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41) King
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2 videodiscs (271 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
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English
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A powerful portrayal of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. and events of the Civil Rights Movement leading up to his assassination.
44) The help
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In Jackson, Mississippi, in 1962, there are lines that are not crossed. With the civil rights movement exploding all around them, three women start a movement of their own, forever changing a town and the way women -- black and white, mothers and daughters -- view one another.
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1 videodisc (102 min.) : sound, black and white ; 4 3/4 in.
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English
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David Susskind's historical, long and intimate interview with Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. originally aired on June 9, 1963. Now, restored by The Paley Center, this broadcast has not been seen in full since its original airing. Among the subjects discussed were the current state of the American Civil Rights Movement and the then-recent events in Birmingham, Alabama.
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"'This collection of short meditations, written from a prison cell, captures the past two decades of police violence that gave rise to Black Lives Matter while digging deeply into the history of the United States. In December 1981, Mumia Abu Jamal was shot and beaten into unconsciousness by Philadelphia police. He awoke to find himself shackled to a hospital bed, accused of killing a cop. He was convicted and sentenced to death in a trial that Amnesty...
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xxv, 253 pages ; 24 cm
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English
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The civil rights movement has become national legend, lauded by presidents from Reagan to Obama to Trump, as proof of the power of American democracy. This fable, featuring dreamy heroes and accidental heroines, has shuttered the movement firmly in the past, whitewashed the forces that stood in its way, and diminished its scope. And it is used perniciously in our own times to chastise present-day movements and obscure contemporary injustice. In A...
48) Stokely: a life
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xiv, 399 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations ; 25 cm
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English
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"Stokely Carmichael, the charismatic and controversial black activist, stepped onto the pages of history when he called for "Black Power" during a speech one humid Mississippi night in 1966. Carmichael's life changed that day, and so did America's struggle for civil rights. "Black Power" became the slogan of an era, provoking a national reckoning on race and democracy. In Stokely, preeminent civil rights scholar Peniel E. Joseph presents a groundbreaking...
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xxv, 286 pages ; 24 cm
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English
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"From beloved and bestselling author Roxane Gay comes an exhilarating collection of her essays on culture, politics, and everything in between. Since the publication of the groundbreaking "Bad Feminist and Hunger," Roxane Gay has continued to tackle big issues embroiling society -- state-sponsored violence and mass shootings, womens rights post-Dobbs, online disinformation, and the limits of empathy -- alongside more individually personalized matters:...
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48 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 27 cm.
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English
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Describes the life and career of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., including his accomplishments in the civil rights movement and his impact on American history. One such trailblazer is Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., who led the civil rights movement in the United States in the 1950s and 1960s. The great-grandson of a slave, Dr. King experienced firsthand the effects of racial discrimination and intolerance, but he advocated for change through non-violent...
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38 unnumbered pages : illustrations (chiefly color) ; 27 cm
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English
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Meet the youngest known child to be arrested for a civil rights protest in Birmingham, Alabama, 1963, in this picture book that proves you're never too little to make a difference. Nine-year-old Audrey Faye Hendricks intended to go places and do things like anybody else. So when she heard grown-ups talk about wiping out Birmingham's segregation laws, she spoke up. As she listened to the preacher's words, smooth as glass, she sat up tall. And when...
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Martin Luther King Jr.'s family comes together for the first time to share their reflections and memories of the great civil rights leader. Included are contributions from his sister (the only surviving member of his immediate family), his children, his in-laws, his nieces and nephews, and even his grandchildren, who, although they never met him, explain what his legacy means to them. Unlike the iconic persona normally associated with the man, the...
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"Mississippi. 1966. On a hot June afternoon an African-American man named James Meredith set out to walk through his home state, intending to fight racism and fear with his feet. A seemingly simple plan, but one teeming with risk. Just one day later Meredith was shot and wounded in a roadside ambush. Within twenty-four hours, Martin Luther King, Jr., Stokely Carmichael, and other civil rights leaders had taken up Meredith's cause, determined to overcome...
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Discrimination is harmful behavior that perpetuates inequality between individuals and consists of giving undeserved treatment to people or groups. The reason may be diverse. It corresponds to the creation of a hostile and derogatory environment, as well as forcing or encouraging others to carry out discriminatory acts. Legally, discrimination occurs when there is conduct that demonstrates exclusion or restriction, due to some characteristic of the...
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The Basics of Freedom presents simple explanations of the fundamental principles that provide the foundational structure for the United States government. Breaking down each clause and paragraph, Dr. Bey explicates the natural rights that each citizen has to life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness and highlights the ideals pertaining to the responsibilities of the government to its citizens and the civic duties of the citizens to the government....
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En el año 2001, un suceso remueve la conciencia dormida de la protagonista y descubre que ha llegado el momento de abrir los ojos y afrontar la terrible situación por la que atraviesan miles y miles de compatriotas abocados a la ilegalidad, al trabajo sumergido y a la explotación.
Apocalipsis Migratoria, nos muestra lo que verdaderamente es la inmigración: luto por un mundo donde te hiciste y ya no volverás a ver y miedo al mundo desconocido...
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