Black History Month

{"id":7234178220121,"title":"Driving the Green Book — Hall '74","handle":"driving-the-green-book-hall-74","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBy Alvin Hall, Class of 1974\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"product-description_wrapper active\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv id=\"hc-product-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eJoin award-winning broadcaster Alvin Hall on a journey through America’s haunted racial past, with the legendary \u003cstrong\u003eGreen Book\u003c\/strong\u003e as your guide.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFor countless Americans, the open road has long been a place where dangers lurk. In the era of Jim Crow, Black travelers encountered locked doors, hostile police, and potentially violent encounters almost everywhere, in both the South and the North. From 1936 to 1967, millions relied on \u003cem\u003eThe Negro Motorist Green Book\u003c\/em\u003e, the definitive guide to businesses where they could safely rest, eat, or sleep. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMost Americans only know of the guide from the 2018 \u003cem\u003eGreen Book\u003c\/em\u003e movie or the 2020 \u003cem\u003eLovecraft Country\u003c\/em\u003e TV show. Alvin Hall set out to revisit the world of the \u003cem\u003eGreen Book\u003c\/em\u003e to instruct us all on the real history of the guide that saved many lives. With his friend Janée Woods Weber, he drove from New York to Detroit to New Orleans, visiting motels, restaurants, shops, and stores where Black Americans once found a friendly welcome. They explored historical and cultural landmarks, from the theatres and clubs where stars like Duke Ellington and Lena Horne performed to the Lorraine Motel where Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. was assassinated. Along the way, they gathered memories from some of the last living witnesses for whom the \u003cem\u003eGreen Book\u003c\/em\u003e meant survival—remarkable people who not only endured but rose above the hate, building vibrant Black communities against incredible odds.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eDriving the Green Book\u003c\/em\u003e is a vital work of national history as well as a hopeful chronicle of Black resilience and resistance.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe book contains 25 outstanding black and white photos and ephemera.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e-From the Publisher.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","published_at":"2023-02-09T11:52:06-05:00","created_at":"2023-02-09T11:52:06-05:00","vendor":"The Bowdoin Store","type":"Book","tags":["Bowdoin Alumni","History","Non-Fiction"],"price":1899,"price_min":1899,"price_max":1899,"available":true,"price_varies":false,"compare_at_price":1899,"compare_at_price_min":1899,"compare_at_price_max":1899,"compare_at_price_varies":false,"variants":[{"id":40403195953241,"title":"Default Title","option1":"Default Title","option2":null,"option3":null,"sku":"WBA419-Hall","requires_shipping":true,"taxable":true,"featured_image":null,"available":true,"name":"Driving the Green Book — Hall '74","public_title":null,"options":["Default Title"],"price":1899,"weight":0,"compare_at_price":1899,"inventory_quantity":2,"inventory_management":"shopify","inventory_policy":"continue","barcode":"9780063271975","requires_selling_plan":false,"selling_plan_allocations":[]}],"images":["\/\/store.bowdoin.edu\/cdn\/shop\/products\/wba419-hall-driving.jpg?v=1675961528"],"featured_image":"\/\/store.bowdoin.edu\/cdn\/shop\/products\/wba419-hall-driving.jpg?v=1675961528","options":["Title"],"media":[{"alt":"Cover of Driving the Green Book A Road Trip Through the Living History of Black Resistance by Alvin Hall","id":23716920033369,"position":1,"preview_image":{"aspect_ratio":1.0,"height":1500,"width":1500,"src":"\/\/store.bowdoin.edu\/cdn\/shop\/products\/wba419-hall-driving.jpg?v=1675961528"},"aspect_ratio":1.0,"height":1500,"media_type":"image","src":"\/\/store.bowdoin.edu\/cdn\/shop\/products\/wba419-hall-driving.jpg?v=1675961528","width":1500}],"requires_selling_plan":false,"selling_plan_groups":[],"content":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBy Alvin Hall, Class of 1974\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"product-description_wrapper active\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv id=\"hc-product-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eJoin award-winning broadcaster Alvin Hall on a journey through America’s haunted racial past, with the legendary \u003cstrong\u003eGreen Book\u003c\/strong\u003e as your guide.