{"product_id":"freedom-lost-freedom-won","title":"Freedom Lost, Freedom Won","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrace 200 years of America’s complex racial history through a deeply moving family legacy with \u003ci\u003eFreedom Lost, Freedom Won: A Personal History of America\u003c\/i\u003e by Pulitzer Prize–winning journalist Eugene Robinson!\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Book:\u003c\/b\u003e On March 27, 1829, a wealthy white planter in Charleston, South Carolina, purchased four enslaved individuals from a woman named Isabella Perman. Among them was a young boy named Harry—Pulitzer Prize–winning former \u003ci\u003eWashington Post\u003c\/i\u003e columnist Eugene Robinson’s great-great-grandfather. Given the formal name Henry Fordham and put to work as a blacksmith, Harry achieved his own freedom a decade before the Civil War and witnessed Union troops march into Charleston in 1865.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIn \u003ci\u003eFreedom Lost, Freedom Won\u003c\/i\u003e, Robinson brings two centuries of America's turbulent history to life through the remarkable lineage that Harry founded. Tracing the repeated, cyclical struggle in which African Americans have fought upward toward liberty and opportunity only to be forced back down, Robinson weaves personal memoir with national history. Reaching all the way to the Black Lives Matter movement, this powerful book asks a vital, urgent question: \u003ci\u003eWill this time be different?\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003e\u003cb\u003eKey Features \u0026amp; Benefits:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePulitzer Prize–Winning Author:\u003c\/b\u003e Written by esteemed journalist and former \u003ci\u003eWashington Post\u003c\/i\u003e columnist Eugene Robinson.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eIntimate Personal History:\u003c\/b\u003e Combines meticulous historical research with a gripping, multi-generational family memoir spanning from slavery to the modern era.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eProfound National Reflection:\u003c\/b\u003e Examines the recurring cycles of racial progress and backlash in America, offering critical insight into contemporary social movements.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe Perfect Gift:\u003c\/b\u003e An essential, deeply moving read for history buffs, political science scholars, and anyone passionate about civil rights and American history.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"BEETLE BOOK SHOP","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52737261601051,"sku":null,"price":1019.0,"currency_code":"INR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0686\/2150\/0699\/files\/81y_HeKtRRL._SL1500.jpg?v=1786005564","url":"https:\/\/beetlebookshop.com\/hi\/products\/freedom-lost-freedom-won","provider":"Beetle Book Shop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}