Civil rights leaders

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A time for martyrs

the life of Malcolm X
2013
A biography of civil rights leader Malcolm X.

Meet Rosa Parks

2008
Explores the role of Rosa Parks in the civil rights movement and her continued work to improve the lives of African-Americans, discussing the Montgomery bus boycott, the Rosa and Raymond Parks Institute for Self-Development, and other topics.

Unbound and unbroken

the story of Frederick Douglass
2011
Examines the life of Frederick Douglass, a man born into slavery in 1818 who escaped to freedom and went on to become a famous orator, writer, and abolitionist leader.

The liberator

the story of William Lloyd Garrison
2011
Chronicles the life of nineteenth-century abolitionist William Lloyd Garrison, describing his family and the challenges he faced throughout his life, and discussing Garrison's role as during the antislavery movements that took place in the United States, along with his other accomplishments.

Meet Malcolm X

2008
Tells the life story of civil rights leader Malcolm X, describing his efforts to make life better for African-Americans by instilling racial pride in them and encouraging them to fight for equality.

Meet Jesse Jackson

2008
A brief introduction to the life and career of American civil rights activist Jesse Jackson.

Meet Coretta Scott King

2008
Tells the life story of Coretta Scott King, discussing her study of music, her marriage to civil rights leader Martin Luther King, Jr., her efforts to honor his work after his death, and her activism.

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