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Who was Martin Luther King, Jr.? / by Bader, Bonnie,1961-; Wolf, Elizabeth,1954-;
Includes bibliographical references.A brief biography of Martin Luther King, Jr., a leader of the American civil rights movement."RL: 3.0"--P. [4] of cover.LSC
Subjects: King, Martin Luther, Jr., 1929-1968; African Americans; Civil rights workers; Baptists; African Americans;
© c2008., Grosset & Dunlap,

The convert [videorecording] / by Danielsen, Shane,screenwriter.; Makdare, Lawrence,actor.; McKenzie, Jacqueline,1967-actor.; Ngatai-Melbourne, Tioreore,actor.; Pearce, Guy,1967-actor.; Tamahori, Lee,screenwriter,film director.; Te Maioha, Antonio,actor.; Magnet Releasing (Firm),presenter.; Magnolia Home Entertainment (Firm),film distributor.; MBK Productions,presenter.;
Guy Pearce, Tioreore Ngatai-Melbourne, Antonio Te Maioha, Jacqueline McKenzie, Lawrence Makdare."When a preacher arrives at a small settlement in 1830s New Zealand, his violent past is drawn into question and his faith put to the test as he finds himself caught in the middle of a bloody war between Maori tribes." --container.14A.Subtitled for the deaf and hard-of-hearing (SDH).DVD ; wide screen presentation ; Dolby Digital 5.1.
Subjects: Action and adventure films.; Video recordings for the hearing impaired.; Feature films.; Historical films.; Clergy; Colonies; Lay preaching; Faith; Man-woman relationships; Indigenous peoples; Māori (New Zealand people); Missionaries;
For private home use only.

My life, my love, my legacy / by King, Coretta Scott,1927-2006,author.; Reynolds, Barbara A.,author.;
"The life story of Coretta Scott King--wife of Martin Luther King Jr., founder of the King Center for Nonviolent Social Change, and singular twentieth-century American civil rights activist--as told fully for the first time, toward the end of her life, to one of her closest friends. Born in 1927 to daringly enterprising black parents in the Deep South, Coretta Scott had always felt called to a special purpose. One of the first black scholarship students recruited to Antioch College, a committed pacifist, and a civil rights activist, she was an avowed feminist--a graduate student determined to pursue her own career--when she met Martin Luther King Jr., a Baptist minister insistent that his wife stay home with the children. But in love and devoted to shared Christian beliefs and racial justice goals, she married King, and events promptly thrust her into a maelstrom of history throughout which she was a strategic partner, a standard bearer, a marcher, a negotiator, and a crucial fundraiser in support of world-changing achievements. As a widow and single mother of four, while butting heads with the all-male African American leadership of the times, she championed gay rights and AIDS awareness, founded the King Center for Nonviolent Social Change, lobbied for fifteen years to help pass a bill establishing the US national holiday in honor of her slain husband, and was a powerful international presence, serving as a UN ambassador and playing a key role in Nelson Mandela's election. Coretta's is a love story, a family saga, and the memoir of an independent-minded black woman in twentieth-century America, a brave leader who stood committed, proud, forgiving, nonviolent, and hopeful in the face of terrorism and violent hatred every single day of her life."--Provided by publisher.
Subjects: Biographies.; King, Coretta Scott, 1927-2006.; King, Martin Luther, Jr., 1929-1968.; African American women; Baptist women; Christian women; Civil rights workers; Social reformers; Spouses of clergy; Widows;

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;

My father's house / by O'Connor, Joseph,1963-author.;
In German-occupied Rome during World War II, as diplomats, refugees and escaped Allied prisoners flee for protection into Vatican City, a small band of unlikely friends led by a courageous Irish priest risk everything, including their lives, to help those seeking refuge.
Subjects: Thrillers (Fiction); Historical fiction.; War fiction.; Novels.; O'Flaherty, Hugh, 1898-1963; Catholic Church; Escapes; Irish; Priests; World War, 1939-1945; World War, 1939-1945; World War, 1939-1945; World War, 1939-1945;

The ghosts of Rome / by O'Connor, Joseph,1963-author.;
Includes bibliographical references."The Escape Line's collapse would leave thousands stranded. Monsignor Hugh O'Flaherty, its architect and the acknowledged leader of The Choir, broods inside the Vatican, paralyzed by the perils of keeping his Roman underground railroad functioning. Meanwhile, SS Commander Paul Hauptmann has been tasked with destroying the entire operation, and the price of failure is high-his wife and children are under Gestapo lock-and-key in Berlin. Into this deliriously thrilling melee steps Contessa Giovanna Landini, a reckless, audacious, and magnetic member of the Italian Resistance who has the nerve to challenge Hauptmann's authority"--
Subjects: Thrillers (Fiction); Biographical fiction.; Historical fiction.; War fiction.; Novels.; O'Flaherty, Hugh, 1898-1963; Catholic Church; Diplomats; Escapes; Faith; Friendship; Priests; World War, 1939-1945; World War, 1939-1945; World War, 1939-1945;

