this big red library (#113690) is unique in it's appearance and it's range of fiction, nonfiction,…read moreand children's books. most books have a reads: "We are not yet Equal: Understanding Our Racial Divide" (Carol Anderson) *book is written for young people, telling a narrative of how racial progress in the US triggered white backlash who felt threatened by progress. -Abe Lincoln's mission was never to free the slaves but to "save" the union. -Sherman's plan to distribute abandoned confederate lands to freed slaves were dismantled by Southern states who established "Black Codes" to jail blacks & establish "Jim Crow" laws. -Andrew Jackson was friendly to the South allowing states to rejoin the Union without punishment. Jackson also packed the judiciary with Confederate friendly judges. these judges ruled that amendments 13, 14, & 15 could only be interpreted by the states and not the US supreme court. -the Supreme Court in later years ruled that "separate but equal" was legal. the court also denied legal protection for blacks, rolled back civil rights laws, ok'ed the phasing out enforcement of the Voting Rights Act. -Pres. Reagan opened the war on drugs in 1982. at that time, the US had no drug problem. this changed when Reagan authorized the CIA in Dec. '81 to traffick California with coccaine using the Blood and Crip gangs. the $$ generated were used to fund the Contras in Nicaragua. (the US congress had cut off funding to the Contras).

this little dark grayish library has a large range of children's books plus a few fiction and non…read morefiction books. reads: "Our Time Is Now" (Stacey Abrams) *S. Abrams trained as a tax attorney at Yale Law School. she became the Democratic Leader in the Georgia Senate. she ran for governor in '18. As Brian Kemp was her opponent and also Secretary of State, Abrams lost when Kemp used his official powers to suppress votes that could have went to Abrams. **essentially a redux of the 2000 presidential election when Gov. Jeb Bush of Florida gamed the counting of the votes to ensure Daddy Bush would win. -after Obama's presidency, Republicans changed regulations in their states to disenfrancise voters likely to vote Democratic: minorities, young, students. -poll sites in minority communities or campuses had new regs to follow, less polling machines , limited hours to vote, new id's laws. -voting rolls purged of infrequent voters, former felons forbidden to vote, "matched" names (i.e. common minority names) purged from voting rolls. voters given provisional ballots which won't be counted, etc. --much more..all from her campaign + thoughts on electoral reforms. note: 3/2021-Georgia passed laws to limit absentee voting..

this yellow library with black box has tiny xmas lites attached around it. small & medium sized…read morebooks, mostly fiction. some children's books. reads. "Escape From Freedom" (Erich Fromm) -the rise of market capitalism leaves the worker with freedom that isn't easily attainable. rather than pursuing it individually, the worker entrusts the task to the prevailing political wind. -after Nazism achieved political power. Germans, not wanting to be left out when other political parties were abolished, acquiesced to Nazi policies, going with a winner. -Nazism appealed to the lower middle class who were resentful, hateful of the petty bourgeois, loved the strong, hated the weak. they were petty, hostile, suspected and hated the stranger. to avoid Nazism, Fromm advises democracies to allow citizens to think/act independently in a freer society.

Little Free Library (charter #89260) is an unexpected find after the street winds sharply to the…read moreleft. it's a red framed book box with books of fiction, rice-a-roni, pasta sauce & fruit mix within. reads: Michael Lewis "Moneyball" -details the rise of winning baseball for the Oakland A's. faced with a limited budget, GM Billy Beane decides to draft & acquire efficient baseball players who succeed over a period of time. he's foregoes flashier, more expensive players. -strategy wins many baseball games but not a championship.

this olde style little library (#120618) is olive-torquois with white trim around the frame. the…read morefresh paint is augmented by yellow and red flowers. the library isn't big enough to hold hardbound books. most children's and nonfiction books. read: "Nobrow: the culture of marketing, the marketing of Culture" (John Seabrook) -a fascinating, back room look at how marketing commercializes "taste" or "lack of". -difficult reading in the beginning. the gossipy later chapters were quick reads. -a look at MTV, hip hop, Star Wars, Disney, Dreamworks, ad nauseum.

