Rosa Parks
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English
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On December 1, 1955, Rosa Parks refused to move to the back of a city bus in Montgomery, Alabama. She was not trying to start a movement. She was simply tired of the social injustice. Yet, her simple act of courage started a chain of events that forever shaped the landscape of American race relations.
Now, decades after her quiet defiance inspired the modern civil rights movement, Mrs. Parks's own words tell of her courageous life, her passion for...
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English
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This rare compilation includes memorable speeches delivered by celebrated African American women from both the past and present. Spanning decades and elucidating the fight for equality, these speeches not only represent important moments of Black history but reveal the struggle from a female perspective. The live recordings in this captivating collection are preceded by a short biography that introduces each speaker. The speeches featured in this...
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English
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Celebrate one hundred years of amazing progress made by remarkable women from all over the world in politics, sports, science, and the arts. Meet such heroic figures as Amelia Earhart, Eleanor Roosevelt, Katharine Hepburn, Edith Piaf, Rosa Parks, Golda Meir, Indira Gandhi, and Hilary Rodham Clinton. Truly an inspirational chronicle of extraordinary women achieving extraordinary things over the course of the 20th century.
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Rowman & Littlefield Publishers
Pub. Date
2009
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English
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This anthology of black writers traces the evolution of African-American perspectives throughout American history, from the early years of slavery to the end of the 20th century. The essays, manifestos, interviews, and documents assembled here, contextualized with critical commentaries from Marable and Mullings, introduce the reader to the character and important controversies of each period of black history.
The selections represent a broad...
The selections represent a broad...