Unsung Heroes Of Social Justice

Author : Todd Kortemeier
Publisher : Unsung Heroes
ISBN 13 : 9781632353108
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.05/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Unsung Heroes of Social Justice written by Todd Kortemeier and published by Unsung Heroes. This book was released on 2017 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Presents twelve individuals who made important contributions to social justice that went largely unrecognized due to their race or gender.

Author : Harriet Rohmer
Publisher : Chronicle Books
ISBN 13 : 0811879712
Total Pages : 111 pages
Book Rating : 4.12/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Heroes of the Environment written by Harriet Rohmer and published by Chronicle Books. This book was released on 2010-07-01 with total page 111 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This inspiring book presents the true stories of 12 people from across North America who have done great things for the environment. Heroes include a teenage girl who figured out how to remove an industrial pollutant from the Ohio River, a Mexican superstar wrestler who works to protect turtles and whales, and a teenage boy from Rhode Island who helped his community and his state develop effective e-waste recycling programs. Plenty of photographs and illustrations bring each compelling story vividly to life.

Author : Al Sharpton
Publisher : Harlequin
ISBN 13 : 0369719123
Total Pages : pages
Book Rating : 4.26/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Righteous Troublemakers written by Al Sharpton and published by Harlequin. This book was released on 2022-01-11 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Bestselling author Reverend Al Sharpton brings to light the stories of the unsung heroes of the Civil Rights movement, drawing on his unique perspective in the history of the fight for social justice in America “This is the time. We won’t stop until we change the whole system of justice.”—Rev. Al Sharpton While the world may know the major names of the Civil Rights movement, there are countless lesser-known heroes fighting the good fight to advance equal justice for all, heeding the call when no one else was listening, often risking their lives and livelihoods in the process. Righteous Troublemakers shines a light on everyday people called to do extraordinary things—like Pauli Murray, whose early work informed Thurgood Marshall’s legal argument for Brown v. Board of Education, Claudette Colvin, who refused to give up her seat on a segregated bus months before Rosa Parks did the same, and Gwen Carr, whose private pain in losing her son Eric Garner stoked her public activism against police brutality. Sharpton also illuminates the lives of more widely known individuals, revealing overlooked details, historical connections, and a perspective informed by years of working on the front line of the social justice movement, to provide a behind-the-scenes look at the wheels of justice and the individuals who have helped advance its cause.

Author : Brenda Woods
Publisher : Penguin
ISBN 13 : 1524737119
Total Pages : 210 pages
Book Rating : 4.15/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Unsung Hero of Birdsong, USA written by Brenda Woods and published by Penguin. This book was released on 2020-01-07 with total page 210 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Coretta Scott King Honor-winning author tells the moving story of the friendship between a young white boy and a Black WWII veteran who has recently returned to the unwelcoming Jim Crow South. For Gabriel Haberlin, life seems pretty close to perfect in the small southern town of Birdsong, USA. But on his twelfth birthday, his point of view begins to change. It all starts when he comes face-to-face with one of the worst drivers in town while riding his new bicycle--an accident that would have been tragic if Mr. Meriwether Hunter hadn't been around to push him out of harm's way. After the accident, Gabriel and Meriwether become friends when they both start working at Gabriel's dad's auto shop, and Meriwether lets a secret slip: He served in the army's all-black 761st Tank Battalion in World War II. Soon Gabriel learns why it's so dangerous for Meriwether to talk about his heroism in front of white people, and Gabriel's eyes are finally opened to the hard truth about Birdsong--and his understanding of what it means to be a hero will never be the same.

Author : Dorothy M. Singleton
Publisher : University Press of America
ISBN 13 : 0761863192
Total Pages : 92 pages
Book Rating : 4.99/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Unsung Heroes of the Civil Rights Movement and Thereafter written by Dorothy M. Singleton and published by University Press of America. This book was released on 2014-03-18 with total page 92 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Unsung Heroes of the Civil Rights Movement and Thereafter offers students the opportunity to learn more about important and often overlooked figures of the Civil Rights Movement. This book features chapters on the Saint Augustine Four, the tragically murdered Emmett Till, the legacy-preserving Rachel Robinson, the stubbornly-seated Irene Morgan Kirkaldy, and the tireless leader Stokely Carmichael. Each chapter concludes with a set of discussion questions to deepen the conversation about these figures and their lasting impact on modern society.

Author : Jennifer Lombardo
Publisher : Greenhaven Publishing LLC
ISBN 13 : 153456862X
Total Pages : 104 pages
Book Rating : 4.24/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Unsung Heroes written by Jennifer Lombardo and published by Greenhaven Publishing LLC. This book was released on 2019-12-15 with total page 104 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Many of the most famous faces of the civil rights movement were men, but women played a very large part in the fight for equal rights. Largely ignored by historians as well as by their male contemporaries, it is only relatively recently that the women who helped make the civil rights movement possible have come into the spotlight. Through annotated quotes, historical photographs, and in-depth sidebars, this volume shares the stories of the courageous women who defied the gender stereotypes of their era and fought alongside men to achieve social change on a never-before-seen scale.