Little Free Library (charter #90042) is quirky. it's frontage is painted black with a big yellow…read moreheart with the message: "read a book Wear a Mask!" within. brown trim and grey rooftop that feels dutch. inside is a variety of fictions, nonfictions, children's books. reads: Sun Tzu- "The Art of War" -ancient war techniques studied the world over. also repurposed for studying the stock market, business, personal life and "BE WATER".

this bigger than usual blue library has mostly children's books and a few fictions…read more reads: "The Moon is Down" (John Steinbeck) *this novel was written in response to the Nazi invasion of Europe. the country occupied wasn't named. it could have been any country that had snow. the book was widely read and disseminated in occupied Europe. -small town in Europe was quickly "conquered" by invaders but the invaders could not rest. they were slowly being killed. though the killers got the death penalty, this didn't stop the resistance. -the invaded people believed they would eventually drive out the invaders.

this lite green olde library with a slanting red roofs is sparsely filled with children's and…read morenonfiction books. reads: "Crying in H Mart: A Memoir" (Michelle Zauner) -Japanese Breakfast lead M. Zauner was starting to achieve critical acclaim for her Indie pop album " Jubilee" when her Korean mother died of cancer. -this novel memorializes her times with her mom: trips to Korea, shopping tours to H Mart, a Korean super Grocery, and learning to cook Korean food to remember her mom. *she got recipes from friends, online, and from Maangchi.

This Library is a block from Dutton Ave. Charter #151836 is a large red box with 2 shelves, mostly…read moreadult fictions/nonfictions. Read is from the local library: "How to Stand up to a Dictator: The Fight for our Future" By Maria Ressa (part autobiography, part herstory, part Journalism/social media work.. Maria Ressa , co-winner 2021 Nobel Peace Prize for her use of "freedom of expression to expose abuse of power, use of violence and growing authoritarianism in the ...Philippines" Ressa, Princeton alum, returned to the Philippines to co-found Rappler, a social media company. Rappler documented how social media was being used to spread fake news, harrass opponents and manipulate public discourse. -focused attention on Prez. Duarte's anti-drug campaign was also a war against Philippines citizens. -many charges brought by Duarte's justice dept. the tax fraud charges found Ressa "not quilty". More charges pending. Note: the Philippines become an U.S. colony in 1898 when the U.S. defeated Spain's navy. The America-Philippines war (1899-1902) crushed the Philippines Independence Movement. On 7/4/1946, the Philippines gained their independence. October is Filipino American History

this old fashioned white little library (#143662) looks grayish in real time. it has a mix of…read morenonfiction and fiction books, a few children books. it's an old style 2 level affair. it's located a street awau from fairway. address looks strange. reads: "They Called Us Enemy" (George Takei) -it's a graphic memoir George Takei who is known for his role as of Sulu in "Star Trek". -story starts with his childhood involuntary incarceration with over 120,000 Japanese and Japanese Americans in 10 concentration camps thruout the arid deserts in the US. -his crime was being Japanese in an aura of anti-Japan/anti-Asian animus. the Japanese were hated for being too efficient in farming and occuping valuable farmland. competitors and the government salivated at seizing their land and property for pennies. *this is comparable to the Tulsa race massacre in Tulsa, Oklahoma during 1921 when city officials wiped out black wall street in greenwood for being too self-sufficient and competing with white businesses. heroics of the 442nd "go for broke" all-Japanese regiment with the highest casualty rate in WW2 is also mentioned.. Takei has done countless acting bits before being Sulu and many voices & acting gigs since. he's very talented, active in civil rights, community affaris & many artistic endeavors... in 1992, U.S. government legislation passed stating the it's actions in WW2 was based on "racial prejudice, war hysteria, and a failure of political leadership", a presidential apology was given and reparation of $20,000 was given to each surviving 82,219 Japanese Americans who had been interned. *actually got "Charlie Chan is missing", an Asian American anthology here. Takei book is from regular library. May is Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month