civil rights workers

Photographs and simple text provide an introduction to the life of Dr. Martin Luther King.

Describes the life of Mary Ann Shadd Cary, nineteenth-century educator, writer, newspaper editor, and civil rights worker who was the first African-American woman to enter law school or to publish a newspaper.

Examines the life and achievements of the noted civil rights leader.

Relates events in Martin Luther King, Jr.'s, childhood which sowed the seeds for his activism for equal rights for people, regardless of their color.

Presents the life and career of the long-imprisoned leader of the African National Congress.

Recounts the life of the Nobel Prize-winning civil rights leader, Dr. Martin Luther King.

Examines the life of the South African bishop and civil rights worker who has worked extensively to improve conditions for his fellow citizens.

A brief biography of the African-American woman who, in refusing to obey a discriminatory rule about bus seating, set off both the Montgomery Bus Boycott and a movement that changed the nation's laws.

A biography of the African-American lawyer and social reformer who is known for her work on behalf of children's rights.

A photographic biography of Rosa Parks, discussing her early life and marriage, and focusing on her role in the Civil Rights movement. Includes a fact file, glossary, and references.