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFor countless Americans, the open road has long been a place where dangers lurk. In the era of Jim Crow, Black travelers encountered locked doors, hostile police, and potentially violent encounters almost everywhere, in both the South and the North. From 1936 to 1967, millions relied on \u003cem\u003eThe Negro Motorist Green Book\u003c\/em\u003e, the definitive guide to businesses where they could safely rest, eat, or sleep. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMost Americans only know of the guide from the 2018 \u003cem\u003eGreen Book\u003c\/em\u003e movie or the 2020 \u003cem\u003eLovecraft Country\u003c\/em\u003e TV show. Alvin Hall set out to revisit the world of the \u003cem\u003eGreen Book\u003c\/em\u003e to instruct us all on the real history of the guide that saved many lives. With his friend Janée Woods Weber, he drove from New York to Detroit to New Orleans, visiting motels, restaurants, shops, and stores where Black Americans once found a friendly welcome. They explored historical and cultural landmarks, from the theatres and clubs where stars like Duke Ellington and Lena Horne performed to the Lorraine Motel where Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. was assassinated. Along the way, they gathered memories from some of the last living witnesses for whom the \u003cem\u003eGreen Book\u003c\/em\u003e meant survival—remarkable people who not only endured but rose above the hate, building vibrant Black communities against incredible odds.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eDriving the Green Book\u003c\/em\u003e is a vital work of national history as well as a hopeful chronicle of Black resilience and resistance.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe book contains 25 outstanding black and white photos and ephemera.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e-From the Publisher.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e"}

{"id":1879092691033,"title":"On the Other Side of Freedom — McKesson '07","handle":"on-the-other-side-of-freedom","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBy Deray McKesson, Class of 2007\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003csection class=\"overview\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIn August 2014, twenty-nine-year-old activist DeRay Mckesson stood with hundreds of others on the streets of Ferguson, Missouri, to push a message of justice and accountability. These protests, and others like them in cities across the country, resulted in the birth of the Black Lives Matter movement. Now, in his first book, Mckesson lays down the intellectual, pragmatic, and political framework for a new liberation movement. Continuing a conversation about activism, resistance, and justice that embraces our nation’s complex history, he dissects how deliberate oppression persists, how racial injustice strips our lives of promise, and how technology has added a new dimension to mass action and social change. He argues that our best efforts to combat injustice have been stunted by the belief that racism’s wounds are history, and suggests that intellectual purity has curtailed optimistic realism. The book offers a new framework and language for understanding the nature of oppression. With it, we can begin charting a course to dismantle the obvious and subtle structures that limit freedom.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eHonest, courageous, and imaginative, \u003ci\u003eOn the Other Side of Freedom\u003c\/i\u003e is a work brimming with hope. Drawing from his own experiences as an activist, organizer, educator, and public official, Mckesson exhorts all Americans to work to dismantle the legacy of racism and to imagine the best of what is possible. Honoring the voices of a new generation of activists, \u003ci\u003eOn the Other Side of Freedom\u003c\/i\u003e is a visionary’s call to take responsibility for imagining, and then building, the world we want to live in.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e-From the publisher.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePaperback.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/section\u003e","published_at":"2023-08-14T16:31:05-04:00","created_at":"2018-11-26T11:02:30-05:00","vendor":"Bowdoin College","type":"Book","tags":["Bowdoin Alumni","Non-Fiction"],"price":1700,"price_min":1700,"price_max":1700,"available":true,"price_varies":false,"compare_at_price":1700,"compare_at_price_min":1700,"compare_at_price_max":1700,"compare_at_price_varies":false,"variants":[{"id":18484845903961,"title":"Default Title","option1":"Default Title","option2":null,"option3":null,"sku":"WBA241-McKesson","requires_shipping":true,"taxable":true,"featured_image":null,"available":true,"name":"On the Other Side of Freedom — McKesson '07","public_title":null,"options":["Default Title"],"price":1700,"weight":0,"compare_at_price":1700,"inventory_quantity":1,"inventory_management":"shopify","inventory_policy":"deny","barcode":"9780525560579","requires_selling_plan":false,"selling_plan_allocations":[]}],"images":["\/\/store.bowdoin.edu\/cdn\/shop\/products\/wba241-mckesson-onthe.jpg?v=1613770603"],"featured_image":"\/\/store.bowdoin.edu\/cdn\/shop\/products\/wba241-mckesson-onthe.jpg?v=1613770603","options":["Title"],"media":[{"alt":"Book cover of On the Other Side of Freedom by Deray McKesson 2007","id":7492123426905,"position":1,"preview_image":{"aspect_ratio":1.0,"height":550,"width":550,"src":"\/\/store.bowdoin.edu\/cdn\/shop\/products\/wba241-mckesson-onthe.jpg?v=1613770603"},"aspect_ratio":1.0,"height":550,"media_type":"image","src":"\/\/store.bowdoin.edu\/cdn\/shop\/products\/wba241-mckesson-onthe.jpg?v=1613770603","width":550}],"requires_selling_plan":false,"selling_plan_groups":[],"content":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBy Deray McKesson, Class of 2007\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003csection class=\"overview\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIn August 2014, twenty-nine-year-old activist DeRay Mckesson stood with hundreds of others on the streets of Ferguson, Missouri, to push a message of justice and accountability. These protests, and others like them in cities across the country, resulted in the birth of the Black Lives Matter movement. Now, in his first book, Mckesson lays down the intellectual, pragmatic, and political framework for a new liberation movement. Continuing a conversation about activism, resistance, and justice that embraces our nation’s complex history, he dissects how deliberate oppression persists, how racial injustice strips our lives of promise, and how technology has added a new dimension to mass action and social change. He argues that our best efforts to combat injustice have been stunted by the belief that racism’s wounds are history, and suggests that intellectual purity has curtailed optimistic realism. The book offers a new framework and language for understanding the nature of oppression. With it, we can begin charting a course to dismantle the obvious and subtle structures that limit freedom.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eHonest, courageous, and imaginative, \u003ci\u003eOn the Other Side of Freedom\u003c\/i\u003e is a work brimming with hope. Drawing from his own experiences as an activist, organizer, educator, and public official, Mckesson exhorts all Americans to work to dismantle the legacy of racism and to imagine the best of what is possible. Honoring the voices of a new generation of activists, \u003ci\u003eOn the Other Side of Freedom\u003c\/i\u003e is a visionary’s call to take responsibility for imagining, and then building, the world we want to live in.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e-From the publisher.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePaperback.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/section\u003e"}

{"id":32895842,"title":"Fist Stick Knife Gun — Canada '74","handle":"fist-stick-knife-gun-a-personal-history-of-violence-in-america","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: bold;\"\u003eBy Geoffrey Canada '74\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis brutally honest account of a childhood in the Bronx is a personal history of violence in America and a hopeful plea for the salvation of our children caught in today's crossfire. Canada's childhood experiences influenced his sensitive understanding of violent attitudes born out of fear and self-preservation. What is perhaps most disturbing about the events Canada experienced is the degree to which all such occurrences (gang fights, weapon use, drug abuse) have increased in frequency and randomness, escalated in intensity, and been magnified by movies and media, which continue to promote heroes who succeed through brute force. Canada contends that we, particularly our children, are subjected to a kind of