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Linden Van Doren is in a strange position. He’s an emancipated omega holding down two jobs, so he should be out from under anyone’s thumb, but in reality, there are still weird lupine rules to follow. For instance, if an alpha wants to court him, he’s not allowed to say no. If that same alpha asks for his hand in bonding, however, as there’s no contract that anyone holds but him, he can certainly say no to that. And would. He trusts no alpha to keep their word. He’s also doing his very small part to help others—and that just became a problem.

Major Carteret is the white owner of the biggest newspaper in Wellington, a racially segregated city in the post-Civil War South. Carteret, along with other powerful white men in Wellington, are outraged that an editorial published the town's black newspaper has questioned the justification for lynchings.

Drawing on the 1898 overthrow of the Wilmington, North Carolina, government by white supremacists, Charles W. Chesnutt’s classic novel unmasked the racism of the post-Reconstruction South.

The Marrow of Tradition is a novel written by African American author Charles Chesnutt, first published in 1901. The book tells the story of a fictional town called Wellington, which is based on the real-life town of Wilmington, North Carolina, during the late 19th century. The novel explores themes of racial discrimination, segregation, and violence in the aftermath of the Reconstruction era. The story is told through the perspectives of various characters, including white supremacists, African Americans, and Northern sympathizers. Chesnutt's writing style is celebrated for its realism, ...

Without even realizing it, we all use the fruits of political philosophy. From liberty to democracy to community, the terms and concepts originated by political philosophers are ingrained in our global consciousness. Yet many of us have an incomplete picture of how these ideas developed and, quite possibly, a skewed perception of their intentions and implications. This highly relevant course sheds light on the labyrinth of Western political and social theory, as well as its influence on modern history.

2022 Nautilus Silver Award Award Winner in the Spirituality: General category of the 2021 Best Book Awards sponsored by American Book Fest Explains how Mary was born into a lineage of powerful women who cultivated and passed on the ability to consciously conceive elevated beings ...