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political activists

MoveOn's 50 ways to love your country

how to find your political voice and become a catalyst for change
2004
Presents personal stories from fifty members of the liberal political action organization MoveOn about the specific ways in which they have tried to make a difference in their communities, nation, and world, and includes related tips and resources at the end of each essay.

Let them call me rebel

Saul Alinsky, his life and legacy
1989
A biography of Alinsky, based on interviews and archives, reveals a life of challenge and struggle for social justice against the status quo.

Larry and the meaning of life

2008
Eighteen-year-old Larry retreats to Walden Pond and a meeting with a spiritual guru who convinces him to join his study group; but after a while, Larry begins to question his own grasp of reality.

Vote for Larry

2004
Not yet eighteen years old, Josh, a.k.a. Larry, comes out of hiding and returns to public life, this time to run for President as an advocate for issues of concern to youth and to encourage voter turnout.

Political activists of the 1960s

2004
Examines the lives of seven men and women who became known for their political activism during the 1960s, including Martin Luther King, Jr., Dagmar Wilson, Tom Hayden, Cesar Chavez, Betty Friedan, Abbie Hoffman, and Angela Davis.

Americans who tell the truth

2008
A collection of portraits, quotations, and biographical sketches of American political activists, writers, and social reformers.

MoveOn's 50 ways to love your country

how to find your political voice and become a catalyst for change
2004
Presents personal stories from fifty members of the liberal political action organization MoveOn about the specific ways in which they have tried to make a difference in their communities, nation, and world, and includes related tips and resources at the end of each essay.

Last man standing

the tragedy and triumph of Geronimo Pratt
2000
Chronicles the experiences of African-American political prisoner Elmer Gerard "Geronimo" Pratt.

Generation on fire

voices of protest from the 1960s : an oral history
2007
Chronicles the social and political upheavals of the 1960s along with firsthand accounts of the unrest and activity of that decade including segregation, Vietnam, and the confrontation at Kent State.

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