unstated death penalty as the odds of being shot and killed, not even being the target, have dramatically increased. Anyone living in urban America can relate to this book on some level, for we are all aware that our cities have become just as war torn and dangerous as any official battleground. Canada is willing not only to discuss this crisis, but to offer firsthand solutions by such examples as the Countee Cullen Community Center in Harlem, which provides unity, education, and safety for its neighboring community. This book should be necessary reading for all politicians and media personell and for every NRA member who thinks licensing handguns, getting \"tough on crime,\" or \"just saying no\" is enough. 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Canada's childhood experiences influenced his sensitive understanding of violent attitudes born out of fear and self-preservation. What is perhaps most disturbing about the events Canada experienced is the degree to which all such occurrences (gang fights, weapon use, drug abuse) have increased in frequency and randomness, escalated in intensity, and been magnified by movies and media, which continue to promote heroes who succeed through brute force. Canada contends that we, particularly our children, are subjected to a kind of unstated death penalty as the odds of being shot and killed, not even being the target, have dramatically increased. Anyone living in urban America can relate to this book on some level, for we are all aware that our cities have become just as war torn and dangerous as any official battleground. Canada is willing not only to discuss this crisis, but to offer firsthand solutions by such examples as the Countee Cullen Community Center in Harlem, which provides unity, education, and safety for its neighboring community. This book should be necessary reading for all politicians and media personell and for every NRA member who thinks licensing handguns, getting \"tough on crime,\" or \"just saying no\" is enough. For Canada, all such quick-fix solutions are temporary mortar for the ever-widening crack in America's foundation.\u003cbr\u003e - Janet St. John, from \u003cspan style=\"font-style: italic;\"\u003eBooklist\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/span\u003ePaperback.\u003cspan style=\"font-style: italic;\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e"}

{"id":107194650,"title":"The Struggles of John Brown Russwurm","handle":"the-struggles-of-john-brown-russwurm","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eBy Winston James \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eJohn Brown Russwurm (1799-1851) is almost completely missing from the annals of the Pan-African movement, despite the pioneering role he played as an educator, abolitionist, editor, government official, emigrationist, and colonizationist.  Russwurm's life is one of \"firsts\": first African American graduate of Maine's Bowdoin College [class of 1826], co-founder of \u003ci\u003eFreedom's Journal\u003c\/i\u003e, America's first newspaper to be owned, operated, and edited by African Americans, and, following his emigration to Africa, first black governor of the Maryland section of Liberia.  Despite his accomplishments, Russwurm struggled internally with the perennial Pan-Africanist dilemma of whether to go to Africa or stay and fight in the United States, and his ordeal was the first of its kind to be experienced and resolved before the public eye.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWith this thoroughly researched but accessible biography of Russwurm and a carefully annotated selection of Russwurm's writings, Winston James makes a major contribution to the history of black uplift and protest in the early American republic and the larger Pan-African world.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e-From the back cover.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePaperback.\u003c\/p\u003e","published_at":"2018-02-19T10:36:12-05:00","created_at":"2012-10-09T16:14:02-04:00","vendor":"Bowdoin College","type":"Book","tags":["Biography","Bowdoin Alumni"],"price":2500,"price_min":2500,"price_max":2500,"available":true,"price_varies":false,"compare_at_price":null,"compare_at_price_min":0,"compare_at_price_max":0,"compare_at_price_varies":false,"variants":[{"id":245693808,"title":"Default Title","option1":"Default Title","option2":null,"option3":null,"sku":"WBA212","requires_shipping":true,"taxable":true,"featured_image":null,"available":true,"name":"The Struggles of John Brown Russwurm","public_title":null,"options":["Default Title"],"price":2500,"weight":0,"compare_at_price":null,"inventory_quantity":2,"inventory_management":"shopify","inventory_policy":"deny","barcode":"9780814742907","requires_selling_plan":false,"selling_plan_allocations":[]}],"images":["\/\/store.bowdoin.edu\/cdn\/shop\/products\/wba212-james-struggles.jpg?v=1614015044"],"featured_image":"\/\/store.bowdoin.edu\/cdn\/shop\/products\/wba212-james-struggles.jpg?v=1614015044","options":["Title"],"media":[{"alt":"Cover of The Struggles of John Brown Russwurm 1826","id":7515651407961,"position":1,"preview_image":{"aspect_ratio":1.0,"height":550,"width":550,"src":"\/\/store.bowdoin.edu\/cdn\/shop\/products\/wba212-james-struggles.jpg?v=1614015044"},"aspect_ratio":1.0,"height":550,"media_type":"image","src":"\/\/store.bowdoin.edu\/cdn\/shop\/products\/wba212-james-struggles.jpg?v=1614015044","width":550}],"requires_selling_plan":false,"selling_plan_groups":[],"content":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eBy Winston James \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eJohn Brown Russwurm (1799-1851) is almost completely missing from the annals of the Pan-African movement, despite the pioneering role he played as an educator, abolitionist, editor, government official, emigrationist, and colonizationist.  Russwurm's life is one of \"firsts\": first African American graduate of Maine's Bowdoin College [class of 1826], co-founder of \u003ci\u003eFreedom's Journal\u003c\/i\u003e, America's first newspaper to be owned, operated, and edited by African Americans, and, following his emigration to Africa, first black governor of the Maryland section of Liberia.  Despite his accomplishments, Russwurm struggled internally with the perennial Pan-Africanist dilemma of whether to go to Africa or stay and fight in the United States, and his ordeal was the first of its kind to be experienced and resolved before the public eye.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWith this thoroughly researched but accessible biography of Russwurm and a carefully annotated selection of Russwurm's writings, Winston James makes a major contribution to the history of black uplift and protest in the early American republic and the larger Pan-African world.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e-From the back cover.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePaperback.\u003c\/p\u003e"}

{"id":7227807563865,"title":"Africans in New Sweden — Muhammad '73","handle":"africans-in-new-sweden-muhammad-74","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBy Abdullah R. Muhammad, Class of 1973\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eHistorian Abdullah R. Muhammad examines a previously little-known and virtually untold aspect of Delaware’s history—the hidden role of Africans in the often brutal mercantile expansionism by European colonizers in the 17\u003c\/span\u003e\u003csup\u003eth\u003c\/sup\u003e\u003cspan\u003ecentury.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eMr. Muhammad reveals for the first time details of the genesis of America’s racism. Swedish and Finnish communities on the East Coast, called New Sweden, played a significant role in forming the foundation upon which Delaware was eventually built, but at what cost?\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","published_at":"2023-01-31T14:02:47-05:00","created_at":"2023-01-31T14:02:48-05:00","vendor":"Bowdoin College","type":"Book","tags":["Bowdoin Alumni","History"],"price":1995,"price_min":1995,"price_max":1995,"available":true,"price_varies":false,"compare_at_price":1995,"compare_at_price_min":1995,"compare_at_price_max":1995,"compare_at_price_varies":false,"variants":[{"id":40395416862809,"title":"Default Title","option1":"Default Title","option2":null,"option3":null,"sku":"WBA417-Muhammad","requires_shipping":true,"taxable":true,"featured_image":null,"available":true,"name":"Africans in New Sweden — Muhammad '73","public_title":null,"options":["Default Title"],"price":1995,"weight":0,"compare_at_price":1995,"inventory_quantity":4,"inventory_management":"shopify","inventory_policy":"deny","barcode":"9781892142566","requires_selling_plan":false,"selling_plan_allocations":[]}],"images":["\/\/store.bowdoin.edu\/cdn\/shop\/products\/wba417-muhammad-africans.jpg?v=1675191770"],"featured_image":"\/\/store.bowdoin.edu\/cdn\/shop\/products\/wba417-muhammad-africans.jpg?v=1675191770","options":["Title"],"media":[{"alt":"Africans in New Sweden by Abdullah Muhammad '73","id":23672463917145,"position":1,"preview_image":{"aspect_ratio":1.0,"height":550,"width":550,"src":"\/\/store.bowdoin.edu\/cdn\/shop\/products\/wba417-muhammad-africans.jpg?v=1675191770"},"aspect_ratio":1.0,"height":550,"media_type":"image","src":"\/\/store.bowdoin.edu\/cdn\/shop\/products\/wba417-muhammad-africans.jpg?v=1675191770","width":550}],"requires_selling_plan":false,"selling_plan_groups":[],"content":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBy Abdullah R. Muhammad, Class of 1973\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eHistorian Abdullah R. Muhammad examines a previously little-known and virtually untold aspect of Delaware’s history—the hidden role of Africans in the often brutal mercantile expansionism by European colonizers in the 17\u003c\/span\u003e\u003csup\u003eth\u003c\/sup\u003e\u003cspan\u003ecentury.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eMr. Muhammad reveals for the first time details of the genesis of America’s racism. Swedish and Finnish communities on the East Coast, called New Sweden, played a significant role in forming the foundation upon which Delaware was eventually built, but at what cost?\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e"}

{"id":7227789017177,"title":"Lazarus Jones — Johnson '71","handle":"lazarus-jones-johnson-71","description":"\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBy Robert Johnson, Jr., Class of 1971\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eLazarus Jones, a native of Boston and a Vietnam War veteran, travels to Mt. Kenya, East Africa to escape from his haunting war demons and the racism of 1970's Boston.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eOn his journey, Lazarus meets Mukuria who has led a life of privilege in Nairobi, and now seeks out her Kikuyu traditional roots on the mountain.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eLazarus Jones is a story of self-discovery and redemption as two young people encounter in death spiritual transformations that forces them to make unexpected and monumental choices in life.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","published_at":"2023-01-31T13:28:46-05:00","created_at":"2023-01-31T13:28:46-05:00","vendor":"The Bowdoin Store","type":"Book","tags":["Bowdoin Alumni","Fiction"],"price":1895,"price_min":1895,"price_max":1895,"available":true,"price_varies":false,"compare_at_price":1895,"compare_at_price_min":1895,"compare_at_price_max":1895,"compare_at_price_varies":false,"variants":[{"id":40395393990745,"title":"Default Title","option1":"Default Title","option2":null,"option3":null,"sku":"WBA216-Johnson","requires_shipping":true,"taxable":true,"featured_image":null,"available":true,"name":"Lazarus Jones — Johnson '71","public_title":null,"options":["Default Title"],"price":1895,"weight":0,"compare_at_price":1895,"inventory_quantity":1,"inventory_management":"shopify","inventory_policy":"deny","barcode":"9781636929248","requires_selling_plan":false,"selling_plan_allocations":[]}],"images":["\/\/store.bowdoin.edu\/cdn\/shop\/products\/wba416-johnson-jones.jpg?v=1675189728"],"featured_image":"\/\/store.bowdoin.edu\/cdn\/shop\/products\/wba416-johnson-jones.jpg?v=1675189728","options":["Title"],"media":[{"alt":"Lazarus Jones by Robert Johnson, Jr. 1971","id":23672332615769,"position":1,"preview_image":{"aspect_ratio":1.0,"height":550,"width":550,"src":"\/\/store.bowdoin.edu\/cdn\/shop\/products\/wba416-johnson-jones.jpg?v=1675189728"},"aspect_ratio":1.0,"height":550,"media_type":"image","src":"\/\/store.bowdoin.edu\/cdn\/shop\/products\/wba416-johnson-jones.jpg?v=1675189728","width":550}],"requires_selling_plan":false,"selling_plan_groups":[],"content":"\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBy Robert Johnson, Jr., Class of 1971\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eLazarus Jones, a native of Boston and a Vietnam War veteran, travels to Mt. Kenya, East Africa to escape from his haunting war demons and the racism of 1970's Boston.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eOn his journey, Lazarus meets Mukuria who has led a life of privilege in Nairobi, and now seeks out her Kikuyu traditional roots on the mountain.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eLazarus Jones is a story of self-discovery and redemption as two young people encounter in death spiritual transformations that forces them to make unexpected and monumental choices in life.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e"}

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