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King : a life / by Eig, Jonathan,author.;
Includes bibliographical references and index."The first full biography in decades, "King" mixes revelatory and exhaustive new research with brisk and accessible storytelling to forge the definitive life for our times"--
Subjects: Biographies.; King, Martin Luther, Jr., 1929-1968.; African American Baptists; African American civil rights workers; African Americans; African Americans; Civil rights movements; Civil rights workers;
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The first ladies / by Benedict, Marie,author.; Murray, Victoria Christopher,author.;
"A novel about the extraordinary partnership between First Lady Eleanor Roosevelt and civil rights activist Mary McLeod Bethune--an unlikely friendship that changed the world, from the New York Times bestselling authors of the Good Morning America Book Club pick The Personal Librarian. The daughter of formerly enslaved parents, Mary McLeod Bethune refuses to back down as white supremacists attempt to thwart her work. She marches on as an activist and an educator, and as her reputation grows she becomes a celebrity, revered by titans of business and recognized by U.S. Presidents. Eleanor Roosevelt herself is awestruck and eager to make her acquaintance. Initially drawn together because of their shared belief in women's rights and the power of education, Mary and Eleanor become fast friends confiding their secrets, hopes and dreams-and holding each other's hands through personal and professional strife. When Franklin Delano Roosevelt is elected president, the two women begin to collaborate more closely, particularly as Eleanor moves toward her own agenda separate from FDR, a consequence of the devastating discovery of her husband's secret love affair. Eleanor becomes a controversial First Lady for her outspokenness, particularly on civil rights. And when she receives threats because of her strong ties to Mary, it only fuels the women's desire to fight together for justice and equality. This is the story of two different, yet equally formidable, passionate, and committed women, and the way in which their singular friendship helped form the foundation for the modern civil rights movement"--
Subjects: Biographical fiction.; Historical fiction.; Novels.; Bethune, Mary McLeod, 1875-1955; Roosevelt, Eleanor, 1884-1962; African Americans; Civil rights workers; Presidents' spouses;
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The first ladies [text (large print)] / by Benedict, Marie,author.; Murray, Victoria Christopher,author.;
"A novel about the extraordinary partnership between First Lady Eleanor Roosevelt and civil rights activist Mary McLeod Bethune--an unlikely friendship that changed the world, from the New York Times bestselling authors of the Good Morning America Book Club pick The Personal Librarian. The daughter of formerly enslaved parents, Mary McLeod Bethune refuses to back down as white supremacists attempt to thwart her work. She marches on as an activist and an educator, and as her reputation grows she becomes a celebrity, revered by titans of business and recognized by U.S. Presidents. Eleanor Roosevelt herself is awestruck and eager to make her acquaintance. Initially drawn together because of their shared belief in women's rights and the power of education, Mary and Eleanor become fast friends confiding their secrets, hopes and dreams-and holding each other's hands through personal and professional strife. When Franklin Delano Roosevelt is elected president, the two women begin to collaborate more closely, particularly as Eleanor moves toward her own agenda separate from FDR, a consequence of the devastating discovery of her husband's secret love affair. Eleanor becomes a controversial First Lady for her outspokenness, particularly on civil rights. And when she receives threats because of her strong ties to Mary, it only fuels the women's desire to fight together for justice and equality. This is the story of two different, yet equally formidable, passionate, and committed women, and the way in which their singular friendship helped form the foundation for the modern civil rights movement"--
Subjects: Large print books.; Biographical fiction.; Historical fiction.; Novels.; Bethune, Mary McLeod, 1875-1955; Roosevelt, Eleanor, 1884-1962; African Americans; Civil rights workers; Presidents' spouses;
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The first ladies [sound recording] / by Benedict, Marie,author.; Miles, Robin,narrator.; Gilbert, Tavia,narrator.; Murray, Victoria Christopher,author.; Penguin Audio (Firm),publisher.;
Read by Robin Miles, Tavia Gilbert."A novel about the extraordinary partnership between First Lady Eleanor Roosevelt and civil rights activist Mary McLeod Bethune--an unlikely friendship that changed the world, from the New York Times bestselling authors of the Good Morning America Book Club pick The Personal Librarian. The daughter of formerly enslaved parents, Mary McLeod Bethune refuses to back down as white supremacists attempt to thwart her work. She marches on as an activist and an educator, and as her reputation grows she becomes a celebrity, revered by titans of business and recognized by U.S. Presidents. Eleanor Roosevelt herself is awestruck and eager to make her acquaintance. Initially drawn together because of their shared belief in women's rights and the power of education, Mary and Eleanor become fast friends confiding their secrets, hopes and dreams-and holding each other's hands through personal and professional strife. When Franklin Delano Roosevelt is elected president, the two women begin to collaborate more closely, particularly as Eleanor moves toward her own agenda separate from FDR, a consequence of the devastating discovery of her husband's secret love affair. Eleanor becomes a controversial First Lady for her outspokenness, particularly on civil rights. And when she receives threats because of her strong ties to Mary, it only fuels the women's desire to fight together for justice and equality. This is the story of two different, yet equally formidable, passionate, and committed women, and the way in which their singular friendship helped form the foundation for the modern civil rights movement"--
Subjects: Audiobooks.; Biographical fiction.; Historical fiction.; Novels.; Bethune, Mary McLeod, 1875-1955; Roosevelt, Eleanor, 1884-1962; African Americans; Civil rights workers; Presidents' spouses;
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Martin Luther King Jr : the life of a civil rights leader / by Jeffrey, Gary.; Forsey, Christopher,ill.;
Includes bibliographical references (p. 47) and index.