Author : Anuj Kumar Sinha
Publisher : Prabhat Prakashan
ISBN 13 : 9352660005
Total Pages : 238 pages
Book Rating : 4.01/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Unsung Heroes Of Jharkhand Movement written by Anuj Kumar Sinha and published by Prabhat Prakashan. This book was released on 2021-01-01 with total page 238 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The separate state of Jharkhand was a dream of all. A layout had been made of how it would be. How did this come about? Who made the sacrifices? Where were the people tortured? How many lost their lives? The reason for this book to be written was to document the sacrifices of these people who created Jharkhand. It is a tribute to keep alive their memory and contribution. The book deals with stories of these unsung heroes in six sections. The first highlights the tragedy of those killed by the police. Also those who were caught in cross-firing. The second section comprises stories of revolutionaries who became victims of the mafia and thugs. The third section throws light on the role played by the non-tribal revolutionaries. In the fourth section, the stories are dedicated to the role of women in the Jharkhand Movement. The fifth section discusses about the Role of All Jharkhand Student Union (AJSU). The sixth section brings forth the plight of those who died due to lack of treatment, of natural causes or in accidents. They, however, played a major role in the Movement. It also mentions those who are living and carrying on the good work.

Author : Amy Nathan
Publisher : Paul Dry Books
ISBN 13 : 1589882822
Total Pages : 260 pages
Book Rating : 4.29/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Round and Round Together written by Amy Nathan and published by Paul Dry Books. This book was released on with total page 260 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "A snapshot of the civil-rights movement in one city provides insight into the important role of individual communities as change moved through the country…a case study of how citizens of one city both precipitated and responded to the whirlwind of social change around them."—Kirkus Reviews "A profoundly moving tribute to the intrepid unsung heroes who risked their lives to help bring an end to Baltimore's Jim Crow Era."—Kam Williams, syndicated columnist On August 28, 1963—the day of Martin Luther King Jr.'s famous "I Have a Dream" speech—segregation ended finally at Baltimore's Gwynn Oak Amusement Park, after nearly a decade of bitter protests. Eleven-month-old Sharon Langley was the first African American child to go on a ride there that day, taking a spin on the park's merry-go-round, which since 1981 has been located on the National Mall in front of the Smithsonian Institution in Washington, D.C. Round and Round Together weaves the story of the struggle to integrate that Baltimore amusement park into the story of the civil rights movement as a whole. Round and Round Together is illustrated with archival photos from newspapers and other sources, as well as personal photos from family albums of individuals interviewed for the book. There is a timeline of major Civil Rights events. "Amy Nathan's book deftly describes the courageous struggle by blacks and whites to end discrimination in the park, the city, and the nation. Readers will walk away with a clearer understanding of segregation and the valiant Americans who fought against this injustice."—Debra Newman Ham, Professor of History, Morgan State University "Round and Round Together tells the inspiring story of how a generation of college and high school students provided the energy and enthusiasm that ended racial segregation in Baltimore's Gwynn Oak Amusement Park and changed the direction of Maryland's history."—James Henretta, Professor Emeritus, University of Maryland "With clarity and passion, Amy Nathan portrays the struggle of everyday citizens to end racial segregation in Baltimore. This compelling history, for and about young people, is simple but profound like freedom itself."—Taylor Branch, Pulitzer Prize–winning author of the trilogy America in the King Years

Author : Nathaniel R. Jones
Publisher : New Press, The
ISBN 13 : 1620970716
Total Pages : 433 pages
Book Rating : 4.13/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Answering the Call written by Nathaniel R. Jones and published by New Press, The. This book was released on 2010-03-01 with total page 433 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: “Jones, a trailblazing African American judge, delivers an urgently needed perspective on American history . . . [A] passionate and informative account” (Booklist, starred review). Answering the Call is an extraordinary eyewitness account from an unsung hero of the battle for racial equality in America—a battle that, far from ending with the great victories of the civil rights era, saw some of its signal achievements in the desegregation fights of the 1970s and its most notable setbacks in the affirmative action debates that continue into the present in Ferguson, Baltimore, and beyond. Judge Nathaniel R. Jones’s groundbreaking career was forged in the 1960s: As the first African American assistant US attorney in Ohio; as assistant general counsel of the Kerner Commission; and, beginning in 1969, as general counsel of the NAACP. In that latter role, Jones coordinated attacks against Northern school segregation—a vital, divisive, and poorly understood chapter in the movement for equality—twice arguing in the pivotal US Supreme Court case Bradley v. Milliken, which addressed school desegregation in Detroit. He also led the national response to the attacks against affirmative action, spearheading and arguing many of the signal legal cases of that effort. Answering the Call is “a stunning, inside story of the contemporary struggle for civil rights . . . Essential reading for understanding where we are today—underscoring just how much work is left to be done” (Vernon E. Jordan Jr., civil rights activist). “A forthright testimony by a witness to history.” —Kirkus Reviews

Author : Justin M Buffer
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9780998572710
Total Pages : 320 pages
Book Rating : 4.13/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Letters of Gratitude to American Heroes of Social Justice written by Justin M Buffer and published by . This book was released on 2018-10 with total page 320 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Politial and historial analyst Justin M. Buffer