A long-time activist in the Black community in Portland, OR, shows how and why to become an engaged, activist citizen, and how activists can stay grounded, no matter how deeply they're immersed in the work.
African American political activists
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Auteur:Benson, Brian, Brown, Richard J.Sommaire: - Auteur:Sommaire:
Nearly forty years in solitary confinement in a 6-foot by 9-foot cell for 23 hours a day for a crime he did not commit, Albert Woodfox survived and emerged with his humanity and sense of hope for the future intact.
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Auteur:Morris, BillSommaire:Willie Bledsoe is driving some smuggled guns to the Motor City with the hopes of jump-starting his dream of writing a memoir. But there at Tiger Stadium on opening day of the 1968 baseball season, Willie learns he is the prime suspect...
- Auteur:Meronek, ToshioSommaire:
Miss Major Griffin-Gracy is a veteran of the infamous Stonewall Riots, a former sex worker, and a transgender elder and activist who has survived Bellevue psychiatric hospital, Attica Prison, the HIV/AIDS crisis and a world that white...
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Auteur:Jones, BurnleySommaire:Born and raised in Truro, Nova Scotia, Burnley "Rocky" Jones is one of Canada's most important figures of social justice. Often referred to as Canada's Stokely Carmichael, Jones was tirelessly dedicated to student movements, peace...
