Don’t Want You to Know about January 6, the 2020 Election, and a Whole Lot Else

By: Troy E. Nehls

From riots in the summer of 2020 to COVID-19 lockdowns and mandates, the establishment and progressive elite were determined to destroy Donald Trump by any means necessary. Congressman Troy E. Nehls sets the record straight with his firsthand account of confronting rioters at the Chamber doors on January 6 and investigating as part of Republican Leader Kevin McCarthy’s January 6 committee team.

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Bombardier Books

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1637587228

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9781637587225

The Armed Forces and American Social Change

An Unwritten Truce

By: Troy Mosley

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An Unwritten Truce

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Troy

A City from the Corners

By: Troy Historical Society

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Troy

A City from the Corners

By: Troy Historical Society

Long before it was the site of shopping centers, corporate headquarters, and universities, Troy was a humble pioneer settlement comprised of farms and small knots of buildings at simple crossroads known as Troy Corners, Big Beaver, and Halsey Corners. School bells, church socials, and harvesting seasons punctuated the simple country lives of early Troy residents. The establishment of the Detroit United Railway in 1898 brought new opportunities to Troy settlers, rattling up Livernois daily and transporting passengers, milk, and freight between Flint and Detroit. By the end of World War II, Troy was rapidly changing. Subdivisions replaced farms, the township was incorporated as the City of Troy, and gracious homes and new businesses quickly replaced the clusters of clapboard structures. This book utilizes the remarkable resources of the Troy Historical Society and the Troy Museum & Historic Village to document and celebrate Troys development over the course of two centuries.

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Arcadia Publishing

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1439631468

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Troy and the Great Flood of 1913

By: The Troy Historical Society

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Troy and the Great Flood of 1913

By: The Troy Historical Society

The rain began to fall on Easter Sunday, March 23, 1913. In Troy, 15 people lost their lives during the flood due to drowning, and in the weeks and months that followed an unknown number died from flood-related diseases. The story of what happened in Troy has often been overlooked, but in 1976 the Troy Historical Society Oral History Committee interviewed Troy flood survivors as a project for the bicentennial of the United States. These interviews, preserved on audiotapes, provide researchers firsthand accounts of what happened in the town. The late Mrs. Lois Shilling Davies, a past president of the Troy Historical Society who lived in Troy during the flood, deserves much of the credit for this invaluable resource, for it is she who conducted many of the interviews. Images of America: Troy and the Great Flood of 1913 relates how residents endured without having any instruction or experience in emergency preparedness. This is a celebration of human bravery, kindness, and ingenuity—of people who triumphed over tragedy.

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1625171633

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Troy: A City from the Corners

By: The Troy Historical Society

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A Tribute of Respect by the Citizens of Troy, to the Memory of Abraham Lincoln: 1

By: Ny Citizens Troy,Benjamin Homer [From O. Hall

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A Tribute of Respect by the Citizens of Troy, to the Memory of Abraham Lincoln: 1

By: Ny Citizens Troy,Benjamin Homer [From O. Hall

This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work was reproduced from the original artifact, and remains as true to the original work as possible. Therefore, you will see the original copyright references, library stamps (as most of these works have been housed in our most important libraries around the world), and other notations in the work. This work is in the public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work. As a reproduction of a historical artifact, this work may contain missing or blurred pages, poor pictures, errant marks, etc. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.

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1378028805

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The Armed Forces and American Social Change

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Prince of the Plains

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By Philosophy and Empty Deceit

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Daddy-An Absolutely Authentic Fake Memoir

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Troy: A City from the Corners

A Tribute of Respect by the Citizens of Troy, to the Memory of Abraham Lincoln: 1

A Tribute of Respect by the Citizens of Troy, to the Memory of Abraham Lincoln: 1

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