Progressive Michigan
Explore top progressive books about Michigan, featuring insightful reads on politics, history, and activism. Discover must-read titles for progressive Michiganders.
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Will They Ever Trust Us Again?
by Michael Moore
The bestselling author and filmmaker ("Fahrenheit 9/11") shares a slew of letters from U.S. soldiers in Iraq that he has received, which he feels obligated to publish. These letters provide a unique perspective on what it means to be a part of today's volunteer military.
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My Face Is Black Is True
by Mary Frances Berry
Acclaimed historian Mary Frances Berry resurrects the remarkable story of ex-slave Callie House who, seventy years before the civil-rights movement, demanded reparations for ex-slaves. A widowed Nashville washerwoman and mother of five, House (1861-1928) went on to fight for African American pensions based on those offered to Union soldiers, brilliantly targeting $68 million in taxes on seized rebel cotton and demanding it as repayment for centuries of unpaid labor. Here is the fascinating story of a forgotten civil rights crusader: a woman who emerges as a courageous pioneering activist, a forerunner of Malcolm X and Martin Luther King, Jr.