Sister Imperator [graphic novel] / by Bechko, Corinna,1973-author.; Rocha, Thiago,colorist.; Puste(Comic artist),artist.; Eriksson, Mikael,artist.; Betancourt, Jimmy,letterer.;
"Integral to the band's story since its founding, Sister Imperator is a representative of the Clergy, and has been shrouded in secrecy-until now. Discover her clandestine history and the disturbing events that led her to become the woman both loved and feared by so many, from her innocent beginnings in small-town New England to the force behind Ghost"-- Provided by publisher.
Subjects: Horror comics.; Paranormal comics.; Graphic novels.; Ghost (Musical group : Sweden);

Cold case north : the search for James Brady and Absolom Halkett / by Nest, Michael Wallace,author.; Reder, Deanna,1963-author.; Bell, Eric(Park warden),author.;
Includes bibliographical references and index."A small team uncovers new evidence and exposes police failure in one of the North's most enduring missing persons cases. Missing persons. Double murder? Métis leader James Brady was one of the most famous Indigenous activists in Canada. A communist, strategist, and bibliophile, he led Métis and First Nations to rebel against government and church oppression. Brady's success made politicians and clergy fear him; he had enemies everywhere. In 1967, while prospecting in Saskatchewan with Cree Band Councillor and fellow activist, Absolom Halkett, both men vanished from their remote lakeside camp. For 50 years rumours swirled of secret mining interests, political intrigue, and murder. Cold Case North is the story of how a small team, with the help of the Indigenous community, exposed police failure in the original investigation, discovered new clues and testimony, and gathered the pieces of the North's most enduring missing persons puzzle."--
Subjects: Case studies.; True crime stories.; Brady, Jim, 1908-1967.; Halkett, Absolom, -1967.; Cold cases (Criminal investigation); Missing persons; Missing persons;

The maiden and her monster / by Martinez, Maddie,author.;
"The Maiden and Her Monster is a gorgeous, atmospheric debut fantasy rooted in history, folklore, and sapphic romance -- perfect for fans of Katherine Arden, Ava Reid, Hannah Whitten, and Naomi Novik. The forest eats the girls who wander out after dark. As the healer's daughter, Malka has seen how the wood's curse has plagued her village, but the Ozmini Church only comes to collect its tithe, not to protect heretics with false stories of monsters in the trees. So when a clergy girl wanders too close to the forest and Malka's mother is accused of her murder, Malka strikes an impossible bargain with a zealot Ozmini priest. If she brings the monster out, he will spare her mother from execution. When she ventures into the shadowed woods, Malka finds a monster, though not the one she expects: an inscrutable, disgraced golem who agrees to implicate herself, but only if Malka helps her fulfill a promise first and free the imprisoned rabbi who created her. But a deal easily made is not easily kept. And as their bargain begins to unravel a much more sinister threat, protecting her people may force Malka to endanger the one person she left home to save -- and face her growing feelings for the very creature she was taught to fear."--
Subjects: Lesbian fiction.; Queer fiction.; Fantasy fiction.; Novels.; Forests and forestry; Blessing and cursing; Monsters; Golem; Woman-woman relationships;

Galway's Edge / by Bruen, Ken,author.;
"Edge, a shadow organization made up of the most powerful figures in Galway society, exists to rid the city of criminals and abusers who have evaded the law. Long wary of the organization, the Vatican is not pleased when rumors start swirling that one of the Catholic Church's own priests has joined its ranks. And who better to ask to intercede than the whiskey-swigging ex-cop who always seems to have one foot in the pub and another among Ireland's clergy? Lately, Jack has been spending his days sitting at the bedside of a man he put into a coma and taking care of a little dog named Trip, bequeathed to him by a dead nun. Then an envoy to the Archdiocese shows up at his door, asking Jack to go speak to a priest named Kevin Whelan and dissuade him from any involvement with Edge. Jack accepts the mission, but the next day Father Whelan is found dead, hanging from a rope in his own backyard. Would Edge really kill one of their own? And if not, who else would be bold enough to take on the most powerful organization in the city? As more Edge members are murdered, the Vatican grows alarmed that someone even worse will take their place. It's up to Jack Taylor to nail the culprit before Edge is dissolved completely and Galway is thrown into chaos."--
Subjects: Detective and mystery fiction.; Novels.; Taylor, Jack (Fictitious character); Murder; Priests; Priests; Private investigators; Secret societies; Vigilantes;

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