political activists

A biography of Malala Yousafzai, a Muslim teenage girl from Pakistan, who advocates for education of women and children, and whom the Taliban attempted to assassinate on October 9, 2012.

"During one of the darkest periods of U.S. history, when white supremacy was entrenching itself throughout the nation, the white writer-jurist-activist Albion W. Tourg?e (1838-1905) forged an extraordinary alliance with African Americans. ... Tourg?e offers an ideal lens through which to reexamine the often caricatured relations between progressive whites and African Americans. He collaborated closely with African Americans in founding an interracial civil rights organization eighteen years before the inception of the NAACP, ... Here Carolyn L. Karcher provides the first in-depth account of this collaboration. Drawing on Tourg?e's vast correspondence ..., on African American newspapers and on his newspaper column"--Back cover.

Discusses the major egalitarian victories in United States history, and the politics that have shaped social movementsthat have transformed the nation's political and moral character.

"The year 1968 is recalled most of all as a year when revolution beckoned or threatened. On the 50th anniversary of that tumultuous year, cultural historians Robert Cottrell and Blaine T. Browne provide a well-informed, up-to-date synthesis of the events that rocked the world, emphasizing the revolutionary possibilities"--Provided by publisher.

"A nonfiction collection of profiles of prominent activists for young readers"--Provided by publisher.

"This novel about a utopian camp and its charismatic leader takes us into the lives of five . . . characters, and is a . . . saga of idealism, love, class, and a piece of land that changes everyone who lives on it"--Provided by publisher.

A picture book biography of Malala Yousafzai, a Nobel Peace Prize winner, discussing her childhood and her political activism.

Presents ten brief biographies of notable women who have made a difference in the areas of politics, equality, disability and womens rights throughout the world, including Gloria Steinem, Ruth First, and Sojourner Truth.

Presents the autobiography of notable LGBTQ figure Cleve Jones. Details events such as his time in San Francisco during 1970s, the impact the assassination of Harvey Milk had on the gay community, the AIDS epidemic that killed numerous friends, and the founding of the San Francisco AIDS Foundation and the AIDS Memorial Quilt.

Nelson Mandela's fight to end apartheid in South Africa is a riveting story of hardship, courage, and triumph. One of the great moral leaders of modern history, Mandela never gave up his struggle against racial oppression. Through Mandela's own words, primary documents, photographs, and engaging text, readers will learn about his early life in a small village, the stirrings of his political consciousness, his twenty-seven years of imprisonment for defying apartheid, and the events leading to his election as the first black president of South Africa. The book also explores Mandela's legacy of justice, equality, and dignity, which has inspired people to action around the globe.