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Surveys the life of Sojourner Truth, who escaped from slavery and became famous as an advocate of equal rights for women and blacks.

A biography of the slain civil-rights leader.

Tells the life story of social activist and aid worker Marla Ruzicka, who was killed at the age of twenty-eight by a car bomb blast in Iraq in April 2005 and whose work led the U.S. government to pass legislation aiding civilian victims of U.S. military actions.

Chronicles the life of African-American activist and former slave Sojourner Truth, focusing on her early years.

Brief biographies of nineteen people of the past 200 years who have tried to improve the lives of others in some way.

Tells the story of Sojourner Truth, discussing her childhood as a slave, and looking at her work to secure the rights of all women after she gained her freedom; and includes a timeline.

Text and illustrations chronicle the life and achievements of controversial seventeenth-century Separatist Roger Williams, who founded the colony of Rhode Island and served three terms as its president; also includes a glossary, chronology, colonial time line, and further reading list.

Traces the journey of this African-American woman from childhood through her life as an entertainer, civil rights activist, writer, poet, and university professor.

A collection of twenty brief biographies of individuals who made major efforts to change the world, including Martin Luther King, Gandhi, and Thomas Paine.

A biography by her son of the woman who, despite her shyness, followed her conscience to become one of the most admired, most criticized, and most influential First Ladies in United States history.