Muatta Bookshop

15/06/2026

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06/06/2026

Harriet Tubman 1882 -1913

The Combahee River Raid and Harriet Tubman

Harriet Tubman made history on June 1–2, 1863, during the American Civil War by becoming the first woman to lead a major U.S. military operation.
She co-led the Combahee River Raid in South Carolina, where she and 150 Black Union soldiers liberated over 750 enslaved people.

On the raid were Harriet Tubman, the famed Underground Railroad conductor, two African American pilots Samuel Hayward and Charles Simmons, and the African American scout Walter D. Plowden

According to the dispatch which appeared on the front page of a Boston newspaper
The Commonwealth on Friday, July 10, 1863:

Col. Montgomery and his gallant band of 300 black soldiers, under the guidance of a black woman, dashed into the enemy’s country, struck a bold and effective blow, destroying millions of dollars worth of commissary stores, cotton and lordly dwellings, and striking terror into the heart of rebeldom, brought off near 800 slaves and thousands of dollars worth of property, without losing a man or receiving a scratch. It was a glorious consummation.
She was never provided with an appropriate military title after this victory



Taken from https://gullahgeecheenation.com/2016/06/03/remembering-harriets-triumphant-journey-on-combahee-gullahgeechee/amp/

05/06/2026

Orlando Patterson is the author of three novels: The Children of Sisyphus (1964);

An Absence of Ruins (1967); and

Die the Long Day (1972).

His short stories and reviews have appeared in a variety of journals, and two of his short stories have been anthologised.

His academic works include The Sociology of Slavery (1967); Black in White America: Historical Perspectives (1975); Ethnic Chauvinism (1977); Slavery and Social Death: A Comparative Study (1982); Freedom in the Making of Western Culture (1991); The Ordeal of Integration: Progress and Resentment in America’s 'Racial' Crisis (1997); and Rituals of Blood: Consequences of Slavery in Two American Centuries (1999).

Numerous essays have appeared in a variety of journals and books.

Orlando Patterson received the First Prize for Fiction for The Children of Sisyphus at the Dakar Festival of Negro Arts in 1966.

He also won the National Book Award for Non-Fiction in 1991 for his Freedom and the Making of Western Culture.

04/06/2026

30/05/2026

KEEP STORY TELLING ALIVE

Facebook post 2018 reposted 2026

30/05/2026

The Two Babylons: Or The Papal Worship by the Reverend Alexander Hislop.

Using Philology, mythology, history, archaeology and more it attempts to trace parallels between Catholic traditions and the worship of Ni**od and his wife.

The book also states that Catholic Church practices originated from ancient Babylonian paganism.

This edition shown is illustrated with sixty-one woodcut illustrations from Nineveh, Babylon, Egypt, and Pompeii.

This is for those who are interested in knowing how paganism has never died out, but continues to this present day.

30/05/2026

The Book of Sound Therapy: Heal Yourself with Music and Voice by Olivea Dewhurst-Maddock.

Firstt published in May 1993 and is 128 pages long.

The content explores how sound, music, and voice can be utilized for healing purposes.
It covers various techniques and examples for comfort and inspiration through sound vibrations.

Reggae musican Coco Tea 1959 - 2025
in background

30/05/2026

"Becoming Kwame Ture" by Amandla Thomas-Johnson,

The 58-page text chronicles the civil rights leader and Black Power architect's life after he relocated to Guinea in 1969, exploring his Pan-African organizing and global anti-imperialist activism.

The book moves away from the standard US-centric lens of Ture's early civil rights years, detailing his decades in West Africa organizing with the All-African People's Revolutionary Party.

It examines his connections to figures like Amilcar Cabral, Ho Chi Minh, and Fidel Castro, and explores how he connected localized struggles—such as Jim Crow in the US and neo-colonialism in the Caribbean—into a global anti-capitalist movement.

30/05/2026

Benjamin Zephaniah - 1958 -2023
was a renowned British poet, author, and activist known for his work in literature and justice.

This children's book Windrush Child by Benjamin Zephaniah.

The novel tells the story of Leonard, a young boy who travels from Jamaica to Manchester, England, as part of the Windrush generation.

It explores themes of adapting to a new, cold environment and facing racial unwelcomeness.

30/05/2026

This is the spiritual guidebook Beyond Doorways: The Mysteries Revealed by Alexis Cartwright.

The book explores spirituality, healing, personal transformation, and the multidimensional nature of existence.

It covers topics related to the Celestial Christ, Earth's Grids, Lemuria, Atlantis, and Star realms.