Civil-rights activists
Title
:
Civil-rights activists
Author
:
Foy, Debbie.
ISBN
:
9781448866380
9781448870547
Edition
:
1st ed.
Publication Information
:
New York, NY : PowerKids Press, 2012.
Physical Description
:
24 p. : ill. (some col.) ; 29 cm.
Series
:
Black history makers.
Contents
:
What is an activist? -- Sojourner Truth -- Harriet Tubman -- Mary Seacole -- Frederick Douglass -- Marcus Garvey -- Rosa Parks -- Malcolm X -- Martin Luther King Jr. -- Archbishop Desmond Tutu -- Oprah Winfrey -- Other activists -- Timeline -- Legacy -- Glossary.
Subject Term
:
African American civil rights workers -- Biography.
Civil rights workers -- United States -- Biography.
African Americans -- Civil rights -- History.
Civil rights workers -- Biography.
Human rights workers -- Biography.
Summary
:
Briefly surveys the history of people of African origin who worked against racism and injustice and profiles notable figures from Sojourner Truth to the present, including Frederick Douglass, Marcus Garvey, and Martin Luther King Jr.
Library | Call Number | Status |
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Hardwood Creek Library (Forest Lake) | J 323.0922 FOY | Nonfiction Collection |