Subjects: King, Martin Luther, Jr., 1929-1968; Civil rights workers; African Americans; African Americans;
© 2006., Rosen Central,
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Martin Luther King, Jr. : civil rights leader / by Jakoubek, Robert E.; Wagner, Heather Lehr.;
Includes bibliographical references (p. 129), Internet addresses (p. 130) and index.Introduces the life of Martin Luther King Jr., describing his childhood, education, and leadership in the civil rights movement.LSC
Subjects: King, Martin Luther, Jr., 1929-1968; African Americans; African American civil rights workers; Civil rights workers; Baptists; African Americans;
© c2008., Infobase Pub.,
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The dead are arising : the life of Malcolm X / by Payne, Les,1941-author.; Payne, Tamara,author.;
Includes bibliographical references and index."An epic biography of Malcolm X finally emerges, drawing on hundreds of hours of the author's interviews, rewriting much of the known narrative. Les Payne, the renowned Pulitzer Prize-winning investigative journalist, embarked in 1990 on a nearly thirty-year-long quest to interview anyone he could find who had actually known Malcolm X-all living siblings of the Malcolm Little family, classmates, street friends, cellmates, Nation of Islam figures, FBI moles and cops, and political leaders around the world. His goal was ambitious: to transform what would become over a hundred hours of interviews into an unprecedented portrait of Malcolm X, one that would separate fact from fiction. The result is this historic biography that conjures a never-before-seen world of its protagonist, a work whose title is inspired by a phrase Malcolm X used when he saw his Hartford followers stir with purpose, as if the dead were truly arising, to overcome the obstacles of racism. Setting Malcolm's life not only within the Nation of Islam but against the larger backdrop of American history, the book traces the life of one of the twentieth century's most politically relevant figures "from street criminal to devoted moralist and revolutionary." In tracing Malcolm X's life from his Nebraska birth in 1925 to his Harlem assassination in 1965, Payne provides searing vignettes culled from Malcolm's Depression-era youth, describing the influence of his Garveyite parents: his father, Earl, a circuit-riding preacher who was run over by a street car in Lansing, Michigan, in 1929, and his mother, Louise, who continued to instill black pride in her children after Earl's death. Filling each chapter with resonant drama, Payne follows Malcolm's exploits as a petty criminal in Boston and Harlem in the 1930s and early 1940s to his religious awakening and conversion to the Nation of Islam in a Massachusetts penitentiary. With a biographer's unwavering determination, Payne corrects the historical record and delivers extraordinary revelations-from the unmasking of the mysterious NOI founder "Fard Muhammad," who preceded Elijah Muhammad; to a hair-rising scene, conveyed in cinematic detail, of Malcolm and Minister Jeremiah X Shabazz's 1961 clandestine meeting with the KKK; to a minute-by-minute account of Malcolm X's murder at the Audubon Ballroom. Introduced by Payne's daughter and primary researcher, Tamara Payne, who, following her father's death, heroically completed the biography, The Dead Are Arising is a penetrating and riveting work that affirms the centrality of Malcolm X to the African American freedom struggle"--
Subjects: Biographies.; X, Malcolm, 1925-1965.; African American civil rights workers; African American Muslims; African Americans; Black Muslims; Black nationalism;
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Martin Luther King Jr. / by Howell, Izzi.;
Martin Luther King Jr -- Childhood -- Black people and white people -- Civil rights -- Protests -- The March on Washington -- New rights -- Death -- Remembering -- Quiz -- Glossary."Find out about the life of Martin Luther King Jr. from how he fought racism and led the civil rights movement in the United States to his tragic death and how he is remembered now around the world. The book has photographs and a simple text suitable for young children"--Provided by publisher.Guided reading: O.LSC
Subjects: King, Martin Luther, Jr., 1929-1968; African Americans; Civil rights workers; African Americans;
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W.E.B. Du Bois : the lost and the found / by Basevich, Elvira,author.;
Includes bibliographical references and index."A totally fresh account of Du Bois and why his life and legacy remain as vital as ever."--
Subjects: Biographies.; Du Bois, W. E. B. (William Edward Burghardt), 1868-1963; Du Bois, W. E. B. (William Edward Burghardt), 1868-1963.; African American authors; African American civil rights workers; African Americans; African Americans; Civil rights workers;
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Mandela [videorecording] : long walk to freedom / by Chadwick, Justin.; Elba, Idris.; Harris, Naomie,1976-; Mandela, Nelson,1918-2013.Long walk to freedomVideorecording.; Pheto, Terry.; Entertainment One (Firm : Canada); Weinstein Company.;
Idris Elba, Naomie Harris, Terry Pheto, Tony Kgoroge, Riaad Moosa.A chronicle of Nelson Mandela's life journey from his childhood in a rural village through to his inauguration as the first democratically elected president of South Africa.Canadian Home Video Rating: 14A.DVD ; Dolby digital 5.1, widescreen 1.77:1.
Subjects: Mandela, Nelson, 1918-2013; Apartheid; Biographical films.; Civil rights workers; Feature films.; Historical films.; Presidents;
© c2014., Weinstein Company ; Distributed by Entertainment One,
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